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Taking the guesswork out of drip irrigation.

Sunset | September 1, 1988 | Copyright

You can figure out how much to water each plant.

Turn the page, and use our charts as a guide

It only makes sense to avoid guesswork in drip watering. You need to decide how much water the plants require, then run the system (automatically or manually controlled) so they get just the right amount when they need it.

To accomplish this, you first have to

change your conception of watering plants. With drip irrigation, one trick is to think in gallons per hour (gph)-not the gallons per minute (gpm) characteristic of conventional sprinkler…

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