There is no set rule on how long to water using drip irrigation. It is really a guess and check method. There are two ways. 1) you can turn on your system for 30 minutes. After 30 minutes dig down into the dirt around you plants and take a look at the capillary action of the soil. If you are not happy with the results wait 45 min and repeat by increasing the run time of your system. Again check you soil. Continue this process by gradually increasing run time until you are satisfied with the run time.


The second option is to choose a time that seems good to you and run the system for a few days. During this time monitor your plants if the they look very healthy then you are close to the required time. To maximize the efficiency of your system you may want to slightly decrease the water time each day until you notice a negative change. From that point you know exactly where the sweat spot is for watering your plants. If the opposite happens and you notice right away your plants look dry then increase the watering time until they look healthy again. Factors that effect watering time are: soil type, temperature, and humidity.

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