How to buy irrigation equipment for your garden

Using the wrong equipment for irrigation can lead to wastage of water and that is why it is very important that you buy irrigation equipment which suits your farming needs.

The most water efficient irrigation system is watering by hand. This is because it tends to use the least amount of water on landscapes. The only problem with this method of irrigation is that many at times people are not always available when the plants need watering.

 It is therefore important to note that different types of systems are more water efficient than others. Below are some of the major types of water efficient irrigation systems.

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How to buy irrigation equipment for your farm

Drip irrigation

This is a precise, slow, direct system of applying water to the soil. The environmental and water saving benefits of drip include decreased run off, evaporation, and overspray. Drip irrigation is often preferred where there are relatively few plants spread over a large area for example a few large bushes with a lot of open space between them, or where there are hard to water areas such as narrow planters. Remember that when installing drip irrigation, a device to lower the water pressure and a special filter to keep the system from clogging up must be included.

Stream rotor pop-ups

Stream rotors replaced traditional pop-up spray heads. Compared to traditional spray heads, stream rotors are fairly water conserving and only release about 25 percent of the water per minute; reducing evaporation and reducing runoff as well.

Stream rotors work well where there is need to water a lot of plants that have fairly short root systems, like many ground covers and bunch grasses.

Bubblers

Bubblers are a form of precise watering that deliver water deep into the soil- hence it is especially useful around plants that have deep roots such as trees. They are also very useful in certain planter boxes where traditional sprinklers will not work.

The best thing about bubblers is that they are durable, require little maintenance, require minimal filtration, they minimize overspray and evaporation and have an easily adjustable flow rate.

What to note

Water pressure

You need to check your available water pressure to ensure that you buy the right irrigation equipment that suits your home. Can do this by (1) contacting your local retail water purveyor and request a pressure reading, (2) check your pressure with a gauge (available at your local landscape supply store) at a hose bib. If your house happens to have a hose bib located on the water line before the line enters the house, test the pressure at that location as it will tell you the available pressure before water passes through the pressure regulator for the house.

It is important to identify your available water pressure so you can select equipment that is optimized for that operating pressure. 

Well if you are planning to buy irrigation equipment foryour farm it is important that you put in mind the factors discussed above to help you choose the right irrigation equipment that suits your farm needs.