Drip Irrigation Bag

In tropical countries like the Philippines, the conventional way of growing bulb onions is without irrigation. But with the advent of low priced onion from nearby China, the traditionalisti way of growing onions is no longer as competitory and profitable as it was. Hence, the farmers has to adopt new methods on how to increase their construct but with less production cost in order to compete with the prevailing market price. It is at this instance that they adopted the Israel drip irrigation technology in their agricultural endeavor. In using the engineering science in a garden plot area of two thousand square meters, it has accommodated four hundred grams of red bulb onion seeds. During harvest time, it has yielded around one hundred eighty eight net bags of bulb onions where each bag weighs twenty seven kilograms but buying price by traders underneath thoughtfulness is only twenty five kilograms with two kilograms allowance for shrinkage.

Under the established methods, forty five net bags may only be devised in the four hundred grams of seeds but with drip irrigation it has yielded four times than the conventional way. With this rate of production, the farmers could still make a earnings even if the price in the market is low like the cheap onion from China. Though there are further and added cost incurred in adopting the technology, it may effortlessly be recovered with the increase yield. Besides, the drip lines are reusable for assorted years. So the firstborn cost, may be depreciated a number of years. The formulate is also cited to be of better quality because they are heavier and with firmer texture and therefore, they have a longer shelf life. One onion bulb weighs ninety seven grams versus the bulb grown the established way which weighs only sixty five grams.

Growing onions the drip irrigation way is likewise very commodious to use, by opening the control valve for a few minutes a day and all the onion plants get their dose of moisture and nutrients for their proper growth and development. A three point four (3.4o) kilogram of fertilizers are applied to the drip line each other day or regarding a hundred for the entire crop season for a two thousand square meters garden plot. The two thousand square meters area was divided into thirty six plots each measuring twenty five meters long (82 ft.), point eight meter wide (2.60 ft.) and point two meter high (o.67 ft.). Six rows of seedling distanced at point one meter detached (0.34 ft) were planted in each plot. Two drip lines are installed in each plot. The seedlings were planted after one month and three weeks since the seeds germination. The drip lines were open fifteen minutes each day when the plants were still little until he drippers were opened up to thirty three minutes a day when the plants are entirely grown. The water comes from an elevated tank and the same is supplied by means of gravity. In addition to what has been mentioned, the importance of selecting quality seeds and bettered propagation proficiencies have likewise contributed to the increase in harvests of the onion.

Drip Irrigation Bag

Treegator is a slow release watering scheme for newly planted trees. Treegator Jr. PRO tardily and evenly delivers a high volume of water (up to 14 gallons) directly to the root system of a newly planted tree or shrub with no run-off or evaporation. Experts agree – deep watering is the best way to reduce the effects of transplant and drought shock in new plantings. The problem is, that watering by hand with a hose or sprinkler – even on a standard basis – is insufficient. That’s because most of the water used is lost due to run-off or evaporation, thence not permitting for the water to penetrate deep sufficient into the soil to in the right manner saturate the root zone. Treegator is designed to the right way water a newly planted tree or shrub by tardily and evenly providing deep water saturation directly to the root zone, with no run-off or evaporation – Every time. With Treegator, there’s no guesswork. You’ll water your trees and shrubs more expeditiously and efficaciously than traditionalisti watering methods and spend significantly less time and venture doing it. Treegator Jr. PRO is idealisti for watering trees or shrubs up to 6-inch in caliper (trunk dia.) with sectionalizations beginning at least 6-inch from the ground or higher. When Treegator Jr. PRO is applied with mulch, it is shape and color make it almost invisible. Installation is easy and requires no tools. Just place Treegator Jr. PRO on level ground around the trunk of a new tree or shrub, fill it with water, and walk away. Unlike other watering systems, when you use a Treegator Bag, there are no trenches or holes to dig, and no stakes or spikes to drive into the ground. Treegator saves time, water and money. A 14 Gallon Treegator Jr. PRO without disruption waters a newly planted tree or shrub for approximately 5 to 8 hours. For most new plantings, a 15-Gallon Treegator Jr. PRO needs to be filled only 1 to 2 times per week (adjust your watering schedule as needed).

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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful.
What a great idea!
By Laura L. Larsen
This is such a great idea, and it works very well!

I fill this bag up once a week (it drains overnight and is usually low or empty the next day) and it waters slowly, so the water gets into the soil deep, rather than just running off (as it did when I tried to use a sprinkler to water the tree). It’s easy to fill (just shove a hose in the red filler hole), and I have had no problems with the emitters (there are two of them on the underside) getting clogged or anything.

Within the first 10 days of using this bag, I noticed new growth on the tree (after two weeks of nothing since transplanting it), and it’s been growing steadily ever since.

If you want a convenient, stress-free way to water a newly established tree, that will help it snap out of its newly-transplanted blues, this is a great solution. I’ll probably keep using it until the tree is too big to fit inside the center ring (my tree’s about 1.5″ now, so it has a ways to go before it won’t fit in the 4″ aperture).

They sell similar things for tomato plants, and I’m seriously considering one now.

17 of 20 people found the following review helpful.
Doesn’t work with all landscape profiles
By Carole
The product was much larger than expected, and turned out to be too large for our 2″ caliper young trees. Both trees were planted with mounds, and are staked. The Treegator needs a 38″ diameter flat circle in order to drain properly. That’s larger than both the mulch pile and the distance between stakes, so we can’t use this without major modifications. Which is a shame because I would really rather use this than a slow running hose.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful.
even more useful than expected
By M. Krueger
What this product does is pretty simple, the surprise is how handy it is to have one. Definitely nice to have if you are like me and forget to turn off the hose you left on the tree. Some notes FWIW: In sandy soils, this is a way to get much more water to the tree because the delivery is over hours. Also, vs. the other one (the Original Treegator, which I have used as well) the low height lets you use it on young trees with low branches and it avoids any leaning against the tree, plus it is not an eyesore in a residential landscaping setting. Between this and the Original, this is the one I use all the time. There are only 2 outlets on the bottom, so it helps to rotate it before each fill.

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