The High Price of Water How Drip Irrigation Can Help

The worst American drought in more than half a century is driving up grain prices and deepening worries about global food shortages. In the spring of 2012 corn farmers in the U.S. planted the most acreage in 75 years hoping to replenish the global food stockpile. Those hopes were soon dashed.
Have you looked at your water bill lately? When I got my mine last spring, I just went right outside and shortened the length of the watering schedule on my timers. Most farmers must think about drip irrigation as a solution. It saves water and produces bountiful harvests. T-Tape for row crops and emitter tubing for orchards and hilly terrain can help tremendously.

Almost every vineyard I see in northern California uses Woodpecker pressure compensating emitters. It makes all the sense in the world. They deliver water evenly over long distances, up and down hills, and are very clog resistant.
Dripworks sells to many large and small farmers. They often buy our fertilizer injectors to fertilize as they irrigate.
As water prices and pumping costs climb, homeowners and farmers can expect to see their investment in a drip system becomes more and more of a bargain. They can afford to have a beautiful landscape and huge veggie gardens or farms because they have a drip system.

For homeowners or newcomers to drip irrigation, starter kits from DripWorks.com are a great way to get introduced to drip. There is even a gallery of plans that will help you build an order from start to finish. Check out DripWorks.com home page.



Here are Some Other Advantages of Drip Irrigation.

#1 Saves Water

You’ll use up to 50% less water and get better results with the water going directly to the roots of the plants.

# 2 Saves Time

Automate your system. Give your plants the amount of water they need without you having to be on site. Weeding will practically be a thing of the past as you won’t be watering the soil between plants. BIG ADVANTAGE!

#3 Saves Money

Your water bill will go down right away. The caveat being that drip irrigation makes gardening even more fun and so much less time consuming that you’ll probably think of new areas to beautify and plant new veggie beds next year. BEWARE!
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