Emitters, Drippers & Reading the Curve
Dripper flow rates, stakes-per-plant, pressure compensation, and how to read the daily VWC curve off a sensor so P0–P3 becomes data-driven instead of calendar-driven.
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The hardware that makes the curve repeatable
Uniform irrigation is a plumbing problem before it is an agronomy problem. If two plants in the same room get different water volumes per shot, no recipe can save them — they will drift apart in VWC, EC, and ultimately yield. The fix is pressure-compensated emitters and correct dripper counts, sized to the media.
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