Consider Drip Irrigation For Your Landscaping!
By admin | November 12, 2008
Drip irrigation
- reduces water usage,
- easily irrigates odd-shaped and narrow areas,
- accommodates hanging baskets and other types of planters,
- may be exempt from water restrictions imposed during drought.
Installation of a drip irrigation system is relatively easy and can be accomplished by most home handymen. The required parts, pipe, fittings, tubing, valves, emitters (nozzles) and controllers to install a drip irrigation system are readily available at most of the “Big Box” home improvement centers in both individual units and packaged systems. As well, most landscaping and garden centers now carry a complete inventory of drip irrigation systems and parts.
Drip irrigation utilizes a network of plastic pipes and tubing. Water is distributed slowly, at a low flow and pressure rate to all plants, unlike sprinkler style irrigation systems, which always end up “over spraying” the areas that need watering.
A normal in-ground sprinkler system has an efficiency of between 50 and 70 percent, whereas a drip irrigation system should provide efficiencies in excess of 90 percent, providing the systems watering scheduled has been considered and programmed properly.
Plant growth is highly improved with drip irrigation because it inherently maintains a proper balance of air and water in the soil around the plants roots. With drip irrigation water is not supplied in excess quantities, it is delivered often and at low flow rates keeping the soil continually moist. Sprinkler irrigation systems have the inherent problem that produce a much more dramatic wet to dry variation in the soil and hence restrict plant growth.
Drip irrigation systems have been available to commercial growers involved in vegetables, orchards, nursery plants and greenhouses for many years. As with many products and systems originally designed for commercial use, drip irrigation has been packaged and re-engineered for residential applications. In home landscaping, drip irrigation systems provide exceptional service in vegetable, herb and flower gardens and can be readily adapted to provide watering for fruit trees and hanging baskets.
If you are considering adding or currently have a berm or mound in your landscaping, drip irrigation provides the most efficient and effective method of watering any associated plants. Any slope in landscaping is difficult to water as large quantities of water run off prior to soaking into the ground. By using the low flow rates associated with drip irrigation on a berm or mound, water is more likely to soak into the soil than run off.
For additional information on drip irrigration systems for your home or other renovation projects, visit Renovation Headquarters.
Tags: drip irrigation, flowers, in ground, landscaping, Plants, sprinkler system, Vegetables, wateringFlower Pots ECO Friendly Recycled Coconut Peat
By admin | July 5, 2008
Coconut peat flower potare the ultimate advancement in soilless culture development.
NO NEED: garden tools, chemicals, fertilizer, nursery, instrument
NO MORE: medium preparation, transplanting shock, NO CONTAINER
NON TOXIC: to humans, pets, plants and environment
Advantageous features:
ready made planting medium block, many years of shelf life
seed starter and can be used at any stage or all stages of plant life - germinating, nursery, cutting, planting
Assurance of satisfactory results after 2 years field test on over 150 kinds of plants
re-usable for herbaceous plants
SUITABLE for all kinds of plants and all types of cultivation both indoors and outdoors - seeing, bedding, potting, hanging, floating etc
Outstanding Quality
- tough, light texture, well-drained, last-long moisture holding
- light weight, easy for transporting
Self-decorating Medium
- numerous sizes, forms, colors, coated or uncoated plastic film
(MB. can be used with plastic coat torn off),-
ideal for interior and exterior decoration
- can be used upside-down
Constant Quality
- identical in physical and chemical properties
- free of weed seeds, fungi, insect eggs and other
unwanted materials
Slow-releasing Fertilizing Block
- available in all essential plant nutrients
- slowly-released nutrients
- capable of absorbing surrounding moisture
- liable to be divided for planting
Convenience for use
- two sizes of holes available, central large hole for planting,
small surrounding ones for seeding, cutting, or applying
desired substances (hormone, retardant. etc.)
Self-watering
- placed in 2-3 cm. deep water, water will be automatically absorbed
Durable quality
- MB remains constant and is highly durable to atmospheric changes,
will not crack in hot sun, will not crumble in water, will not disintegrate
in alternate wet and dry conditions
Diverged planting environment
- When placed in 2-3 cm. deep water, MB still provides suitable
moisture and good aeration
- MB can be used everywhere in all seasons
FLOWER POT PROPERTIES
Best for all kinds of plants
- flowers, vegetables, spices, herbs, climbers, aerial plants, bulbs,
field crop, trees, cacti, succulents, aquatic plants, corm, rhizome.
Backyard garden and decorating
- pesticide-free vegetables
- decorating department stores, factories, restaurants, buildings,
residents,
R & D Block
- ideal homogenous medium for plant research and development
for plant breeding, chemical testing, mutant, etc.
Precious plants production
- for mass production of seedlings, timber trees, economic trees
- without transplanting shock
- high survival rate after planting from reserved moisture and nutrients
Space Cultivation
- full-use of available space
- decorating plants between building Blocks
- hanging gardens from windows, fence, etc.
Care-free cutting
- MB is the best medium for cutting
- with self-watering technique requiring no watering
Plastic or cement field farm
- cultivation in poor soil
- ideal for innovative cultivation
- less chemical used
- no external factor from soil affecting the production
- harvest time can be determined
Floating farm
- new cultivation technique of floating crop plants on water
- Maize can be harvested in the water floating farm!
For pictures on how to cut and transplant look at www.coconut-peat.com These pictures show how easy it is to achieve massive plant growth from these pots.
Kelvin Bamfield
Manufacturer
http://www.coconut-peat.com/flower_pot_benefits.htm