Doug Kanter wrote:

I'll be moving into a new house this week, and a couple of spots present
a challenge. The house has eaves extending outward almost 3 feet - great
for summer. But, it's a desert under those eaves.

Another thought. Installing rain barrels and using soaker hoses would
increase your options a lot. My local Pepsi bottler gave me four 55
gallon HDPE (Food Safe) barrels for no charge and modifying them was easy.

Joe