I was just told about those back flow preventers and they are required by code but I have never lived in a house that had one. They were old houses though.
Great in depth video! Thanks for all the names and sizes of irrigation lines. We have 20-year-old PVC in our backyard orchard that we are constantly repairing leaks over the years. That's going to be tough but we will have to replace the lines someday!
Love the videos,I’ve been a silent fan for awhile but I’m out now lol. So here’s the question that got me out the video fan closet, how often and how many gallons are you using for something like a 7 gallon guava vs a 7 gallon pomegranate ,7 gallon fig in summer
Hi! Thanks for watching and the support. If we are talking in ground, at that size, it would be their first year so the goal is establishing roots. In the first Summer I would be hitting the guava with 7 gallons every day or 2. If the fig was in full sun with radiant heat (lots of transpiration), it would likely need the same volume and frequency. For the pom, I would water every 4-5 days. Of course things will change year 2 where you can irrigate less often and deeper with more volume. No matter what, you need good drainage before planting so water does not sit in the planting hole. I prep weeks ahead and fill the planting hole to capacity with water several times a day until it drains out in 15 minutes or less and then plant. Of course everyone has different soil structure and conditions like the mulch layer so you may need to adjust but the rule of thumb for me is to water often and not very deep the first year to keep the plant hydrated and avoid shock from it drying out.
Thanks! Informative to see other methods than our own......We are using rainbird flex pipe for main distribution to zones 100+ ft ($20-100 ft) and then poly zones with timers (garden/trees)...since we use main line spickets to water all the animals everyday. We are running the entire system with 50 PSI regulators. So far so good.
Thanks! Surprisingly, I don't see many videos on fruit tree irrigation in our type of climate and after seeing so many garden forum members telling people their fruit trees would die of lack of water if they use poly/dripline instead of pvc w/ bubblers thought I'd post a reality check. I do need to buy a gauge so I can test the PSI which I suspect is strong but had no blow outs in the 3 years it's been running and flow rates averaging 1/2 GPM on the micro tubing. Thanks for watching!
Very informative, but if you could also give info on time, gallons and winter verses summer amounts. I live here in casa grande and no info on internet. Would really help us desert 🏜 gardeners
How much water and how often is too individual to answer accurately and depends on solar aspect, age of fruit tree, type of tree, how dense you plant, soil drainage, mulch layer, etc. Edge of Nowhere has some examples of irrigation on his channel including volumes and times ruclips.net/video/K4R7fhPM9n0/видео.html. He puts down around 90 gallons each week in Summer on his new trees to get them established. I have never put down that much but also am not growing my trees into full orchard size. As a general rule of thumb I put down a volume equivalent to a container they would fit in if potted up and frequency depends on how often the soil dries up. The younger the plant and warmer the weather, the more often you'll need to water. In year one, it's not uncommon for me to water young plants every day or every other day. In Winter, deciduous trees don't need much water. You may need to water subtropicals like guava and avocado once a week or every other week if there is no rainfall to keep them supported.
Great video, great information! Thank you! Do you only flood irrigate now? And if yes, in the summer what is your schedule if you don’t mind? Thank you Natasha!
Thanks! I let a hose run twice a year for about 12 hours to really flood (push salts out) the trees in the event we don't get adequate rain during the year. Outside of that, I run irrigation. As my trees are now mature, I do program a longer run (~40 mins) less often which thoroughly saturates the root zone like you saw in the video. The flowrate on the 1/4" line fluctuates between 1 GPM to .3 GPM depending on location. The further the micro line is from the pvc inlet, the weaker the flow, but that can be compensated for by punching in additional 1/4" lines like I did on the lime tree. I do find that in June (worst heat), the trees start looking sad unless they get irrigated twice a week so I follow that course. Otherwise I water once a week in spring and fall and very little in winter.
Well put together… This allows newbies to jump start and not go through the pain and expense of mistakes. Cheers!
Great video for Phoenicians. Who else spotted the scorpion in the valve box at 2:55 min mark?
I was just told about those back flow preventers and they are required by code but I have never lived in a house that had one. They were old houses though.
