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Drip Irrigation
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The all-in-one drip irrigation solution
We know first hand how confusing irrigation can be. Sourcing the correct fittings, filters, and tubing is a challenge — especially for first-time growers.
Our solution? The Farmers Friend Drip Irrigation Kit.
With the click of a button, you can have peace of mind knowing that every connector, valve, and hose will be shipped right to your door. Confidently setup effective irrigation systems on your farm with ease thanks to our detailed instructional manuals and videos. Welcome to irrigation 2.0.
Drip advantages
Precise, efficient watering
Get water right to where it needs to go with drip irrigation. Precise emitters are spaced every twelve inches, allowing you to achieve even watering directly to the roots of your plants. No water is wasted between the beds or in other non-growing areas. Note: Prototype drip tape with six inch spacing is pictured.
Ease of use
Irrigation made easy
Farming can be complicated. Irrigation shouldn’t have to be. Each Farmers Friend irrigation kit comes with a beautiful full-color instruction manual complete with photos and a step-by-step video to guide you as you install your system. Want to get a head start? Watch our assembly film below.
Drip vs. overhead irrigation
Why choose drip?
Drip irrigation is the ideal choice for plants susceptible to foliar diseases, including tomatoes, cucumbers, peppers, and eggplants. Without overhead watering, which can spread disease, your plants will be healthier than ever! Drip irrigation is also an excellent solution for crops grown under plastic mulch (watermelon, squash, pumpkins, strawberries, etc.) as other irrigation methods may not effectively reach the roots of the plants.
If drip irrigation doesn’t sound like the right choice for you, check out our Overhead Irrigation Kit. Specifically designed for our Farmers Friend Caterpillar Tunnels, our Overhead Irrigation Kit allows for easier cultivation (no drip tape in the way), can be used to cool temperatures in summer, doesn’t have to be moved each time you plant a new crop, and can provide more even watering to thick plantings of small leafy greens and certain root crops. Alternatively, our Field Irrigation Kit will be ideal for watering large areas at a time, generally in outdoor, uncovered beds.
What's Included?
20′of header line for irrigating up to 5, 30″ beds
Hardware for 12 lines of drip irrigation for watering up to six 30“beds @ 2 lines/bed
1500’ of drip tape
Filter (screen/disc), valve (automatic/manual), and pressure regulator1500’ of drip tape
FAQs
Check out our knowledge base of support articles below.
Tech Specs
2.39 MB pdf
1.15 MB pdf
1021.65 KB pdf
Light-duty
8‑mil
Heavy-duty
25-mil
17.5 psi
41.0 psi
0.638 in
0.636 in
12 inches
12 inches
0.23 gallons per hour at 10.0 psi
0.42 gallons per hour at 10.0 psi
Product Reviews
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Excellent product
5 out of 5 stars
Order the drip irrigation kit. Was easy to assemble. Works fantastic.
Good product
4 out of 5 stars
Good product however I had to disassemble the pressure gauge assembly and add silicone plumbers tape to keep it from leaking. Even after that it still has one small leak. Everything else works great.
Don’t be a dip, drip!
5 out of 5 stars
Great service, great product, easy instructions and install….what more could we ask for? Thanks Farmer’s Friend I’m a customer for life!
Great addition to our tunnel
5 out of 5 stars
After installing my tunnel the first thing I added was the new drip system. It is extremely user friendly and comes with more than enough drip tape for the four 50 ft rows with three lines of piece. Just like a lot of farmers friends projects the instructions are incredibly clear and easy to follow. The longest part was actually rolling out the tape but if you follow the simple suggestion of the role in between two cinder blocks and makes it a piece of cake. I highly recommend this product.
Only downside is that the trip tape is set with holes every 6in so if you have tighter planting or different layout it's something to consider.
Drip tape success!
5 out of 5 stars
Having never insalled drip tape before I thought it was going to be difficult but using the easy to follow instructions it was very easy and installed in no time with no leaks! Highly recommend this product
Great product and Amazing Company!
5 out of 5 stars
We have been beyond happy with all of our purchases from Farmers friend. They not only provide great quality products but top notch customer service.
We were missing a few pieces to our drip irrigation system when it arrived and as soon as we contacted them they shipped out the missing parts and we received them with a couple of days. Excited to get it set up now. All parts seem to be great quality.
excellent system
5 out of 5 stars
Farmers Friend treats us hobby gardeners like royalty. I bought this for my hi tunnel and it couldn't be better! bought extra to set up my mother in laws garden too. She has trouble because of sprinkling her garden. I explained she will be happier with drip tape. She was reluctant to try something new - so this is her Mothers Day gift. So simple and efficient!
What I think of drip irrigation thus far
5 out of 5 stars
The product seems fine but it is still too early for me to give the system an adequate review up here in the Northeast New York area as it is only April 6th. When I reviewed the product online, I would have liked to have seen a better description of each component including diameter of the drip tape i.e. 1/2", 5/8" 3/4" etc. When mentioning valves, the website should be more descriptive. Instead of using just the word "valve" Farmer's Friend should be more specific. Are they referring to a main shut off valve, a drip line shut off valve, a pressure reducing valve or a main line flush valve or a drip line flush valve. Those extra words would go a long way for a customer that maybe understands plumbing but is new to drip irrigation systems. Also a picture or diagram of a complete system with all the appropriate components laid out would be helpful too. I am also wondering why no choice was given on the mainline pipe diameter. The one that came with my kit was1" diameter. There may be a reason for that but I don't recall the website explaining whether this was for length of run from the water source point to the garden plot, the number of drip lines, pressure reasons.... I am not sure. We will let you know how things worked out after we get our system set up and installed in the field.
My daughter and I installed this easily after watching the video.
5 out of 5 stars
If you are a gardener and want to ease up on the watering time, this is the way to go. The kit (basic drip irrigation kit) is easily installed and I had enough tubing for all the lines for two years in a row ( I discarded drip tape after the first summer and used up what came with the kit the second summer). I'm getting ready to purchase more irrigation tape and other misc parts I need. Thank you Farmer's friend, Gardening is a real passion for me and you made it much more enjoyable.
Drip Irrigation Basic Hardware Kit
5 out of 5 stars
Easy to assemble. Parts feel solid & not wonky. Instead of hand watering, I can spend that time observing the health of the plants, addressing unwelcome critters, or harvesting. What a time saver!