Simple drip irrigation in Kenya is a system by Grekkon Limited for small farms, or urban plots. Our drip kits in Kenya are for subsistence vegetable production, common as kitchen gardens. This drip irrigation system in Kenya operate by gravity flow of water from a raised water tank. Common vegetables are; cabbage, tomato, capsicum, chilies, pumpkin, butternut, kales, collards, onion, garlic, and spinach. Others are traditional African vegetables such as; terere, blacknight shade, murenda and so on. Other crops are fruits such as; water melon, pawpaw, passion, banana, tree tomato/ tamarillo, and strawberry. Or spices such as; rosemary, lemon grass, citronella, geraniums, and mint
To make a small drip irrigation system, follow these steps below;
Acreage | Size in Meters Square | Price in KES |
Kadogo drip kit | 50 to 200 | KES 3,500 |
1/8th acre | 506 | KES 17,500 |
1/4 acre | 1,024 | KES 33,000 |
I. Vegetables
a. Off-takes. From the 32mm PE pipe to the drip line. Your drip emitter spacing is 15cm, or 20cm, or 30cm
b. Rubbers. They prevent leakage between at the point of off-take and HDPE pipe connection
c. Drip to drips. They connect one drip line to the other if here is damage on the line
d. End caps. They are plugged at the end of the drip line to keep in water
II. Fruits
i. Starter connector. It connects the 32mm PE pipe to the 16mm HDPE line. Your drip emitter spacing is 15cm, or 20cm, or 30cm
ii. Button drips. They evacuate water from the 16mm HDPE pipe to the plant base
iii. End lines. They are plugged at the end of the 16mm HDPE line to keep in water
iv. PE to PEs. They connect one HDPE line to the other if here is damage on the line
A planting beds maker
The cheapest drip irrigation system is one whose main line or sub main line comprises of poly vinyl chloride (PVC) pipes. these pipes are cheaper than HDPE pipes
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