| In agriculture, water is almost everything because | | | | There were some researchers, in Afghanistan in 1866, |
| nothing can live without it. And for keeping and | | | | who made some experiments with clay pipes and as |
| sustaining the vegetations and plants to grow steadily, | | | | a result, they prepared irrigation and drainage systems. |
| right kind of water supply or irrigation method need to | | | | Now, this very irrigation method has been improved |
| be adopted. There are varieties of irrigation systems | | | | and thus drip irrigation method developed. |
| for effective watering task. | | | | But the refined and perfect idea of drip irrigation |
| Always prefer those irrigation systems which make | | | | technique was developed in 1959 by a person called |
| the use of water as little as possible. Not because | | | | Simcha Blass in Israel. With Kibbutz Hatzerim, he made |
| water is precious and one can not get it wasted, but | | | | surface drip irrigation emitters. |
| because only the proper amount of water distribution | | | | Drip irrigation is sometimes refereed to as trickle or |
| benefits your plantation. Too much water uptake can | | | | micro irrigation. Some spell it as drip irragation. This |
| harm them and too little watering also can bring | | | | irrigation system consists of pipes, tubing, and emitters. |
| malnutrition. | | | | You can make your system on the surface or |
| Normally, the common one is flood irrigation which is | | | | beneath the soil. There are varieties o drip irrigation |
| somewhat old and out-of-date watering method that | | | | supplies such as drip emitters, tubing and pipes, soaker |
| offers irregular irrigation supply. On the contrary, the | | | | hose, hose connectors, pressure regulator, valve, filter, |
| modern systems and techniques are developed for | | | | timers, etc. available in the market to making your |
| your watering purpose. Some of them are sprinkler | | | | system. |
| systems and the most recommended drip irrigation | | | | If you consider drip irrigation to be suitable as your |
| systems. | | | | watering method for your entire garden plants and |
| Sprinkler systems facilitate you offering water to your | | | | vegetations, then you can install it on your own. Firstly, |
| plants and vegetation from the top through hose or | | | | get polyethylene hose with a view to make the main |
| tubing. But this mode of sprinkling has some | | | | lines, and then join the lines using the hose connectors. |
| drawbacks. As the water gets sprayed, it gets slightly | | | | |
| evaporated in the air and does not reach the roots of | | | | Install pressure regulator to force the water. Do not |
| the plants. Besides this, it can unnecessarily and | | | | miss to install filter so that no remnants can smother |
| inappropriately make the soil soaked. | | | | the way of your watering force. Install emitters for |
| Drip irrigation system, in contrast with sprinklers, is more | | | | distributing water to your plants. And finally, install timers |
| advantageous. The drip irrigation method facilitates | | | | so that you can on and off your water supply |
| uniform water distribution which goes to the very root | | | | whenever you wish. |
| level without making water disappeared in the air. | | | | Surface level drip irrigation is most often |
| Moreover, it greatly helps in maintaining or preserving | | | | recommended. It is so, because, the system on the |
| the level of moisture in the soil which is important for | | | | surface can be carried or shifted to where your |
| the growth and development of the garden plants. | | | | garden plants are. In future, if you happen to make |
| It is interesting to think about how drip irrigation system | | | | your garden bigger, you can shift or move your hoses |
| came into existence and became so much popular. In | | | | easily to reach your new plants. |
| the past, most people used clay pots as their watering | | | | Thus, which irrigation system and method you choose |
| device. There were little holes in the pots to get the | | | | depends upon the watering requirements of your |
| water come out dripping slowly on the garden plants. | | | | garden plants. Make proper choice of your irrigation |
| | | | | method and keep your garden healthier and greener! |