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How to add Drip Irrigation to a Rain Barrel

Posted on June 15th, 2010 by Customer Service

Gravity feed drip irrigation systems collect rain water in a rain barrel, garbage can, or bucket. Learn how to save water & money & go green when watering plants.

How to double your savings with Drip Irrigation

Posted on April 26th, 2010 by Customer Service

Learn how one customer saved on their drip irrigation project in two ways. They saved hundreds on the initial purchase of irrigation supplies & now save every month on their water bill after converting to drip.

How To Add Drip Irrigation To A Sprinkler System

Posted on February 27th, 2010 by Customer Service

In this post we discuss how to add a quick drip irrigation system to an existing sprinkler system to water a short run of plants. You can easily connect to a 1/2″ threaded riser and be finished in about an hour.

How to Plan a Watering Schedule for your Irrigation System – 4 Steps

Posted on April 8th, 2009 by Customer Service

Irrigation Direct recommends planning your watering schedule and writing it down on a Water Scheduling Form before you do any actual programming of your controller (timer). There are so many variables (soil type, sprinklers, drip systems, wind, sunny areas, shady areas, slopes, etc.) that it is impossible for us to give you an exact formula [...]