The quality of irrigation water can have a huge affect on the productivity of a nursery. It is vitally important to the continued successful and efficient operation of a production nursery that the quality of the irrigation water supply is sampled and analyzed by an accredited laboratory before first establishing the site and then regularly…
Sprinkler layout and selection for igloos and poly houses
There are many ways that water can be saved in a production nursery. This fact sheet lists ten suggestions.
Hand watering is a common practice in many production and retail nurseries, with 55% of production nurseries using this method to some degree. Sometimes hand watering is regarded as an efficient irrigation method without full knowledge of the underlying principals and actual efficiencies of alternative methods. During 2008, DPI&F, Qld conducted an investigation into the…
Case Study – Tingalpa Wholesale Nursery
This fact sheet from the Department of Natural Resources looks at the causes of taste and odour problems in water supplies. Possible methods on how the problems might be prevented and treated are considered.
This fact sheet from the Department of Natural Resources describes some of the problems that can be caused by the presence of dissolved iron in a water supply. Other topics discussed include iron levels, preventative measures and treatment measures.
This fact sheet from the Department of Natural Resources describes water hardness, hardness limits, and how a water softener operates to treat water.
This fact sheet from the Department of Natural Resources discusses the formation of scale inside pipelines, as well other information including testing for scale material, water analysis, treatment methods, hardness reduction, reducing pH, and treating pipelines.
This fact sheet from the Department of Natural Resources outlines the basic requirements for water sampling, where to send samples for analysis and the types of analyses that can be made.