Post #721195 by AceExplorer on Sat, Jun 28, 2014 10:27 AM

Wizzard, you are absolutely correct. For larger plants (and trees) you would use higher volume "bubblers" and other similar emitters to get the same effects - water savings, automation, etc. You can also use more than one emitter -- five 1-gallon/hour emitters left running for an hour will apply five gallons of water to a large fruit tree.

I was referring to watering mint plants for which we would use small drip emitters depending on the size and quantity of the plants. They make sprayers and other inline water volume controls for spray micro-irrigation to address all kinds of needs in all kinds of climates. Check out the drip irrigation section of a Lowe's store next time you're out there. And look around Palm Springs and other hot weather climates to see how they water their plants. Also, Disney integrates misters and drippers of various kinds into their topiaries and sometimes those are visible as well.

Drip irrigation is fun and effective. Now I can drink too much at my home bar (or any other bar) and still ensure that my garnishes get watered on schedule. To quote John in GE's Carousel of Progress, "Folks, now that's progress!"