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Old 27-03-2003, 08:56 PM
bob carwell
 
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Default pvc irrigation ?

What can you use with a pvc pipe layout as the nozzles for a vegetable
garden ?
I have tried various sprinklers and last year even tried the smaller
diameter black plastic hose drip irrigation system with the little
plastic flow regulating drippers spaced along the hose.
The hose kinks, the drippers clog and fall out, etc. Also the
regular drip irrigation hoses are cost prohibitive since a 50 ft. hose
is $25 or so whereas an equivalent length of pvc pipe is $10. And I
have about 300 linear feet of garden and don't want to spend $150 for
drip irrigation hoses or the drip irrigation systems with the
regulators (that are also about $1 a piece).
Is there some clever thing to do to pvc every 4 feet or so to
simulate these drip irrigation systems with the drippers, like simply
drilling a 1/32 hole periodically and loosely taping over it to avoid
the erosion effect and running the system shorter periods of time.
Or is there some regulating dripper made for pvc layouts instead of
those little ones for the black plastic hose system ?
Or maybe drilling the periodic holes in the pvc and putting a
pressure reducer at the faucet ?
Bottom line is pvc is so inexpensive and has so many inexpensive
T's and valves to make it very easy and cheap to build a pvc layout
for my garden. The only problem is how to deliver the water to each
plant.
Thanks for any suggestions.

Bob