Typical Drip Irrigation System Layout
If you’ve ever wondered how a drip irrigation system works, Toro makes it easy to visualize. A new illustration shows typical drip irrigation layouts with key components for five different types of drip irrigation systems: field crop Subsurface Drip Irrigation (SDI), short-term vegetable crop, longer-term vegetable crop, vineyard, and orchard. Go to drip irrigation layout to download a copy.
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I am about to install a high pressure drip line system to over 1/2 acre area. A friend of mine gave me a 12 zone area Toro timer. I would like some advise on square foot per zone and what you would recomend for this size space. I have never used a drip system… Thank You Jon Silverman… Micaville,N.C.
Drip systems don’t typically need high pressure. Tape systems operate between 4-15 psi, and dripline systems between 10 – 60 psi. The square footage per zone will depend on how much water is available from your water source, the flow rate of the drip product you are using, and the spacing between drippers and driplines. See http://www.toro.com/irrigation/driplinecalc.html for Toro dripline information and http://www.toro.com/en-us/Agriculture/Pages/drip-irrigation-education/design-aides/aqua-traxx-irrigation-calculator.aspx for Toro drip tape information. Thanks!