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Re: [PRIMROSES] Drip Irrigation

In a message dated 97-12-31 09:36:34 EST, you write:

<<  I have to mention how I developed this garden from tinder dry woodland
 to lush perennial gardens....get the 1/2" main line for a drip system,
 and rather than putting drippers into it, put 1/4" feeder lines and
 purchase these little stakes that allow the line to run up thru it.  At
 the top of the stake, you can purchase Spot Spitters.  These are like
 small oscillating sprinkler heads.  Now go back and put a hose fitting
 end onto the 1/2" hose.  Either bury the hose for aesthetics, or plant
 heavily.  Drag the hose out there every 7-10 days, and you can have a
 virtual Eden.

 The Greenhouse
 81 S. Bagley Creek Road & Hwy 101
 Port Angeles, WA  98362
 (360) 417-2664
  >>

Hi Diana,

Thanks for the above description.  I'm considering doing this for my "Hosta
Staircase" garden (a grandiose name for the small hosta garden I am developing
under a large silver maple whose roots I use as stair risers for a small
woodland path).  If I understand correctly, why do you use sprinkler heads
instead of something that drips at ground level?  I don't know much about
these systems, but I thought their advantage was that the ground could be
watered without getting the plant folliage wet, thereby reducing the chance
for fungal diseases.

This garden of mine slopes slightly, is sandy, and the tree roots really dry
it out.  Since I now know how thirsty hostas are (from this robin and the AHS
robin), I want to start giving my "babies" more water, but in an efficient
way; no more hauling out hoses and repositioning the sprinkler, over and over,
so that I cover the area just right (not to mention trying to avoid getting
squirted), and no wasted water to evaporation.

Thanks,
Cindy Johnson
White Bear Lake, MN
zone 4a
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