Irrigation by crop
Irrigation for garden and orchard
Widely spaced trees, one lateral per row. Low pipe-per-acre and an easy system to extend as the planting grows.
Suits it best
Drip irrigation
Usual row spacing
3–5 m
Water need
3–5 mm/day
Why drip irrigation
Widely spaced trees — one lateral per row of trees, so pipe needed per acre is low.
What actually changes the answer
- Wide spacing (3-5 m) keeps the pipe requirement per acre low.
- Trees are a long-term planting — build for the mature canopy, not the sapling.
- Easy to extend row by row as you plant, provided the mainline was sized with that in mind.
How much pipe would garden and orchard need?
Put in your acres and the estimator works it out against this crop’s row spacing, then prices the parts from our own catalogue at published MRP.
Estimate my systemWhat you’d be buying
Spacings and water figures on this page are widely published agronomic ranges, not a design for your field. Soil, slope, water source and pump all move them. Send us your crop, acres and pump details and we’ll confirm the sizing before you commit.
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