Resources and Tips

Sensors can play a very important role in helping to reduce water consumption, and overwatering in the landscape. The two most common sensors used in Florida are rain sensors and soil moisture probes. As a whole, both of these suspend watering during periods of rainy...

Water conservation in the landscape is not just about saving water. More importantly it is about protecting our environment, promoting a healthy landscape and doing our part to help conserve the resource. Too much water in the landscape reduces the amount of oxygen in...

Keeping an irrigation system operating properly is a very effective way of insuring that water is not being wasted, and that the landscape is being watered properly. Most irrigation systems run while we are sleeping so unless someone checks the system during the...

Keeping your irrigation system in tip top condition is one of the best ways to minimize the inefficient use of water and to protect the investment you have in both your landscape and in your irrigation system. Heads should be adjusted to prevent overspray onto...

One of the keys to using water efficiently in the landscape is to apply water evenly over each zone in an irrigation system. Distribution uniformity (DU) is a measurement of how evenly water is applied to the area being irrigated and is expressed as a percentage. DU...