On hot summer days, your plants
need water the most. Unfortunately,
the dry days of summer are when municipalities need to impose water
restrictions.
The good news is that many municipalities have exemptions for drip
irrigation during water restrictions.
The reason?
Drip irrigation is 95% efficient. In other words, almost all of
the water
delivered
by drip irrigation goes straight to the root area of the plant.
Very little is lost to evaporation and none to over spray, runoff
and erosion.
In
contrast, ditch irrigation is only 50% efficient and sprinklers
are about 65% efficient.
If everyone used drip irrigation for all trees, shrubs, flower beds
and vegetable gardens in place of sprinkling, the savings in water
would be significant.
The important advantage for you is that you can keep
your prized flowers, trees, shrubs and vegetables healthy and productive
during a water restriction.
You could water by hand, but drip irrigation can be automated with
a digital timer to save you time and to deliver an accurate amount
of water to each
plant at any time of day.
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