tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2891478286629018612.post8499900501574771317..comments2024-03-14T14:32:56.802-05:00Comments on Garden Musings: The DripMasterProfessorRoushhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17827625019371233145noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2891478286629018612.post-9598283240365381882011-07-19T17:27:25.006-05:002011-07-19T17:27:25.006-05:00Congratulations, Professor! It just goes to show -...Congratulations, Professor! It just goes to show - even guys can do it, although it did seem a lot like rocket science to me. I only have drippers in my potted plants. In sand I'd have a column of watered ground about 6" in diameter with drippers, so I use the misters (they're called sprinklers, I think, but its a fine mist.) I ran the 1/2" poly pretty much in a straight line through the middle of the bed and added to the length of the 1/4" lines to reach the 1/2" poly. I used to lay out my soakers like you did. I don't know why I didn't do the micro that way. I guess I was conserving the poly tubing. As it is I have at least 400' of it in my garden which is very small. Here's to you! Job well done!sherryocalahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06367991971551038582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2891478286629018612.post-86422791574899914932011-07-19T15:08:21.177-05:002011-07-19T15:08:21.177-05:00Timer? Now see, there you’re going me one better....Timer? Now see, there you’re going me one better. I can’t put a timer on it because my beds are way too far from the house to be connected to the house system….I still have to drag a hose to the bed to hook it up.ProfessorRoushhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17827625019371233145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2891478286629018612.post-84647369266269073012011-07-19T14:58:54.185-05:002011-07-19T14:58:54.185-05:00Drip miester sounds cooler. I have all the drip su...Drip miester sounds cooler. I have all the drip supplies to complete my auto system including a timer. Just can't get motivated in this heat, along with all the other kilzillion projects I envision. It's a curse.greggohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10490422976382424491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2891478286629018612.post-6937927342899077002011-07-19T13:21:03.404-05:002011-07-19T13:21:03.404-05:00Once you turn to the dark side and install drip, y...Once you turn to the dark side and install drip, you can never go back ... why would you want to??? Almost all of my roses are on drip heads, and it makes watering them (when I water them, which isn't very often) a lot easier and more water-wise. The only drawback I have found so far is that weeds that germinate in the drip zone are awful to remove, because you have to stand on your head to reach directly under the rose to get to the weeds. Now that you have your drip system in place, you can give your roses a little summer fertilizer pick-me-up by hooking up a Miracle Gro feeder between your garden hose and your main irrigation line.Connie in Hartwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09127877285792861166noreply@blogger.com