Agriculture Reference
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Some models of drip irrigation systems go one step further and take the guesswork out of
it. They provide the timer and the hose, but instead of leaving the hole punching up to you,
they provide small emitters that release the water instead. These emitters have a barbed tip
on the bottom and are inserted into the hose at the appropriate spots.
The emitter portion is gaged according to how much water you wish to deliver. Emitters
range from a quarter of a gallon per hour to one gallon per hour. If you change plants, you
can replace one emitter with another since the barbed tips are the same size. This takes all
of the guesswork out of watering and the systems are surprisingly inexpensive for what you
get. Plus, the time and aggravation that it automatically saves you is well worth the invest-
ment.
