We have a couple of gardens that we would like to water with a drip irrigation system. One of the plots is roughly 30' X 60', one-third of which consists of a raspberry patch, a couple of A-frames with grape plants and a couple of blueberry and cranberry plants. The remainder we generally rotate with corn, tomatoes and squash/melons/pumpkins. A second area we have consists of four, 4 X 8 raised beds and a few trellises that we plant climbers around.
- we would like a system that is can be laid on the ground, can be modified and moved around to accommodate the different planting configurations from year-to-year.
- As the two areas are a hundred feet or more from the nearest water source, I envision dragging the hose out to several established "circuits" and connect to a hose connection at each of the "circuits" and watering each circuit as needed.
- I wonder if in the interest in achieving uniform pressures/distribution, I should plan on creating loops around the various beds and feed the individual rows via bridges between one side of the loop and the other (like a ladder). More material needed but easier to regulate/balance the flows I would think.
- any thoughts on when to use the soaker lines vs. the individual emiiters?
- amount of valving needed to control flow rates for paticular plants/rows?
- any other tips or suggestions on how to configure the distribution or supplies to get?
Thanks!