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Drip irrigation is a specialized watering system designed to deliver moisture directly to the roots of your plants and flowers, keeping your garden healthy and vibrant. If you’ve put time and effort into creating a beautiful landscape, an irrigation company can help ensure it gets the right amount of water with an efficient watering system setup. This system conserves water while providing consistent hydration, making it ideal for maintaining thriving flower beds and gardens.
What is Drip Irrigation, and How Does it Help?
Drip irrigation is a system that can save water and nutrients. Specifically, it allows water to trickle slowly near the base of the plant, feeding the roots—either from above or below the soil. This watering system is made up of tubing, pipes, valves, and emitters. The goal is to place water directly into the root zone in order to minimize evaporation.
Sunrise Irrigation & Sprinklers can install one for you. Once installed, it creates healthier growing conditions and higher yields, while also saving time and money for gardeners and homeowners.
There are many benefits of installing a high-quality drip irrigation system, including the following:
Better plant health.
By letting the water drip, it penetrates slowly and deeply into the soil, thus placing moisture at the roots, exactly where it is needed. Plants prosper and grow quickly when they are watered uniformly.
Less waste.
One advantage of drip irrigation is that there is little water loss due to evaporation, wind, or runoff. Compared to traditional overhead sprinklers, a good system typically uses one-quarter to half the amount of water.
Keeps mulch intact.
Drip irrigation is good for mulched areas because it can directly water the soil without washing away the mulch.
Environmental benefits.
There is less chance of erosion occurring, and as a result, very little runoff in the area’s streams and rivers.
Reduced risk of disease.
Keeping the water near the roots keeps foliage dry, which reduces the incidence of powdery mildew and other diseases that occur in damp conditions. Unlike these systems, overhead sprinklers do not have this feature.
Money savings.
Your monthly water bill will be much smaller with an effective drip irrigation system which is more effective.
Saves time.
When you install a drip irrigation system, you do not have to continually drag hoses and sprinklers from one spot to another. Not only does this save time, but frustration. Many irrigation kits come with a timer add-on, which provides a level of automation that makes irrigation even easier.
Weed control.
Weed seeds are water-starved, and germination is limited when you set up a system that places water in the area directly around the plant.
Adaptability.
Drip irrigation systems work with any soil type and even most unleveled landscapes when configured properly.
Appearance.
With this watering system, you can easily hide the tubes with a layer of organic mulch.
Efficient Irrigation with Rain Bird Products
Rain Bird Xerigation/Landscape Drip products are for low-volume irrigation systems. By delivering water at or near the plants’ root zones, Rain Bird Xerigation® products offer targeted watering with greater efficiency for healthier plants and outstanding water savings. With over 150 products, Rain Bird has the broadest drip irrigation product line in the industry to meet any site requirements
Rain Bird products have watering solutions with a variety of:
- drippers
- emitter tubing
- bubblers
- micro sprays
- and kits
Sunrise Irrigation & Sprinklers proudly uses Rain Bird products for our irrigation system installations.
Why Choose Sunrise Irrigation & Sprinklers to Install Your Drip Irrigation System?
Looking for a top irrigation and sprinkler company in Tampa Bay? Sunrise Irrigation & Sprinklers is honored by the feedback we receive from our customers, peers, and business rating systems. We also go the extra mile to partner with the best vendors and trade organizations for knowledge and support.
At Sunrise Irrigation & Sprinklers, we know sprinkler installation and repair, landscape lighting, all-natural mosquito control, and more. Our certified specialists have beautified residential landscapes in Palm Harbor and the Tampa Bay area for 20+ years.
As an established, family-owned business, we believe that keeping Florida homes looking their best begins with a healthy lawn. That’s why we invite you to give us a call at 727-275-2204 or schedule a consultation – so we can discuss how we can help your landscape become lusher, greener, and healthier.
