What could you do to make your landscape healthy and green? You can learn the factors behind making the landscape healthy. Here are some tips for you which will help you get your results.
Using Sprinkler Heads:
1. It is good to adjust the sprinkler heads properly so that they do not spray sidewalks, driveways or walls. Otherwise, it will be a misuse of water.
2. You should set them so that they can facilitate head-to-head coverage. This means, the spray of your one sprinkler should reach the head of the nearby sprinkler.
3. You need to level all your sprinkler heads to grade so that you can stop spray blockage.
Using Nozzles and Irrigation Clocks:
4. Make use of the most efficient nozzles and irrigation clocks to get the best results.
5. You should adjust your irrigation clock seasonally. Also you have to keep in mind some watering restrictions.
Checking Your Irrigation System:
6. You need to check your sprinkler system on weekly basis. Suppose you come across some missing or broken sprinklers, you need to immediately replace with new ones.
7. You’re supposed to check your drip line once in a month. This would help you know whether there are breaks in the line or emitter clogs.
Using Drip Irrigation System:
8. Low-flow or drip irrigation are efficient watering option you can choose for irrigation trees and shrubs. The benefit behind using this system is to supply water directly to the root level and thus benefits in maintaining moisture level.
9. Using drip irrigation less frequently is better for plants than daily watering.
You know that a variety of plants and shrubs need different level of irrigation. Thus, your choice of irrigation system can also vary. Schedule your irrigation task keeping in mind the humidity level, shade and the climatic condition. You may water the areas in the shade something around 30-35 % less than the sunny areas.
