Planning and Calculating A Pipe Drip Irrigation

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Are you looking to f ind the right solution to help improve the drainage system of your garden?
If the f lowers in your back garden are continually suf f ering f rom having large amounts of
excess ground water blighting your ef f orts to create the perf ect environment f or your prized
plants, you may be pleasantly surprised to f ind out that there are in f act several viable options
to help eradicate the issue and thereby hopef ully get the most out of your garden space.
In my experience in this area, I can generally recommend using drip irrigation systems
to tackle the issue and help control ground water f low as they of f er perhaps the
most ef f ective method of managing the problem of plant drainage and can be a lot
more reasonably priced than you may perhaps initially think. For example, why not try
checking out the range of irrigation systems currently available to buy on the web and
see if this can solve your plant drainage dif f iculties. You may also f ind that many such
systems that can be f ound online are actually very easy to install and use indeed
much less complex than one may think.
I learnt many usef ul irrigation methods thanks to Agriculture Guide you can f ind
comprehensive irrigation systems reviews, and also what they are, where they used, how you
can construct them easily etc, f or details you have to look Agriculture Guides irrigation
systems tutorials and reviews. Especially I strongly advise you to look their drip irrigation page
too.
So if you are having real problems with getting unwanted standing water away f rom your plants
why not give some serious consideration to installing a drip irrigation system in your garden
today ? * T hanks to you Agriculture Guide, you let me learn about all those irrigation systems
that are suitable f or my backyard garden.
Bef ore planning drip irrigation system, some preparations should be made and should be had
an idea about how planning can be made f or this system. For this purpose these point should
be cared.a. State of the Land: Bef ore planning drip irrigation system, the size, gradient,
structure of earth of land should be known. Size of the land is very important criteria f or
placing main pipe and drippers.Although drip irrigation systems work with pressure as closed
system, they can not be used af ter a specif ic gradient value without some precaution. For
instance; if gradient is more than %10, pressure as 1 atm is occured between the bottom and
the top side. If it is %20 this preasure increases to 2 atm. If land is being irrigated with one main
pipe, the pressure at the top will be 1 atm and the pressure at the bottom will be 3 atm. So the
water wil come out with pressure instead of dripping and dripping system will lose the speciality.
In dripping systems, pressure shoul be between 0,5 1,5 atm. So this system should not be
used in the lands that have gradient more than 10%, with one main pipe. T his problem can be
solved by using special dripping pipe that works under high pressure or using valves that
decreases the pressure. At the same time, dripping pipes should be placed upright to the
gradient. In this way, the dif f erence of f low rate that is caused by pressure between the f irst
dripping head and the last head is prevented.
It is important to know the structure of earth that this system will be used. Because in the
heaps of time, time that passes during the water comes f rom dripper and goes to the area of
plant root depends on the earth structure. T his is very important criteria to know the minimum
time f or irrigation.

b. Plant Type : In drip irrigation systems, it is required to know the plant type, height of the
plant and petal projection area. With these inf ormations pipe quantity, dripper distance, dripping
line length can be determined.
c. Planting Interval and Distance : It is required to know planting interval and distance f or
determining pipe thickness, distance between the drippers and line length and calculating the
total quantity pipe that will be used.
d. State and the Distance of Water Source : Bef ore using drip irrigation system, it is
required to know whether the water comes f rom well, or open canal, or static pool, or small lake
and it is required to be sure that this source has enough f low rate. Position of the source is
important according to the land. If source is under the land more motor power is required, if it is
above less motor power is required. At the same time it is important to know the distance
between the land and the source f or calculating the length of the main pipe.
e. Quality of Water : Water that is used in drip irrigation should not be too salty. If salty water
is used in drip irrigation system, it can cause cumulation of salt around the plant and the earth
becomes more salty. At the same time, mossy, silty water should not be used in drip irrigation
system bef ore f iltering. T he water that is used f or irrigation can include lime(little or much) and
this can close the dripping holes. So this blockage can be invented by adding asid according to
the rate of lime in the water.
f. Technical Properties of the Material T hat Will Be Used : Nowadays mostly dripping pipes
are made f rom the dripper, based on point. Dripping capacity of the drippers that is produced, is
clear (in one hour and f ixed pressure) and should be learned f rom the seller. In market place,
generally dripping pipes that have 4 liter/hour dripping capacity is sold. When determining the
length of the line and the number of drippers, diameter of the pipe and dripping capacity of
drippers should be cared. Also if the main pipe will be placed on the earth, it should be produced
f rom the material that is not ef f ected f rom the harm of UV gleam. Furthermore f iltration
capacity of the f ilter that will be used and maximum f low rate that main pipe can carry should be
known.
g. Economic Conditions : Drip irrigation system is an expensive system. Bef ore using this
system, cost of the project should be determined and then should be applied to the land
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