The jabo leave's are started to turn a red/brown color. I assume its from the chlorine/chloramines in the water.
Can you recommend an inline water filter?
Mine were doing the same thing. So I finally installed inline filters. This was something that I had been meaning to do for awhile but I finally took the time over the Holiday break last month. I had to do a little excavation to get access to my irrigation lines, which was the biggest part of the project for me.
I opted for the BodyMindSoil (BMS) filter which reduces chlorines and chloramines by a huge amount (95-99% IIRC) and they also have a hard water filter media which is also what I opted for. Here is what I did:
I am using one on my garden hose, two on my drip irrigation system
On my garden hose end I have:
- quick disconnect
- Hose to NPT adapter
- 3 GPM NPT flow regulator
- NPT to Hose adapter
- BMS filter
- Garden shower sprayer
I do the quick disconnect so that it is easy to take the filter/sprayer assembly off the end of the hose when I am done using it. And I have the filter on the hose end so that I am holding it so it is not ever 'hanging' to avoid stress fracturing
On my irrigation lines (2 zones) I have:
- 1/2" line in ground (from supply)
- 1/2" to 3/4" adapter, NPT threaded end
- NPT to Hose adapter
- short hose length for flexible joint / stress relief into the filter
- BMS filter
- short hose length for flexible joint / stress relief from the filter
- NPT to Hose adapter
- 1/2" to 3/4" adapter, NPT threaded end
- 1/2" line in ground (to gardens / trees)
I excavated around my lines and buried an irrigation control valve box (from Lowes) with side walls and a removeable lid so that I can have access to the filters to replace the filter media when I need to.