NCIllinois82
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09-13-2013
01:41 AM
anyone use subsurface drip irrigation?
I have a 10 acre field that I would like to try using sum kind of drip tape system on for corn and beans. Anybody try such a thing?
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buckfarmer
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09-13-2013
03:22 PM
Re: anyone use subsurface drip irrigation?
What are you thinking of using for a water source.
Husker-J
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09-15-2013
06:04 PM
Re: anyone use subsurface drip irrigation?
They have a field irrigated that way at Husker Harvest Days.
They claim that 600 GPM through drip tape, is as good as 800 GPM (or even a little more) through a pivot.
It is pricey to install, and you can't till too deeply, or you can cut it (about anything is safe, except maybe a subsoiler, but something to be aware of)
The wild card, is how long the tape lasts. I know of pivots running 30+ years already, and I'm using gated pipe over 40 years old.