Irrigation Instructions Hardwood Plantation

♦ Unroll Small diameter tubing down the rows of trees.
♦ Unroll large diameter tubing for header line across the ends of rows.
♦ Cut tubing and push tubing into white fittings with a rocking motion. Putting some soap on the tubing may help. With black fittings just push tubing on all the way then pull locking rings back snugly.
♦ Run cold water through system to shrink up tubing letting water flow freely out the ends of each row or let set overnight.
♦ Make sure there is a little slack in the tubing every 5 to 8 trees.
♦ Punch holes with steel puncher using a quick snap action.
♦ Insert drip tubes or emitters, the single barbed end, or colored end, of the emitter inserts into tubing.
♦ Slide figure 8's onto ends of lines. Bend over the pipe and slide figure 8's back over.
♦ Run system.

Lines may be buried if you like, this is not needed. At end of season uncap the ends and flush the system. You do not need to blow air into the system. Do take filter and regulator inside for winter.

Irrigation For Walnut Plantations

We design trickle irrigation systems for walnut plantations. Price is approximately $500.00 per 140 tree acre (spacing at 15 ft. by 20ft.) The price includes all tubing, fittings, emitters, pressure regulator and small screen filter ready to hook up to standard garden hose fittings.

A one acre system would use 3 gallon of clean water per minute for 3 to 4 hours twice a week under dry conditions depending on soil type. This would apply 2 to 3 gallon of water per tree per cycle. The system needs a minimum of 20psi water pressure to operate properly.

A general layout diagram is required to design the system.

The tubing is linear low density polyethylene with U.V. inhibitors to prevent breakdown in sunlight. This should last 8 or more years above ground and longer if it is buried. It will not split in freezing weather, therefore blowing the system out with air is not required for winter shut down. Small utility tractors will not damage the tubing by driving over it, as long as there are no sharp stones to puncture it. Similar systems are available for pond or river water. Call for specs.

Larger filters and supply lines are available as well as individual fittings and bulk tubing, please call for current pricing. Low volume emitters available for large layouts will reduce the gallons per minute required as well as size of tubing, but do require a longer run cycle. We will advise during design on what kind of emitter to use.  We recommend a HondaWH20X pressure pump with a 5 hp. gas engine as the most reliable pump we have found for pumping out of ponds where no electricity is available. These cost about $700.00 - $1000.0