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Drip irrigation is an efficient irrigation method that can help your garden plants nourish by means of offering water drips at the root levels. This precise amount of water drops helps in preserving the level of moisture in the soil which becomes conducive for the growth of the plants. It is easy to use drip irrigation system and very simple to install as well. Learn some necessary installation tips and can help you do it yourself.

Drip irrigation is made up of so many components just like tubing, emitters, valves, timers, pressure regulator, backflow preventer, filter etc. These irrigation components can be bought from garden supply stores.

Installation Tips:

After you get hold of required irrigation components, plan out your system design according to your garden requirement. Here are some of the tips that will help you install your own system easily:

1. Preparing Your Supply Line

You can lay out the pipe between your garden plants. You can run a single line all through the entire landscape. To make your work easy, you can also make the supply line short by installing a tee to split it.

2. Installing the Emitters

Proper placement of the emitters is important. You can place them at the base of the plant because all the roots of newly planted trees are in the root ball. And for the established old plants, you can set the emitters all through the root zone of the plants so that water can run to and beyond your drip-line.

It is good to use a punch and make a hole to push the emitter into the supply line. You may need to use feeder lines to place emitters at the base of the plants. If you wish, you can insert the connection barb into the hole and then attach the feeder line to the barb.

3. Flushing Your System

During installation, soil and debris get into the line that may cause for clogging up your emitters. And that’s why; it is good to flush your system before committing to your irrigation task. You can do it just by leaving the ends of the tubing open and letting water run off for several minutes.

4. Closing the Supply Line

You can close your supply line by bending over the end and crimping the pipe. Use duct tape to tape the end in place.

5. Adjusting Your Emitters

You need to run your system in order to check whether your emitters are working or flowing properly at the base of your plants. You can adjust the flow of your emitters if you’ve set mini-prays. It is important to check the emitters or feeder tube because they can blow out if they are not perfectly snapped into place.

6. Burry Your Supply Line

Burying the supply line is an easy task. You can wrap your tubing with mulch so that it can hide from the sight. Suppose your line extends across the turf, then better to make use of a spade to open up a wedge in order that you’ll get the line below the surface.

7. System Maintenance

In order to get the maximum out put from your drip irrigation system installed by you, you need to maintain it regularly. You have to check your system to discover leaks and plugged emitters, and this has to be done once in a month. It is better to check the filter and clean it for better results.

These are the necessary tips to think about for installing a drip irrigation system. It is not only simple to install but also cost-effective that helps preserve the moisture level, creates conducive atmosphere for the development of plants and more importantly saves water! Now, you have to decide which one will be useful for your irrigation task – sprinkler system or drip irrigation?