Irrigation Water Use Nursery Paper 2006
In this month’s Nursery Papers, former NSW Department of Agriculture officer, creator of the Waterwork training course and renowned industry ‘water guru’ Chris Rolfe explains how you can manage your watering regime to better match the water requirements of your plants.
Irrigation water test interpretation
Regular on-site irrigation water testing is recommended for all production nurseries, but the limitation of this testing is it doesn’t show the amount of specific nutrients present in the water. This article includes a table that gives additional information on parameters that will be useful in interpreting the results of the tests.
Irrigation Water Quality Parameters 2009
Irrigation water tests interpretation
Irrigation Upgrade Case Study 2012
Carbrook Nursery: Irrigation Upgrade
Irrigation System Upgrade Case Study 2009
Logans Nursery Irrigation System Upgrade
Irrigation Scheduling Case Study 2011
Birdwood Nursery: Water Use Efficiency
Irrigation Management 2010
Water availability has not been a major concern to the nursery industry until recently. Increased urban pressure, recent drought conditions, and climate change concerns have shifted the community and grower focus more to water availability, use, and sustainability.
Irrigation Controller Features 2012
Irrigation controllers are an integral part of an efficient irrigation system. A well selected irrigation controller can significantly reduce labour costs and improve plant quality, while also reducing water use.