Patent ID: 7647724

Claim:
An irrigation mat comprising a base sheet, a water permeable, root shielding, top sheet and a capillary mat disposed between said base sheet and top sheet; the top sheet comprising a textile fabric defining holes sized in the range of from about 10 to 50 microns so as to permit water to seep through in at least one of drainage and capillary movement, and to prevent roots from passing therethrough said capillary mat having a bottom absorbent material with high capillary properties permitting circulation of water in all directions therein and a fluffy textile top layer material bonded to said bottom absorbent material and separating said bottom absorbent material from said top sheet; said base sheet, top sheet and capillary mat being secured together at at least along opposed overlapped side edges thereof by a securement seam; one or more flat pliable drip tapes loosely disposed between said top sheet and said fluffy textile top layer and displaceable therebetween to any desirable position, said drip tape being a hollow flat tube constructed of perforated plastics material, said drip tape extending between opposed open ends of said irrigation mat between said securement seams, said irrigation mat being capable of being rolled upon itself with said drip tapes therein.