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Questions tagged [irrigation]

Artificial application of water to land to assist in the production of crops. (Source: http://www.dictionary.com/browse/irrigation.)

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What is optimal orientation of drip holes on driplines?

I want know what are the best orientations for driplines? especially those that are under the surface.
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12v lighting cable and drip tubing in same trench?

I just had my landscape cleaned up and some trees replaced but the lighting system I had is defunct and the irrigation system is 20+ years old and in need of replacing. I need drip lines and lighting around my pool that follow a near-identical path…
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irrigation setup for a newly planted 15 foot cherry tree and 15 foot river birch

I have a newly planted 15 foot cherry tree. I am setting up an irrigation system. How often and how much water should I give the tree? I also have a newly planted 15 foot river birch , same question.
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Is there an irrigation trencher that can create sloped trenches?

Unable to find any well suited trencher for digging ditches for irrigation pipes to be laid into. It seems there are no models on the market that would take care of the slanting for us. All models are just able to manually set the trenching depth…
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Finding leak underground of sprinklers system

There is an area in my yard that is muddy. I suspect there is a small leak of the underground pipes. To avoid randomly digging the entire area (which about 20ft x 10ft), is there a reliable way to pinpoint the leak to a more specific location…
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Differences between PE and Nylon

So I want to assemble a misting irrigation system for trees and have to choose between PE tubing or Nylon tubing. PE has 5.5mm wall thickness, nylon has 4mm wall thickness. Both are rated for 80-100 bar of pressure. Which should I go with? Are there…
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Can I connect an irrigation system to my spigot? What pipe size should I use for the irrigation system?

In this picture I have a spigot in point 9 (see the spigot setup below) and I am planing to install an irrigation system as per the below layout The edging is 44'x18' with flower beds ~4' wide (at their widest point) What size should my red pipes be…
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