With drought conditions in many parts of the US, water conservation has taken on a new urgency this summer. In this Episode Michael offers tips on how you can get the most out of your current system – and save some on your water bill as well.
A common assumption is that the secret to having a green and healthy yard is water, water and more water. Nature is struggling to meet our ever-increasing demands for water and we are facing drought conditions with water rationing in some parts of the country. Simply put — there is a limit to how much water we can consume without ever-increasing consequences.
Michael Glassman is an award winning landscape designer and in this weekly podcast series offers tips on how to save water and still have a great yard. Michael has twenty years of experience in the field and has been featured in such publications as Sunset Magazine, Fine Gardening, Better Homes and Gardens, and Landscape Architecture.
He is designer and co-host of the Discovery Home Channel program Garden Police.
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If you install a filter with the pressure reducer, that cures the clogging problem. I like the Rain Bird PRF-075 which has a pressure reducer and filter in one unit. Drip watering works great in planter areas around the house because you can get individual plant watering and huge water savings compared to spray heads in the same area.
best sprinklers are the one at 0.47 love them
I refuse to use drip for several reasons: it clogs easily, it’s more prone to vandalism (weather by a person, or even a critter running through and tripping on it), and it dries the hell out of the ground around the plants. It’s good for small planter areas, but when the area is large and you have to go clear out and reposition all those emitters, you’ll be hurtin’. Finally, when you get a lateral break, it’ll leak for hours instead of minutes and then you’ve wasted even more water.
You are very wrong about that….get out in the field more. I use 90% Hunter, 10% Rain Bird..but these are the 2 best in the business. Hunter heads are the best, no valve problems & clocks are easiest to use.
Hunter is not a quality company. By expirence I’ve seen this many times in the field.
Rain sensors,, “mandatoy”, sounds like another government regulation. Do you work for the government JACK?
Rain sensors should be mandatory, with fines if not installed, the entire usa.
Sprinkler tech has really evolved from the 60′s there were many companys that made spray heads that didn’t quite make it. Many lasted for many years and were then bought out by bigger companys. IE Rainjet bought by toro. Sunbeam by orbit, etc. Then again there are some that have been born IE ceres LawnLife by rainbird (you guys are smart to not put your name on that line!) Hunter is another quality american company. Oh yeah good job not being like orbit.
Great info
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