As you look to water your lawn, you’ll come across the basic irrigation types: drip sprinklers, your standard spray sprinkler models, and misting systems. You may think that, because all deliver water to your plants, all essentially do the same thing. While they essentially do, how they do it and their setup make a major impact:
You’ll notice it by the hoses used, but drip irrigation tends to be an effective solution when you’ve got plants covering a small area that need to stick to a specific watering schedule.
Within their setup, drip lines release water slowly to your plants’ roots. You likely won’t notice a spray, but in the process, a far smaller amount of water gets lost to evaporation or runoff. Additionally, when you need to keep soil damp, drip systems prevent it from drying out completely.
While you might not want to set up a drip irritation system for your lawn, they can be helpful for farms and for situations requiring a non-stop, continuous low-pressure stream of water. For covering a larger area, expect to lay out longer lines and use piping for more even pressure.
Sprinkler systems, an option for both commercial and residential uses, are frequently present at golf courses, parks, hotels, and anywhere a large area needs to be watered. In general, these systems give you greater control, including the time of day, frequency, and duration, which assists with cutting costs and saving your water.
Because of how they operate, standard sprinklers are a beneficial solution for large, flat areas that require a high volume of water. Once that water shoots out, it can go directly to the soil surrounding your plants and to their roots.
More of a specific application, misting in general has a cooling effect, especially when combined with high temperatures and low humidity. With this in mind, a system can assist with controlling water by scattering a fine mist that covers a wide area – especially in comparison to a hose or traditional sprinkler.
When it comes to plants, you’ll typically find a misting system in a greenhouse, particularly where seeds are germinating. Out of this setting, its cooling properties benefit hotels and resorts, golf and tennis courts, theme parks, restaurants, fountains, and patios.
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