Drip Irrigation
Drip Irrigation
Deliver water precisely where plants need it with drip irrigation systems designed for greenhouse and nursery production. AdeptAg takes the labor out of drip installation—we punch poly pipe to your exact spacing and insert drippers for you, delivering ready-to-install systems with no downtime for your operation. From hanging basket systems achieving 95% uniformity to large-scale hydroponic vegetable operations running 30-50 cycles daily, our pressure-compensated drip solutions provide the precision and reliability that demanding production requires.
Use drip irrigation systems to:
• Eliminate poly pipe punching and dripper insertion labor with our custom preparation service
• Achieve 95% uniformity across hanging basket crops with weighted pressure-compensated systems
• Support large-scale hydroponic vegetable production with proven engineering for 350,000+ plants
• Control basket irrigation and drenching at chest height with custom valve tree manifolds
• Reduce water consumption 40-60% while keeping foliage dry to minimize disease pressure
Why AdeptAg drip irrigation matters
Anyone who has worked with drip irrigation knows the tedious reality: punching hundreds or thousands of holes in poly pipe to precise spacing, then inserting drippers one by one. This labor-intensive prep work delays installation and creates downtime when you need systems operational. AdeptAg eliminates this bottleneck—we punch poly pipe to your exact spacing and, for an additional fee, insert drippers for you. Your system arrives ready to install with no punching, no dripper insertion, and no delays. Beyond installation efficiency, our pressure-compensated systems deliver the uniformity that challenging applications demand. Hanging baskets 8+ feet in the air require weighted drippers that compensate for elevation changes—our systems achieve 95% uniformity across thousands of baskets. Large vegetable operations running 30-50 irrigation cycles daily need engineering precision that accounts for every variable—AdeptAg has supported these demanding applications for over 50 years, delivering systems that maintain uniformity across 25+ acre operations with 350,000 plants.
Valve Tree Manifolds:
Valve tree manifolds solve a critical problem in hanging basket production—how to control irrigation and apply drenches without wasting costly products. Baskets are multi-row, multi-level crops at truss heights up to 10 feet. While pressure-compensated drip handles routine irrigation, drenching becomes problematic when you fill mainlines with expensive products only to use a fraction on the baskets. Valve trees allow multiple functions: turn individual basket rows on/off at chest height, and feed drenches into the bottom of the manifold with line selection to eliminate waste. AdeptAg designs and ships valve trees preassembled to your specifications for easy installation.
System options and customization
AdeptAg drip systems feature pressure-compensated drippers for uniform flow rates regardless of line length or elevation, white or black poly pipe options, blank or pre-punched poly pipe prepared to your spacing, white weights or stakes for hanging basket systems in straight or angled configurations, and custom valve trees designed and preassembled to your requirements. Built for long-term reliability and backed by 24/7 technical support, AdeptAg drip irrigation delivers precision, durability, and the custom preparation that eliminates installation labor.
Hanging baskets at 8-10 feet elevation create significant pressure differences compared to ground-level irrigation. Standard drippers would deliver uneven flow—baskets closest to the water source would get too much, those at the end would get too little. Weighted pressure-compensated drippers solve this by maintaining consistent flow regardless of pressure variations. The weight also keeps drippers positioned in the basket rather than dangling. This combination delivers 95% uniformity across thousands of baskets at various heights and distances from the water source—critical for consistent crop quality.
Yes, and this is a major advantage. Drip systems deliver precise drench applications—whether fungicides, growth regulators, or specialty treatments—with consistency and labor savings that hand application can't match. For potted crops on benches, you can drench through the existing drip system. For hanging baskets, valve tree manifolds allow you to inject drench products into selected rows without filling entire mainlines, eliminating waste of expensive treatments. The uniformity ensures every plant receives identical treatment, and automation dramatically reduces labor compared to hand spraying or watering in treatments.