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Hi All - I'm thinking about getting a drip irrigation system for my garden and was curious if anyone here has tried one. Anything that has worked well, or not so much? Brand recommendations? Rain Bird and Hunter have come up in my searches so far. Other considerations a beginner wouldn't think about? I'm in the US, so I also need it to be able to be shipped here.

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[–] bizzle@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

I spent $12 on tubing and parts and just built my own. I have a solar timer on my hose bibb that runs it for a couple minutes every 6 hours or so. In the fall I wrap it all up and redeploy in the spring, I probably don't have to do that but I do anyway. I don't have to worry about batteries or drought or whatever, it's sweet. If you're on the fence about doing irrigation, you should do it.