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When can a dribble turn into a cash flow?

08.16.2007

Submitted by tmeronek on Thu, 08/16/2007 - 12:01am.
The Bite:
When it comes to sprinklers. Outfit your garden with a microdrip irrigation system to reduce the amount of water you use, then watch the cash and time savings flood on in.
The Benefits: 
  • Micro water waste. Microdrip systems use 20%-50% less water than conventional sprinkler systems.
  • Macro money savings. Microdrip systems cost about a third more than your standard sprinkler system), but once installed, it'll save the average household more than $30 per year.
  • Bigger plants, faster. The slow, even distribution of water to the roots of your plants helps them grow faster.
  • Saving time, if you're used to standing in the yard with your hose or running around trying to move your sprinkler (without getting drenched).
Personally Speaking: 
Heather's gorgeous rose bushes would like to thank a volunteer stint at EarthPledge and classes at the NY Botanical Gardens for turning her into a microdrip-touting madwoman.
Wanna Try: 

Cocktail Fact

In Las Vegas, lawn and golf course sprinklers account for about 70% of southern Nevada's total water use.

Bang For The Bite

If 10,000 Biters switch to microdrip systems, in just one day we'll save enough water to fill 5,735 kiddie pools.

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Sue  on April 06, 2009 at 06:07 AM 1
Hey Guys, I clicked in here as an extension of today's bite and am getting ready to get rid of TONS of my lawn and put in ground covers and plants and want to switch to drip irrigation for all my beds. (I'm in south florida, we use more water for our lawns than entire countries). I couldn't get the above download you reference on this tip from august 16, 07. Can you help? thanks,Sue PS: I love the new look...
Amanda  on April 06, 2009 at 06:55 AM 2
Sue, the pdf (and another that looks helpful) is available on the "Support" page of the company's website, but it appears that their links aren't working. You might try contacting Raindrip through their "Contact Us" page here >> (http://www.raindrip.com/cms/index.php/contact/). They might be better able to help you out.
Laura  on April 06, 2009 at 06:56 AM 3
I love the water saving tips!! I would like to mention satellite irrigation as well. As a landscape professional in the midwest, I often see irrigation watering the lawn in the rain quite often. Satellite irrigation uses current weather information, info from the last few days, and weather prediction technology to decide how much water your lawn and landscape requires at that time. No more watering for 20 minutes through the rain, or right before we get rain. The trick is finding someone to set it up properly. www.irrigation.org has tons of certified irrigation professionals to help. I have clients whose satellite systems paid for themselves within 1-2 years of water savings. Find a professional, and don't be afraid to call them and ask to turn the water down if you see that it needs to. p.s. As a professional, if you plant the right plant (or grass), in the right place, irrigation is unneccessary.
donna  on August 20, 2009 at 01:09 PM 4
Every gardener should know these things by now, you can't be a Gardener and not find the best ways to save water use, it would be too expensive and wasteful. I use a San Antonio sprinkler system, they have some interesting new features, I love taking care of my plants, it's a hedonistic thing for me.
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