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Efficiency In Irrigation
Irrigation Efficiency is comprised of:
- The Efficient Application of Water to Your Landscape
- Efficient Irrigation Scheduling - When to Water and How Much to Water.
It is very important to construct an irrigation system that Efficiently Applies Water to your landscape. Uniform coverage and a design that factors for varying micro-climates and plant material will ensure that the appropriate amount of water is delivered to all areas of your landscape. Efficient Irrigation Scheduling (When and How Much), however, is far more important once your irrigation system is installed. When an efficient system is poorly managed and scheduled, it simply "more efficiently wastes water". Irrigation should only occur when the moisture in the soil requires replenishment and should only water long enough to refill the soil profile. By example, we do not attempt to fill our cars every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday - we fill them when the tank needs to be refilled. The same applies to our landscape. Only water when the "tank" (soil) is approaching empty and only water long enough to refill the "tank" - stop watering when the tank is full. Too much water applied too often is harmful to the plants, leaches out nutrients, pollutes our environment, and costs us due to the ever increasing water costs.
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