Guides, comparisons, case studies and technical write-ups for everyone designing automatic irrigation.
What is cycle and soak watering: splitting irrigation into short cycles with soak pauses to prevent runoff. Infiltration tables, formulas, and clay soil examples.
What is cycle and soak watering: splitting irrigation into short cycles with soak pauses to prevent runoff. Infiltration tables, formulas, and clay soil examples.
Soil moisture sensors for irrigation: tensiometers, capacitance/FDR, TDR, gypsum blocks. Moisture thresholds, installation depth, Hunter, Rain Bird, Gardena integration.
How to group sprinklers into irrigation zones. Rules, flow calculation, pressure budget, and hydrozoning explained.
Step-by-step SmartPluvia tutorial: create a project, draw boundaries, place sprinklers, define zones, route pipes, AI analysis, BOM, PDF export.
Rotors (5–15 m, 12–15 mm/h) vs spray heads (1.2–5 m, 35–50 mm/h): comparison table, matched precipitation rule, and MP Rotator hybrid.
How to size irrigation pipes: the 1.5 m/s velocity rule, PE 25–50 mm flow tables, Hazen-Williams friction loss, worked example for 12 sprinklers.
Compare drip irrigation and sprinklers: water usage, pros and cons, decision matrix by area type. A practical guide with real numbers.
Complete spring startup checklist for automatic irrigation: inspection, flushing, testing, controller programming. 10 steps with pro tips.
How to design irrigation for plots under 100 m²: fixed spray 1.2–3.7 m, strip nozzles, MP Rotator, drip for beds, 4–6 zone controller, budget breakdown.
Case study: 200 m² front yard irrigation (20×10 m) — 3 zones, 11 nozzles, drip line, pipes, BOM. Flow 25 L/min, budget €350–500.
How to design automatic irrigation on slopes: cycle-and-soak, drip irrigation, MP Rotator nozzles, check valves. Practical guide with numbers.
Step-by-step tutorial: create a working irrigation plan for a 200 m² garden in SmartPluvia in just 10 minutes.