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Chart
A: Use to determine the number of drippers, micro
sprinklers and the flow rates needed for your plants. |
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| Number
of drippers and spacing |
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| Flowers |
One
dripper {.5 gph} in clay soil, spaced every 16"- 20".
One dripper {1 gph} in loamy & sandy soil spaced every
12" to 16" |
| Vegetables |
One
dripper {.5 gph} in clay soil, spaced every 18". One
dripper {1 gph} in loamy & sandy soil spaced every 12"
to 16" |
| Small
shrubs and roses (up to 2' high) |
One
dripper {1 gph} per plant in clay soil. One to two {1 gph
}drippers in loamy & sandy soil, spaced 12" to 16"
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| Medium
shrubs and small trees (2' to 4' high) |
Two
drippers 1 gph per plant in clay soil spaced 8" from
center. Two {2 gph} spaced 10"-12" from center or 3
(1gph) drippers in loamy & sandy soil, spaced 12" to
16" apart |
| Medium
shrubs and small trees (4' to 6' high) |
Six
drippers [.5 gph} in clay soil spaced 20"-24" apart in
a loop around the tree. Two to three {2 gph} in loamy soil
spaced 16"-18" apart in a loop around the tree or 4
{1gph} drippers in sandy soil, spaced 12" to 16" apart
in a loop around the tree. |
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Chart
B: Recommended
number of drippers per plant and spacings
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| Large
trees (6' and up ) |
Five
drippers (2 gph ) per plant in clay soil spaced 20" to
24" around the tree. Five (2 gph) drippers in loamy &
sandy soil, spaced around the tree 12" 18" apart. |
| Ground
cover |
Select
micro sprinklers or micro sprayers depending on the area you
wish to cover. For narrow areas up to 2' wide, space drippers {1
gph} in clay soil 18" apart. In loamy & sandy soil,
space drippers {2gph} 12" apart. |
| Greenhouses
(germination) |
Mister
model 7750B(#43) every 3', placed 8" above the plants in
rectangular pattern |
| Greenhouses
& nurseries (cooling) |
Mister
model 7750B(# 43), or fogger model 8810BB spaced 3' to 5',
six to eight feet above the ground |
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Hanging baskets and boxes (1 to 25 gallons) |
One
dripper 1 gph for up to 5 gallon plants, Two .5 gph drippers for
5 to 10 gallon plants. One sprayer model 7750B {# 43}
installed up side down mounted on a spike for up to 25 gallon
sized plants |
| NOTE:
We recommend not spacing drippers closer than 12" apart. |
