Re: [CH] What a drip!

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From: "Cameron Begg" <begg.4@osu.edu>
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> Hi C-H's,
>
> I was chatting with our local friendly irrigation guy about extending
> our system to water the raised bed chile patches. He said sure, no
> problem, and would I like a drip system instead of a spray one?
> Any of you have any experience with drip irrigation? Pros and cons?
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>                       Regards,               Cameron.
>
 Hi Cameron

A couple of small points you are probably aware of.  You need a good filter
and if your local water is high in minerals as mine is the small drip holes
tend to "cake up" over time.
Otherwise it works fine and is economical in water use if that is a factor.

Tony Flynn

Grandad. Retired at the beach. Bay of Plenty. New Zealand

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