How To Set Drip Irrigation System Properly
The water is of immense importance because no vegetation or plantation can live without water. And right kind of irrigation method to supply right amount of water is required to keep the garden plants and other vegetations grow. Several irrigation systems are developed there days to make your watering task much simpler, easier, and effective.
Always prefer those irrigation systems which make the use of water as little as possible. Not because water is precious and one can not get it wasted, but because only the proper amount of water distribution benefits your plantation. Too much water uptake can harm them and too little watering also can bring malnutrition.
Generally, there is flood irrigation which is more common, and out-of-date irrigation method that involves irregular irrigation supply. On the other hand, the latest irrigation systems and techniques are developed to make watering task easy and efficient. Some of them for your, are sprinkler systems and drip irrigation systems which are most recommended.
With sprinkler systems, you can water your plants and garden vegetation from the top through hose. But this sprinkling method has some disadvantages. By spraying water, some amount of water gets evaporated in the air. Moreover, the water being sprayed wets the soil and does not necessarily go to the root level.
Drip irrigation system, compared to sprinklers is more beneficial. The method of drip irrigation involves uniform watering which directly goes to the root level without making water evaporated in the air and also maintains the moisture level in the soil which is quite important for the growth of the garden plants and other vegetations.
Do you know when and how drip irrigation system or technique came into being which has now became so popular? Previously, the majority of people used clay pots as the means of watering system. They made little holes in the pots in order to get water dripped slowly and little by little on the plants.
There were some researchers, in Afghanistan in 1866, who made some experiments with clay pipes and as a result, they prepared irrigation and drainage systems. Now, this very irrigation method has been improved and thus drip irrigation method developed.
But the fine and perfect concept of drip irrigation method was developed in 1959 by Simcha Blass in Israel. With Kibbutz Hatzerim, very first time he made surface drip irrigation emitters.
Drip irrigation is sometimes refereed to as trickle or micro irrigation. Some spell it as drip irragation. This irrigation system consists of pipes, tubing, and emitters. You can make your system on the surface or beneath the soil. There are varieties o drip irrigation supplies such as drip emitters, tubing and pipes, soaker hose, hose connectors, pressure regulator, valve, filter, timers, etc. available in the market to making your system.
If you really feel that drip irrigation can suit your irrigation task for your garden plants, then get it installed in your garden. Buy polyethylene tubing/hose so that you can prepare the main lines. Then, using connectors, you can join the lines.
You need to install pressure regulator to offer the water required force. And also install filter to prevent remnants that may smother the way of your water. You have to install emitters to distribute water to your plants. Lastly, fix timers to facilitate putting your system so that you can on and off easily.
Surface level installation of drip irrigation system is more preferred because, whenever you wish to make your garden expand or make bigger, then you can very easily move your hoses around your garden plants to water them conveniently.
So, which irrigation method youre going to use that depends on your irrigation requirements. Therefore, make the informed and wise choice of the watering system and keep your garden greener and healthier!
