My Backyard Vineyard: Season 3: Episode 6: Irrigation Adjustments

Controlled irrigation is important for grapevines. This is especially important in dry climates like California. In this video, I show the next stage of controlled irrigation after the initial hand watering in my backyard vineyard. I show how I converted the original lawn sprinkler system to a drip/sprinkler system where I can use a timer to control the amount of water and irrigate between the vines for better root growth and fertilization but not wet the leaves. Each drip sprinkler head produces 5 gal in 10 min.

[@alexjoz]

great! Did you measure how much water is being used per hour? How's your timer set?

[@grantcramer]

Oh, yes, I forgot to mention that.Good question! Each drip sprinkler head produces 5 gal in 10 min and irrigates approximately 9 vines. I do this twice in the day twice a week (Wed and Sat), which gives each vine about 4.44 gal per week. I will adjust depending on need and weather conditions, as you should to your own particular circumstances, e.g. size of the vines, soil type, temperature, etc.