Hi Elaine
>> micro-sprinklers with adjustable heads that sit very low to the ground but can spray up to an 8ft. diameter.
>> Drippers are the most efficient. I just find it hard to make them cover evenly.
I agree with you. Small sprayers can be positioned to cover a wide area with just a few fittings. I tried some 1/4" dripline, but didn't really trust it to be spreading out belowground. I would think it would be even worse in sand: the water would flow straight down instead of spreading out.
Before I amended my clay, water ran off as if I were watering asphalt.
I'm lucky to have cool summers and not much wind, so sprayers aren't as inefficient for me as they would be in a hot, dry, windy climate.
Oh! Thanks for the photos! Are those Antelco "Spectrum" sprayers?