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Plant Water Requirements
Designing Your Drip System
While it's best to ask your local nursery or the Ag Extension Department of your state University
or College for plant water requirements, this chart is provided as a guideline.
Plant (Mature Canopy Diameter) Water Required Per Day (Avg.)
Cool Climate Warm/Humid Climate Hot/Arid Climate
Small Shrub 0.3 G 0.5 G 0.8 G
(3 ft/91 cm) (1.2 l) (1.9 l) (3.1 l)
Large Shrub 0.7 G 1.4 G 2.1 G
(5 ft/1.52 m) (2.7 l) (5.4 l) (8.1 l)
Small Tree 2.7 G 5.4 G 8.1 G
(10 ft/3.05 m) (10.3 l) (20.5 l) (30.8 l)
Large Tree 10.9 G 21.7 G 32.6 G
(20 ft/6.10 m) (42.2 l) (84.1 l) (126.3 l)
Ground Cover .1 in/day .1 in/day .2 in/day
(0.25 cm/day) (0.25 cm/day) (.5 cm/day)
Bedding Plants .1 in/day .1 in/day .2 in/day
(0.25 cm/day) (0.25 cm/day) (.5 cm/day)
Container 0.2 G 0.3 G 0.4 G
(small) (0.8 l) (1.2 l) (1.6 l)
Container 0.3 G 0.4 G 0.6 G
(large) (1.2 l) (1.6 l) (2.3 l)
To determine inches/hr of water applied by Landscape Dripline use the following formula:
18.24
inches between rows = _____ inches per hour
of Landscape Dripline
To determine inches/hr of water applied by Xeri-Sprays:
7960.1
of water applied
inches between
rows of Xeri-Sprays
x
average inches
between Xeri-Sprays
= _____ inches per hour
of water applied
240 GPH or 4 GPM (900 l/h or 15 l/m)
Maximum flow recommended through
1 /2" drip tubing.
Professional Watering Guidelines
250 Feet (75 m)
Maximum length of 1 /2" drip tubing that can
be run directly from the water supply to and
through your watering area.
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