Tag: orchards

Practicing water conservation isn’t just for the ornamental landscaper; commercial as well as home orchards can also be water wise and water efficient.

Ways to Conserve Water in Orchards

• Perform a distribution uniformity test of your irrigation system
• A distribution uniformity between 90-100% is considered a uniform system; this ensures that plants are watered evenly and more efficiently
• This also helps avoid excess water application and runoff
• Perform regular maintenance
• Check for line breaks
• Check for plugged emitters
• Clean filters

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