The Wamuran Co-op carries a range of unique high quality, low volume Ein Dor, Agridor and PPI irrigation equipment. In addition, they have a much wider range readily available should customers have special needs.

These state of the art water emitters are manufactured from the highest quality materials, have excellent performance, accuracy and uniform water distribution as well as many other special features.

The emitters are especially designed to save water and energy by having available various changeable wetting diameters and flow rates. They are most suited for the irrigation of:

• Young and mature trees, orchards, citrus, bananas. avocados, custard apples etc.

• Vegetables, flowers, seedlings, germination.

• Hothouses and nurseries.

• Parks and home gardens.

• Cooling and frost protection systems.

 

The key function of any efficient irrigation design is to apply enough water evenly to meet all your plant needs in the time available.

To achieve this aim in a commercial situation it is first necessary to obtain information on the evaporation rates and crop water use of the range of plants you intend to grow. If you are planting into pots you will need to know the water holding capacity of the potting mix you are using and the types and sizes of the containers you plan to use.

You will need to take into account such things as wind conditions, the disease susceptibility of the crop, any limitations on water availability and staff activities.

At what times do the prevailing winds normally occur and from what direction do they blow? Is it possible to select irrigation times when the wind is calm or light enough to prevent distortion? Maybe you might need windbreaks, or a bottom-watering or drip system.

Some plants are susceptible to disease if they are irrigated at night or if they have wet foliage late in the afternoon. Maybe you need a system that doesn’t wet the foliage?

The irrigation schedule should not interfere with duties you or your staff need to perform in the area. Also you might be able to take advantage of cheaper power tariffs by pumping off-peak.

There is no reason why you cannot combine several system types within the area you plan to irrigate. Some of these could be:

• Misting or fog systems and separate controls.

• Drippers for tall or large foliage plants, large containers, hanging baskets etc.

• Low application rate sprinklers with fine droplet sizes for seedling trays, ferns and indoor plants.

• Overhead irrigation with impact sprinklers for outdoor plants.

• Inverted micro sprinklers for use in shade houses.

• There are also mobile booms and trough systems for special purpose needs.