One of the great advantages of a drip system is that it takes no special skill to install. No trenching is necessary, and the tubing and fittings connect without the need for precise measurements and solvent cement.
The one thing you will have to do before laying out the system is determine the size of each circuit and the type of drip tubing and emitters you will need to use to deliver water efficiently to each plant. Whether a drip system will serve your entire landscape or operate in tandem with a sprinkler system, we give you all the information you need to install drip circuits easily. We also provide information on converting part or all of a sprinkler system to drip.
If you have already installed an underground sprinkler system and are simply adding some planned drip circuits, you can probably do the job in a day. A stand-alone drip irrigation system will take a little longer but can be installed in a weekend if you plan ahead.
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