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Buffalo, New York

I am looking into ordering a driptube kit from www.dripworks.com

My patch is roughly 23' wide x 45' long.

I am starting two xmas tree plants in the center back to back.

What is the best way to lay out these hoses?

I was thinking run the main line up the center between the plants, then put a T connector and have all tubes every 18" running perpendicular to the 2ndary vines on each plant to the ends of patch with shutoff valves so i dont have to water the whole patch while the plants are not full size.

Does this sound ok?

3/21/2009 7:32:02 PM

South Bloomfield, Ohio

Sounds pretty good Jeremy. Just order drip TAPE instead and you may want to consider narrowing your spacing down to around 12" or so, depending on soil type. I grow on gravel-type soil, so 12" works for me. I also try to average 1" of rainfall per week on this particular ground. You want to make sure there is thorough coverage on the area you are irrigating based on the amount of water you want to apply.

I first ran my laterals perpendicular to the secondaries, but changed last year and ran them parallel. This made burying much easier. I recently learned that another way to conserve water before the plant reaches full size is to cut your laterals full length and roll them up or clamp them off and unroll or unclamp as the plant grows. This will also achieve the goal of making burying easier. You want your laterals UNDER the vines.

And you can never have too many valves.

3/22/2009 8:02:26 AM