Probes to test soil moisture have been around awhile and many turf managers are using them. Stevens Water Monitoring has taken soil moisture testers to…
Rain Water Harvesting is promoted for a few reasons. One of which is to collect and store rainfall to supply irrigation water. Nothing really new,…
Harvesting water means storing it. Storage can be a subterranean cavity or tank, an above ground tank, or in a pond. When using an above…
Lots of irrigation industry and government people talk about water conserving irrigation systems. It begs the question, what does water conserving irrigation look like? (more…)
Central control systems are supposed to operate almost fully automated. Most are not. The reason why is due to lack of trust in the scheduling the…
I happened to see the movie Hunger Games which got me thinking about water. Don’t ask! Back in 2008 the National Golf Course Owners Association…
The Irrigation Association settled on Lower Quarter Distribution Uniformity as the measurement for sprinkler performance many years ago. Easy, but time consuming, to measure and…
Almost all superintendents believe reducing irrigation water use (or runtime) is a good objective. The reasons vary. (more…)
You know ET based irrigation controllers can save money by reducing water usage. Does your customer get it? Probably not. (more…)
