Abstract: A drip irrigation hose and method of forming a drip irrigation hose is disclosed. The method includes selecting a field to be irrigated and determining a flow rate of irrigation water required for the selected field. In addition, the method includes providing a non-porous conduit material, providing at least one porous material, where the composition of the at least one porous material is different than the non-porous conduit material, and forming the drip irrigation hose with the at least one porous material and the non-porous conduit material, where the porous material forms a continuous and longitudinal strip along the length of the drip irrigation hose.