Drip Irrigation Garden Kit

Drip Irrigation Garden Kit FARM HOME Food The Irri-Gator 100 drip irrigation kit uses the same kind of drip tubing that’s used in commercial agriculture However it’s designed for garden use It can irrigate up to four 22-ft long rows spaced up to 4 ft apart or a flowerbed of up to 200 sq ft The kit consists of a 100-ft roll of drip tubing with pre-installed drip orifices every 12 in Also included are 3 perma-loc tees a perma-loc elbow and a regulator/screen assembly All you need to lay it out is a pair of scissors To install you lay the drip tubing down each garden row and across one end of the garden plot then cut the tubing to the desired lengths Connect the tubing to the perma-loc fittings and regulator/screen assemblies and then hook up a garden hose According to Steve Kutzley at Triple K Irrigation the system uses 75 percent less water than a sprinkler and 20 percent less than soaker hoses “Pressure regulation built into the regulator/screen assembly results in over 95 percent water uniformity from the beginning of the tubing to the end ” says Kutzley “Drip irrigation also reduces water evaporation and virtually eliminates water runoff ” The Gator 100 kit sells for $42 95 plus S&H Kits with 250 ft $68 25 and 1 000 ft $165 of tubing are also available Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Triple K Irrigation 12930 Ingall Hwy Morenci Mich 49256 ph 517 458-9741; www gardensgrownright com

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