Planning my drip irrigation

enchant · February 2, 2016

I've put down soaker hoses over the past couple of years, and they've worked quite well. The only problem is that they don't last long at all. A couple lasted two seasons before they started leaking badly, and the others only made it through one year.

I've been thinking of using Rain Bird systems, but if there are others that are a better choice, I'd like to know.

One problem that I don't know how to get around is that I'm sure pulling them up at the end of the season and then putting them back at the beginning is stressful on the hoses. After being out in the weather for months, they probably get brittle, and bending them contributes to their short-gevity. But at the beginning of every season, I go medieval on the soil, and any ground irrigation would be in the way of that.

February 2, 2016	#1
enchant Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Boston, MA Posts: 142	Planning my drip irrigation I've put down soaker hoses over the past couple of years, and they've worked quite well. The only problem is that they don't last long at all. A couple lasted two seasons before they started leaking badly, and the others only made it through one year. I've been thinking of using Rain Bird systems, but if there are others that are a better choice, I'd like to know. One problem that I don't know how to get around is that I'm sure pulling them up at the end of the season and then putting them back at the beginning is stressful on the hoses. After being out in the weather for months, they probably get brittle, and bending them contributes to their short-gevity. But at the beginning of every season, I go medieval on the soil, and any ground irrigation would be in the way of that.