Tomato Drip Irrigation Kits

Best Drip Irrigation System for Tomatoes

Tomato drip irrigation kit is meant to help farmers achieve maximum yields. Grekkon tomato drip irrigation kits are designed to use less water, maximize yields and eventually increase farmers’ income. Our tomato drip irrigation systems are custom made to fit your farm and budget. The drip lines and other components used are of top quality to ensure they last for years.

Why irrigate tomatoes?

Irrigation for tomatoes will always lead to higher yields, larger fruits, better quality fruits, zero incidences of blossom end rot and bigger fruits with no cracks. Well irrigated tomatoes have been shown to have more than 51% increase in yield than tomatoes not properly irrigated.

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Tomato drip irrigation kit components

Tomato drip irrigation system from Grekkon Limited consists of the following:

1. 16mm driplines with a spacing of 15cm, 20cm or 30cm. Our driplines have a flow of between 1.5L per hour to 2.2L per hour depending on the pressure. The driplines have a wall thickness of 0.3mm and 0.4mm. They are UV treated to last long.
2. Main pipe and sub main pipes. Depending on the size of the farm, the main pipe could be as small as 32mm (1’’) to as large as 8’’. Small farms maintain a single sized piping system while larger farms have a main and a sub main piping systems.
3. Filtration system. This consists of a filter that traps dirt and other debris in water before entering the driplines. The filter prevents blocking of the dripline emittters.
4. Fittings and accessories. This consists starter connectors, rubbers, offtakes, drip to drip connectors and endcaps.
5. Control valves. This consists for ball corks that create partitions in the farm. Tomato drip irrigations system have to be sub divided into smaller sizes to ensure water flows in each and every corner of the farm uniformly and at the same time.

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Various tomato drip irrigation kits and the number tomato plants

Farm Size	Approx No of Tomato Plants
1/8 acre	1,200- 1,500
1/4 acre	2,000- 2,500
1/2 acre	5,000-5,500
1 acre	9,500-12,000

How to irrigate Tomatoes

• Tomatoes are heavy consumers of water. You have to create proper irrigation scheduling for opening and closing. Do not over irrigate your tomatoes as this may cause diseases.

• During cold weather, reduce irrigation water. In hot weather, increase water supply to your tomatoes.  Using drip irrigation, you can irrigate tomatoes to between 20min to 30min.

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