Aqua Hub’s Drip irrigation kits for Onions applies water to the root zones on a low-pressure and even distribution manner.

Prices of Our Drip Irrigation Kits for Onions

We have options for 15cm, 20 cm and 30 cm driplines applicable at affordable cost in drip irrigation for onions.

The prices are as listed below;

What are the Benefits of Drip Irrigation for Onions

Lower Cost – Drip irrigation kits come at lower prices unlike the cost of buying and running sprinkler systems.

 Cheap Operation Cost – The cost of running a drip irrigation system is zero as it runs on gravitational pressure.

Feasible in Wide Soil Structures – Our drip irrigation kits support the irrigation of onions in different patterns of soil.  Control mechanism enhances adequate irrigation of your onions without overwatering.

Works in both flat and slopy terrains – you can use pressure compensating driplines for even water supply in slopy lands. For flat lands, non-pressure compensating driplines are available.

Lower Labor Expenses – you don’t require any labor force to operate the drip irrigation system. Once set up and running, one person can operate it.

Reusable – previously used driplines can still be applicable for irrigation of onion farms.

Evaluating Drip Irrigation Costs in Onion Cultivation

Any farmer or enthusiast planning to start drip irrigation needs to learn about the cost breakdown below;

Cost of Requirements

The requirements for a complete setup of drip irrigation systems for onions are;

• Driplines
• HDPE Pipes
• Filters
• Connectors & Fittings
• End Caps
• Clamps
• Fertilizer Kit

Cost of Installation

The cost of installing a drip irrigation system on your onion farm depends on the farm size and region.

How to Implement Drip Irrigation System for Onions

After assessment of the cost, viability and effectiveness of drip irrigation, your next path is implementing. Plans for implementing drip irrigation systems to enhance high yield in onion farming includes;

• Research and learning about the importance and application of smart drip irrigation systems
• Making water available on your farm by making a water pan or drilling a borehole.
• Reaching out to select and purchase appropriate drip irrigation systems.
• Getting your land ready for installation.
• Propagating and making all trenches for pipework and installation needs.
• Ensuring proper installation and testing.

Analyzing the Financial Viability of Drip Irrigation for Onions

Drip irrigated Onions produce a higher yield which means a higher income generation to the farmer.

While the focus of drip irrigation is to utilize water use and improve water supply balance in the crop field. You therefore conserve much water and spend less on future water costs.

Other than water lower costs, fertilizer feeding costs is also reduced through drip fertigation.

Drip irrigation is one way to suppress weed growth and means you have less expenses on herbicides.

How to Choose the Right Driplines | Drip Irrigation for Onions

Drip irrigation systems can uniformly impart moisture and nutrients on different Onion growing fields.

With many brands and drip irrigation kits available in the market , quality should be the first basis for selection.

Checking from an online store may be insufficient to weigh the quality of drip irrigation kits. Consider brand reputation, reviews and recognition.

Learn about the cost of drip irrigation for each farm unit to weigh your options.

The crop you are doing should determine which dripline to use, in this case a 15 cm spacing drip tape is the best one.

Landscape or terrain of your land has a suitability to a specific dripline type.

Bed size also affects the length and number of driplines you should do. An onion bed can support 3 or 4 driplines per bed.