where do you buy the irrigation parts/kit? i have been calling all the nurseries yesterday and no one carries one. do i have to order online? for those who has irrigation set up, where did you get yours?

pete

Lowes

lowes.. that was too easy. i'll go check them out today.

pete

They have a kit or you can piece it yourself. Good luck!

Pete, this time of year they are on sale at Lowes.  I've been buying parts for a system over 20 years!   I knew one day I would want to install one.  Lowes have this kit in a bag.  It comes with 25 feet of 1/2in poly tubing, back flow value, 2 micro-sprinklers, punch tool and connectors for $10 bucks.  In my area only one Lowes had them on sale....so I bought 3.  The other Lowes had them for $19.  My system has over 300ft of poly tubing so why did I just get these kits?  I liked the aready made sprinklers in the bag plus it came with 2 addtional sprinkler heads.

dennis,

i saw one online at lowes for that $19 one. i think that will work for me. i only have 3 potted plants, and if and when i get to have cuttings rooted, i might have at most 10 plants.

i was looking at spot spitters set up, but i think it would be much cheaper to go with lowes thing. 

pete

Yeap, agree.  Since you have pots, you won't need those Micro-sprinklers in that kit.  What you will need are the drip emmiters.  They are the best for containers.  They look like a fat black button on a 6 inch spike.  You  can adjust the flow of water by turning the button head counter-clockwise.  Lowes, have them too, they come 5 in a small bag.

If you're looking for a larger kit for more pots, I've ordered from DripIrrigation.com twice now and they were quite good:

Dripworks.com for most of what I have. I use Ewing for local purchases.