Is this a familiar situation?

Look how much water is running off! How much is soaking in? How deep is it getting? How long should I wait? Watering one at a time takes too long! There's got to be a better way!   Well...There is a better way!

Instructions - Weekly Tree Watering

How Many Do I Need?

It doesn't matter if you have 3 trees or 30 trees, you'll need one injector for each. Reservoir count is flexible, however, requiring some consideration.

- For maximum time savings, you'll need a reservoir for each tree. Regardless of soil type, your time will be limited only by the reservoir fill time. About 1 minute per tree.

- For minimal budget, you should plan on one reservoir per three injectors. The soil percolation rate will be the limiting factor on speed, estimated to be around 5 minutes per tree.

How It Works
The root well is the area disturbed when the tree was planted. For the first few years, this area will soak water better than the surrounding, more compact, soil.

Placement of the injector should be centralized, but anywhere within the root well should yield the same results.

Soaking the root well insures complete and accurate watering coverage. The undisturbed soil will wick water from the root well, eventually promoting the roots to expand beyond the root well. Significant development may take up to three years, at which point weekly watering is no longer critical.

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10 Times Faster Than Hose Methods
A tree irrigating method that attaches to your garden hose limits you to watering one-at-a-time. They will require at least 10 minutes per tree which adds up to "not practical" if you have more than three trees. A hose-free Self-Contained tree watering system is the most efficient way to approach multi-tree applications.

The Tree I.V. root feeder system uses portable 5-gallon Reservoirs that can be filled in less than one minute using the same garden hose. You can finish watering trees in 10% of the time required for hose-only methods. If you have 10 trees, you can save 90 minutes a week!

Half the Price of Drip Irrigation Bags
If 5-gallons of water is enough to completely soak the root well, why use more? If 5-gallons will percolate in 10 minutes, why wait 90 minutes? Drip bags can give you these disadvantages for about $20 per tree, twice the cost of a comparable Tree I.V. system.

Percolation Rates

Different soil types have different percolation rates. Regardless of the type of soil you have, the perk rate is determined by nature and there is no practical way to exceed it. Gravitational head pressure is all that's required. Tree I.V. uses the natural gravitational force to keep the water flowing at the maximum rate. Now that we've established the limits, here are the drain times you should expect with a filled Tree I.V. Reservoir:

• Sandy soil: 5 minutes

• Loamy soil: 10 minutes

• Clay content: 30 minutes

• Heavy clay: 60 minutes or more

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Working Parts
Injector

The 10 inch long root feeder spike is the key to the tree watering system. Installed at any time, the injector quickly and easily mates to a reservoir with a snug, slip-on fit. Water migrates down the hollow shaft and exits through multiple outlet holes ranging from 4" to 9" below the surface. A 3" diameter shoulder serves as a depth stopper and also prohibits water from resurfacing along the body.

Each injector comes with a snap-on cap. The cap is used to keep the injector clean when not in use, and as a driving surface during installation. Molded from HDPE, both components are durable and UV resistant.

Key Benefits

- No run-off

- Pinpoint accuracy

- Deep-root soaking

- Maximum flow rate

Reservoir

A simple 5-gallon pail modified with a 1" hole to easily mate with the top of the injector. The hole is located near the side so the injector can be located closer to the center of the root well, and for easy installation and removal. A plug is available so you can fill the reservoir and move to remote locations. Installing the reservoir pops the plug away and tree watering begins instantly!

Key Benefits

- One-minute fill time

- Does the waiting for you

- Provides adequate quantity

- Easy to add water soluble nutrients.

- Easily portable and easily stackable

- Can be plugged, filled, and transported to remote trees

Mating Parts - The upper end of the injector is chamfered for easy alignment and makes a good insertion. The snug fit provides an adequate seal with no parts to fail.

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Guarantee
If you are not 100% completely satisfied with this product just contact us to return it within 30 days from the original date of your purchase and we will issue a refund. We are that confident in the quality and the overall success you will achieve with this product. Guaranteed!