Great in depth video! Thanks for all the names and sizes of irrigation lines. We have 20-year-old PVC in our backyard orchard that we are constantly repairing leaks over the years. That's going to be tough but we will have to replace the lines someday!
Thank you for the common sense and practical advice.
i'm glad you're back to posting videos. don't know when you restarted.
Thanks! 4 months back -- ruclips.net/user/EnlightenmentGardenvideos
Love the videos,I’ve been a silent fan for awhile but I’m out now lol. So here’s the question that got me out the video fan closet, how often and how many gallons are you using for something like a 7 gallon guava vs a 7 gallon pomegranate ,7 gallon fig in summer
Hi! Thanks for watching and the support. If we are talking in ground, at that size, it would be their first year so the goal is establishing roots. In the first Summer I would be hitting the guava with 7 gallons every day or 2. If the fig was in full sun with radiant heat (lots of transpiration), it would likely need the same volume and frequency. For the pom, I would water every 4-5 days. Of course things will change year 2 where you can irrigate less often and deeper with more volume. No matter what, you need good drainage before planting so water does not sit in the planting hole. I prep weeks ahead and fill the planting hole to capacity with water several times a day until it drains out in 15 minutes or less and then plant. Of course everyone has different soil structure and conditions like the mulch layer so you may need to adjust but the rule of thumb for me is to water often and not very deep the first year to keep the plant hydrated and avoid shock from it drying out.
Thanks! Informative to see other methods than our own......We are using rainbird flex pipe for main distribution to zones 100+ ft ($20-100 ft) and then poly zones with timers (garden/trees)...since we use main line spickets to water all the animals everyday. We are running the entire system with 50 PSI regulators. So far so good.
Thanks! Surprisingly, I don't see many videos on fruit tree irrigation in our type of climate and after seeing so many garden forum members telling people their fruit trees would die of lack of water if they use poly/dripline instead of pvc w/ bubblers thought I'd post a reality check. I do need to buy a gauge so I can test the PSI which I suspect is strong but had no blow outs in the 3 years it's been running and flow rates averaging 1/2 GPM on the micro tubing. Thanks for watching!
Got to do this for our trees. So tired of hand watering every single fruit tree! 😆
Been there! It's a lot of work to get it all in but worth it.
Absolutely love your video, Ty for sharing
This is revelutionary...thanks so much...this topic has been bugging me forever...
This is just what I needed.
Thank you 🙏!!!
Very informative, but if you could also give info on time, gallons and winter verses summer amounts. I live here in casa grande and no info on internet. Would really help us desert 🏜 gardeners
How much water and how often is too individual to answer accurately and depends on solar aspect, age of fruit tree, type of tree, how dense you plant, soil drainage, mulch layer, etc. Edge of Nowhere has some examples of irrigation on his channel including volumes and times ruclips.net/video/K4R7fhPM9n0/видео.html. He puts down around 90 gallons each week in Summer on his new trees to get them established. I have never put down that much but also am not growing my trees into full orchard size. As a general rule of thumb I put down a volume equivalent to a container they would fit in if potted up and frequency depends on how often the soil dries up. The younger the plant and warmer the weather, the more often you'll need to water. In year one, it's not uncommon for me to water young plants every day or every other day. In Winter, deciduous trees don't need much water. You may need to water subtropicals like guava and avocado once a week or every other week if there is no rainfall to keep them supported.
Great video, great information!
Thank you! Do you only flood irrigate now? And if yes, in the summer what is your schedule if you don’t mind? Thank you Natasha!
Thanks! I let a hose run twice a year for about 12 hours to really flood (push salts out) the trees in the event we don't get adequate rain during the year. Outside of that, I run irrigation. As my trees are now mature, I do program a longer run (~40 mins) less often which thoroughly saturates the root zone like you saw in the video. The flowrate on the 1/4" line fluctuates between 1 GPM to .3 GPM depending on location. The further the micro line is from the pvc inlet, the weaker the flow, but that can be compensated for by punching in additional 1/4" lines like I did on the lime tree. I do find that in June (worst heat), the trees start looking sad unless they get irrigated twice a week so I follow that course. Otherwise I water once a week in spring and fall and very little in winter.