IS A DRIP IRRIGATION THE BEST WAY FOR YOUR LANDSCAPE?

Source: Agrotechnomarket.com

Drip irrigation systems are a water-efficient, cost-effective method of delivering water directly to your plants' roots. Drip irrigation systems can be great for many landscapes, but like anything else, they have advantages and disadvantages, and whether or not they're right for your landscape beds depends on the specific characteristics of your landscape. But you’ll be better served by a conventional irrigation system for large spaces that need watering, such as turf areas.

Regardless of what type of irrigation system installed, the equipment requires regular maintenance, and plants and turf must be carefully monitored to ensure that they are getting water they need to thrive.

Advantages and Disadvantages of Drip Irrigation

Advantages of Drip Irrigation:

1. Maximum use of available water.
2. No water being available to weeds.
3. Maximum crop yield.
4. High efficiency in the use of  fertilizers.
5. Less weed growth and restricts population of potential hosts.
6. Low labour and relatively low operation cost.
7. No soil erosion.
8. Improved infiltration in soil of low intake.
9. Ready adjustment to sophisticated automatic control.
10. No runoff of fertilizers into ground water.
11. Less evaporation losses of water as compared to surface irrigation.
12. Improves seed germination.
13. Decreased to tillage operations.

Disadvantages of Drip Irrigation:

In spite of the fact that drip irrigation has so many potential advantages, they have disadvantages also, there are as follow:

1. Sensitivity to clogging
2. Moisture distribution problem
3. Salinity hazards
4. High cost compared to furrow.
5. High skill is required for design, install and operation.