What Is the Most Cost Effective Irrigation System?

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Fed up of dragging a cumbersome garden hose around to water your lawn? Want to know what the most cost-effective irrigation system is? Then you need to continue reading to find out more!

Drip irrigation is when water is regularly and slowly applied directly on an area. The concept of this system is to irrigate the root zone and not just the surface.

This system applies water that is under pressure, dripping one drop at a time via small emitters. Water can be sprayed also as a fine mist over some of the surface or bubbled onto the soil in small streams.

Although drip systems only irrigate a certain portion of the soil, the amount of wet soil will greatly depend on the soil characteristics, the length of the irrigation, the emitter discharge, and how many and the spacing of emitters.

Drip irrigation is considered one of the most efficient types of system, and the efficiency of applied and lost water ranges from 80 – 90%. So, what exactly does this mean? Its efficiency comes in 2 fold, which are:

• Applying water drop by drop, which gives the soil time to soak it in before it evaporates
• Water is applied to the root zone where it is needed most

Limitations

Despite its numerous benefits, a drip system also has limitations, which are listed below.

• Clogging of emitters due to chemicals, small outlets, soil particles, or organic materials
• Damage to the pipes due to rodents
• Uniformity of water distribution because of the elevation differences on unleveled fields
• Potential salt accumulation
• Plants are more susceptible to stress should the system fail

If you would like to know about our Rodriguez Irrigation irrigation system products, and you live in or around the Issaquah, WA region, please do not hesitate to call us at (425) 765-6231 anytime.