THE NEED FOR PROPER IRRIGATION

Your lawn and landscaped areas need exact amounts of water at precise intervals for proper development.  Light rains or short downpours are not adequate, because the soil is not soaked deeply enough.  Deep soaking is important because it encourages development of a deep root system.  Deep-rooted plants have a greater supply of water to draw from and are healthier.  Plants watered with light sprinkling develop a shallow root system, resulting in weaker drought prone plant life.

 If rain fall is inadequate, the result is:

The home owner has three basic options to deal with inadequate rain fall:

1. Do nothing and gamble that nature will provide enough water at the right times   and amounts to keep their expensive lawn and landscaped areas alive.

2. Commit to dragging hoses and sprinklers around all summer but then who has that much time to dedicate to watering.

3. Install an underground, fully automatic irrigation system.

IRRIGATION SYSTEMS AND HOW THEY WORK

The two most common types of irrigation applications are:  drip irrigation or pop-up sprinklers for landscaped areas or, pop-up sprinklers for lawn areas. An irrigation system usually has many zones and begins at the water supply most suitable for irrigation.  The main line  transports water from the water supply, through a shut-off valve, a master valve, a back-flow pre-venter,   then continues to  zone valves located throughout the irrigated area of your property and finally to the zone. 
The controller opens both the master valve and the specified zone valve and the water then flows to the sprinkler, spray heads or rotors.  If the zone valve opens to a drip zone, the water flows through a filter and a pressure regulator to the drip tubing and out emitters. In the event of rain, most irrigation systems should have a rain sensor which will not allow the irrigation system to operate.

HOW TO IRRIGATE

The need for irrigation depends mainly on your soil type, weather and localized conditions (i.e. sun, shade, etc.)

The best thing to do is watch your grass for telltale signs of wilting:

The most accurate way to check the need for irrigation is to feel a sample of soil taken with a soil probe or by using a knife to cut out a wedge about 4 inches deep in the ground.

More frequent irrigation is necessary where:

The key to irrigating your lawn is to get enough water into the soil to thoroughly soak the root zone.  How can you determine if you are getting the right amount of irrigation for your lawn? The weekly requirement is about 1 inch for clay soil, 3/4 inch for sandy soils.

The installation of our high quality irrigation systems will give you a greener thicker lawn and garden, eliminating patches with less weeds.

Driven by today's most advanced technology our exceptional products will provide you with trouble free rotary sprinklers with engineered nozzles for water-saving efficiency and consistency! 

Your lawn and garden will get an evenly distributed rate of water that your soil can absorb.