Drip Irrigation in San Diego, also known as trickle irrigation or micro irrigation is an irrigation method by which less water and fertilization is used by allowing water to slowly drip into the soil of plants or directly into the root zone through a network of valves, pipes and tubing.
Drip Irrigation is thought by many to be the greatest invention for agriculture since the invention of the sprinkler. Incidentally sprinkler systems are around 75-85% efficient while Drip Irrigation systems in San Diego are typically 90% or higher. What that means is much less wasted water! For this reason drip is the preferred method of irrigation in the desert regions of the United States. But drip irrigation has other benefits which make it useful almost anywhere.
Here are a few advantages of Drip Irrigation in San Diego:
* Usually operated at lower pressure than other types of pressurised irrigation, reducing energy costs.
* Lower labor cost.
* Highly uniform distribution of water i.e., controlled by output of each nozzle.
* Minimized soil erosion.
* High water application efficiency.
* Allows safe use of recycled water.
* Foliage remains dry thus reducing the risk of disease.
* So much more!
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Below you will find a simple example of how a typical Drip Irrigation System in Sand Diego would work.
