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Kōrero: Irrigation and drainage

Drip irrigation

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Drip irrigation

Drip irrigation is particularly suited to orchards or vineyards. Water lines along each row have small holes at the site of each tree. This allows a continuous dripping of water, which is very efficient and stops the soil from drying out.

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Terry Heiler, Irrigation and drainage – Irrigation methods, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/photograph/19644/drip-irrigation (accessed 25 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Terry Heiler, i tāngia i te 1 March 2009.