I guess I haven’t uploaded pictures yet. But I did ‘finish’ the irrigation on bed #1 the other day. I’ve sort of started on bed 2, but I’ll wait to talk about that one. I discussed the different types of drippers in my first irrigation post. I used the cheaper ones for the first bed I did and opted for the ‘better’ ones for the second bed I did.
The benefit of doing one bed at a time and waiting a bit in between is becoming apparent. I have put on two water shows. The Bellagio’s got nothin’ on my tomato bed when the ‘good’ drippers either fly apart or pop off entirely. I think I’ll be replacing them this weekend with the cheap ones.
When I turned the water on on the first bed, I was so cautious. I barely turned the hose spigot…nothing. Then I edged it up slightly. And a slight bit of water dripped out. I finally found the ‘right’ setting and was very happy with them. The cheap drippers are supposed to have (precisely) 25 gph. Yes, I know, I’m supposed to be using a pressure regulator, etc. But since I wasn’t using one, and I’ve got water pressure galore, I was just very, very careful.
When I turned the water on on the second bed, I wasn’t quite so cautious. After all, they’re pressure compensating. But right away, things started squealing and shooting off all over the place. I never found several parts. I replaced the missing things and it worked alright.
Today, I watered the first bed again. Beautiful.
Then, I watered the second one. And I had a second show. I threatened to take pictures before I replaced the parts the first time and didn’t. This time, I’ll definitely turn the water on one time before I yank them all out (not an easy task) and replace them.
It’ll be another sprinkler oriented weekend.
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