Top Drip Hardware Question.

I want to do a top drip on 12 buckets. I want to find something better than those rain bird type emitters because they have poor flow distribution (only drips on one little area of the pot), and they have uneven flow when connecting more than one or two pots.

My understanding is that if you want even water distribution you either have to have all your lines be the exact same length, or use pressure compensating emitters. All the pressure compensating emitters I've found online are too small and suffer from the same lack of coverage as any other emitter.

Is anyone using something else that can give your plants a good drench over the entire top of the pot, or at least significantly more of an area that a 1/4" emitter.

I use these. They have a filter in the top that screws in. None of my lines are equal and the only flow problems I've had is because the filter needed washed out.

Might look into the floraflex system.

Thanks.

tilopa said:

I want to do a top drip on 12 buckets

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i use one of these. you could do 2 pumps/ 2 manifolds.

at the end of each piece of tubing, i use a brass tee to give it some weight and just place it close to the stem