Example: You have 60 lines of drip tape, each line is 200ft long. The flow rate is 2 gallons per minute for every 100ft of drip tape.
Row Spacing
Underground Installation
Pros
•You won’t drive over your pipes
• Once installed, easy to use
• Simply glue pipes together
Cons
• Difficult to install in wet soil
• Difficult to repair if there is a leak
Layout of Drip Irrigation System
Design Your System (Trees)
You have emitters that water trees 2 gallons per hour. There are 2 emitters per tree. You want to give 100 gallons per tree per watering. Your orchard contains 300 trees.
How many gallons per minute do you need?
Step 3: Design Your System (Trees)
How long do you need to water?
