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+===== Drip irrigation =====
+It didn't take long for dragging long hoses around the garden to get burdensome, not to mention the plants that were damaged.
+I have two type of irrigation: drip tape and mainline tubes with emitters.
+==== Drip tape ====
+I prefer the drip tape with row crops like lettuce, kale, carrots, beets and radishes, plants that can grow close to eat other.
+Drip tape has small openings ever so often, in the case of the type I use, every 8 inches
+==== Tubes with emitters ====
+Tubes with emitters allow variable spacing for plants that grow further apart, such as summer and winter squash, peppers and tomatoes.
+Each emitter allows a given amount of water, those I use are rated at 1 gallon per hour.
+==== A drip irrigation system ====
+Requires:
+  * A water source (I use a garden hose that I hook up when I need to irrigate)
+  * Pressure regulator (7psi for drip tape and 30 psi for emitters, to limit the pressure in the lines)
+  * Filter (to keep crud from clogging up the tape or emitters)
+  * Timer (so I can accurately measure the amount of water dripped during each session)