On 2006-08-27, jan wrote:

bud wrote:
Wes,
What was the name of that easy to put together watering system you were
telling me at work? And where did you get it? I can't remember if you said
Lowes or Home Depot.

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Rich

I'm also interested in drip irrigation systems, esp. hooked to rain
barrels. Any how-to appreciated, rain barrel or not.


At Lowes's - HD may have it also. Mister Landscaper is the brand.

http://www.lowes.com/lowes/lkn?actio... %20irrigation

No tools necessary except for a sharp knife. Well Maybe a large curved
jaw set of pliers for the ladies. There is a hole punching tool that
you buy to attach the drip lines to the main hose.

On Cary water pressure I needed the pressure regulator or else the drip
lines will keep blowing off. I like to keep mine plugged when not in
use to keep debris out of the line, so I had a lot of male hose ends
around since I kept all my repair stuff and had some old hoses. I plug
them with goop to make a solid plug. If you get trash in the main pipe
it will not go throught the emitters and you will have dickens of a time
keeping them dripping.

I suppose you could use rain barrels, but I don't know how much higher
than the hose they would have to be to work properly. I am doing this
to cut my water bill and be more efficient. I started last year doing
this and wish I had done it earlier since it is so easy to work with.
At first I thought well I will just make one with long enough emitter
tubing and that does not work. It is just too unwieldy. Much of mine
is on top of the ground, but I will probably cover most of it with mulch
and possibly bury it.

I don't try to use it on everything. I have 3 expensive Boulevard
Cypresses that I am assisting as they have only been in the ground sinc
last Sept. Also some shrubs, some Ajuga and lots of Azaleas.

I use the adjustable emitters that put out a max of 10 gallons per
hour. have them set about half way and run them for an hour or so per
week. I bought one of the kits at first, but still have somethings I
will never use. THe sprayers were one I used only when I ran out of
emitters.

They even make goof plugs incase you punch a hole where you did not need
it.
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