texasjohn
Super Member
I've heard and read up about drip irrigation. Have acquired a bunch of the usual stuff...filters, pressure reducers, lines of the usual sizes, fittings, shutoffs, emitters of various rates and adjustable, etc.
I figure I can hook up and learn from my mistakes....or ask y'all for your best tips and tricks so I can follow them and be all set to make new mistakes so I can share them back here with you
Water source is deep well water, hard water...dunno how bad scale will be over time, but anticipate some clogged emitters that need cleaning.
Application will be for ground garden, some raised beds and pots. Also will use to water trees for shade and nuts...some just planted, others already growing.
Pressure around house is provided by well...about 60 lbs. I have numerous totes and water tanks, 300 to 1000 gallons, I plan to take into pasture, raise 5 ft off the ground, placed up slope, and try gravity flow to trees in pasture. I will fence off this area from cattle. These tanks will be filled as needed by pulling a nurse tank to them to fill.
Hopefully, tank size and drip approach will keep fill intervals to a minimum.
What rate emitter is going to work for gravity flow...I know NOT to use a pressure compensating emitter. I read on the net to use .5 GPH emitter...sound right?
Tips, tricks, advice appreciated...note I am in Central Texas...in extreme drought conditions now, have clay soil. Summers are always hot and dry.
I figure I can hook up and learn from my mistakes....or ask y'all for your best tips and tricks so I can follow them and be all set to make new mistakes so I can share them back here with you
Water source is deep well water, hard water...dunno how bad scale will be over time, but anticipate some clogged emitters that need cleaning.
Application will be for ground garden, some raised beds and pots. Also will use to water trees for shade and nuts...some just planted, others already growing.
Pressure around house is provided by well...about 60 lbs. I have numerous totes and water tanks, 300 to 1000 gallons, I plan to take into pasture, raise 5 ft off the ground, placed up slope, and try gravity flow to trees in pasture. I will fence off this area from cattle. These tanks will be filled as needed by pulling a nurse tank to them to fill.
Hopefully, tank size and drip approach will keep fill intervals to a minimum.
What rate emitter is going to work for gravity flow...I know NOT to use a pressure compensating emitter. I read on the net to use .5 GPH emitter...sound right?
Tips, tricks, advice appreciated...note I am in Central Texas...in extreme drought conditions now, have clay soil. Summers are always hot and dry.