Posted 7/28/2010 02:43 (#1291004 - in reply to #1290483) Subject: RE: drip irrigation water meters
NW Washington
He is not irrigating the whole field, just that soil and plant roots that get water from the drip tape. I'll bet the soil between the drippers or rows is powder dry. Sprinklers water the whole field and can have large evaporation losses. Surface irrigation is even less efficient.