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Micro irrigation

The principles upon which micro-irrigation are based were originally developed in the 1960's for commercial use to keep water demand to a minimum, and at the same time, optimise plant growth.

Development was initially driven by commercial farmers in arid regions of the United States of America and Israel where water is scarce. Micro irrigation has now been adopted in many parts of the world for a variety of applications including domestic gardens.

In domestic applications micro-irrigation is ideal for flower beds, hanging baskets, trees - especially newly planted, patios, containers, planters, nurserys and greenhouses, helping to beautify homes and gardens.

Micro irrigation, or drip irrigation, provides low flow rates of water locally at, or just below the soil surface.

The advantages of micro-irrigation include:

minimisation of the effort and time spent watering plants
minimal water wastage
little or no water evaporation
reduction of weed growth
the ability to precisely control the amount of water supplied to each plants root zone individually optimising plant growth
the option of efficiently providing additional plant nutrients

The micro irrigation system uses low pressure water and is comprised of small bore pipes laid on or just below the soil surface, underground emitters, drippers, small misters, connectors, and above ground misters, foggers, and jets, often gravity is sufficient to operate the system. Optional electronic timers give the system the ability to supply the required amount of water automatically.

An automatic micro-irrigation system can also be integrated to water stored in water butts.

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