Is a drip irrigation system cost effective?
It takes four hour's to water the plants properly with a hose.

Generally, yes. Here's a good page to help you figure drip rate to the size of area you need to water:http://www.digcorp.com/diy/inst_3.htm

Take the gallons per minute that's coming out your hose times how many minutes of those 4 hours it's full on over a month and compare it to the recommended drip rate for the area and I think you'll find far less water being used to keep the area as moist as it ought to be.

... and to boot you'll have happier plants.

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Originally Posted by rickj

Generally, yes. Here's a good page to help you figure drip rate to the size of area you need to water:http://www.digcorp.com/diy/inst_3.htm

Take the gallons per minute that's coming out your hose times how many minutes of those 4 hours it's full on over a month and compare it to the recommended drip rate for the area and I think you'll find far less water being used to keep the area as moist as it ought to be.

...and to boot you'll have happier plants.

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Thank you.:)