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06-24-2012, 01:47 PM
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Looks great! You've added tremendous curb appeal! I'm no landscaper but you have a lot of plants there so watering every where doesn't seem like such a bad idea. Maybe someone else can chime in though. Good job either way. 
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06-24-2012, 01:54 PM
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Originally Posted by CopperClad
Looks great! You've added tremendous curb appeal! I'm no landscaper but you have a lot of plants there so watering every where doesn't seem like such a bad idea. Maybe someone else can chime in though. Good job either way. |
Thank you for your nice comments.
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06-24-2012, 03:00 PM
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Originally Posted by cprao
Thank you for your nice comments.
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How exactly do you expect those plants to get water if you don't wet the entire area?????
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06-24-2012, 05:12 PM
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Originally Posted by Canarywood1
How exactly do you expect those plants to get water if you don't wet the entire area?????
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Trying to think of putting water just only to the roots, like drppiers for bushers and trees. Is there a way can the same be done for ground cover also ?
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06-24-2012, 05:40 PM
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I would think about adding some simple drip emitters for the trees. You might want to put them on a separate circuit so you can water longer and deeper. On a separate circuit you could even add a fertilizer injector for feeding the trees.
Drip emitters come in just about any configuration you can imagine these days ranging from sprayers, misters, bubblers and even rainjet type things. They range from about .5-12gph (gallons per hour). Make sure to allow for tree growth and not plunk the emitters too close to the trunk. Aim for the current and projected drip line.
There is something to be said for the simplicity of the self-cleaning, simple drip emitters about as much fun to watch in action as paint drying. When I designed drip systems I stuck with the simple ones most of the time and in the range of 1-4 gph. I did use a type that was convertible from mister, to drip to off depending on how you configured plastic plugs and they drew about 1-2gph. I just added more for water loving trees and shrubs. With residential water supplies providing 8-12 gpm (gallons per minute) it was pretty hard to run out of water and pressure is seldom an issue with drip unless you have long runs. You can get compensating emitters if this is the case.
I think your annuals and perennials will fill in nicely with the overal spray emitters you have.
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06-24-2012, 06:41 PM
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Originally Posted by sdsester
I would think about adding some simple drip emitters for the trees. You might want to put them on a separate circuit so you can water longer and deeper. On a separate circuit you could even add a fertilizer injector for feeding the trees.
Drip emitters come in just about any configuration you can imagine these days ranging from sprayers, misters, bubblers and even rainjet type things. They range from about .5-12gph (gallons per hour). Make sure to allow for tree growth and not plunk the emitters too close to the trunk. Aim for the current and projected drip line.
There is something to be said for the simplicity of the self-cleaning, simple drip emitters about as much fun to watch in action as paint drying. When I designed drip systems I stuck with the simple ones most of the time and in the range of 1-4 gph. I did use a type that was convertible from mister, to drip to off depending on how you configured plastic plugs and they drew about 1-2gph. I just added more for water loving trees and shrubs. With residential water supplies providing 8-12 gpm (gallons per minute) it was pretty hard to run out of water and pressure is seldom an issue with drip unless you have long runs. You can get compensating emitters if this is the case.
I think your annuals and perennials will fill in nicely with the overal spray emitters you have.
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What sdester said+1 that's the way to go for your trees.
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06-24-2012, 10:56 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by sdsester
I would think about adding some simple drip emitters for the trees. You might want to put them on a separate circuit so you can water longer and deeper. On a separate circuit you could even add a fertilizer injector for feeding the trees.
Drip emitters come in just about any configuration you can imagine these days ranging from sprayers, misters, bubblers and even rainjet type things. They range from about .5-12gph (gallons per hour). Make sure to allow for tree growth and not plunk the emitters too close to the trunk. Aim for the current and projected drip line.
There is something to be said for the simplicity of the self-cleaning, simple drip emitters about as much fun to watch in action as paint drying. When I designed drip systems I stuck with the simple ones most of the time and in the range of 1-4 gph. I did use a type that was convertible from mister, to drip to off depending on how you configured plastic plugs and they drew about 1-2gph. I just added more for water loving trees and shrubs. With residential water supplies providing 8-12 gpm (gallons per minute) it was pretty hard to run out of water and pressure is seldom an issue with drip unless you have long runs. You can get compensating emitters if this is the case.
I think your annuals and perennials will fill in nicely with the overal spray emitters you have.
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I don't think I can put another circuit or another line since the whole area is connected to one valve. To run antother line, I need to break my driveway.
I am looking for this type of irrigation for ground cover:
http://www.irrigationdirect.com/irri...det700-518-100
and the regular 4 gph drippers for fruit trees.
http://www.irrigationdirect.com/irri...det700-518-100
Any comments on this ?
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06-25-2012, 10:43 AM
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Originally Posted by Canarywood1
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I can use them but they still be connected to one controlling valve that is operated by timer.
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06-25-2012, 01:32 PM
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Originally Posted by cprao
I can use them but they still be connected to one controlling valve that is operated by timer.
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You would be suprised how many seperate lines you can run off of that.
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