5.1
General Principles
5.1.5
Spacing
To work out the optimum spacing for Leeaky Hose it is recommended that the hose be placed on the ground during an initial 12-24 hour curing period. Then the spread of the water through the adjacent soil can be measured by digging down into the soil at varying distances (more deeply the further from the hose). This will suggest the optimum between each row of hose.
These first results will show the minimum spacing, as the water tends to travel further once the soil has been ‘conditioned’ by several cycles and soil moisture content is brought up to minimum levels (see 5.1.7)
The following table gives a general indication of spacing:
Soil Type Spacing
- Sand 1.0 metres
- Loam 1.6 metres
- Clay 2.0 metres
