SustainSprinkle wants to be the driving force to take control of your irrigation usage, lower cost and save water worldwide. We can all benefit from saving our water supply and not wasting it, financially as well as environmentally. Some estimates state that irrigation is responsible for 80% of potable water used, that has to change. …
One inch of rain is equal to 27,154 gallons per 1 acre. South Florida has an annual precipitation of 61.3 inches per year. That is an average of 1million 600+ gallons a year for our lawns. Our sprinkler systems use 12 gallons per minute. This works out to 2160 gallons of water a week for …
Run-off pollution occurs with each rainfall when water flows over land picking up soil and grass clippings and depositing them in streams, ponds, wetlands, lakes, and rivers. In Florida at least once a year we see major water blooms and algae growth in our water ways. Run-off pollution is the major cause of this. And …
Did you know that about half of household water use goes on lawns? In South Florida, we produce about 54 million gallons of drinking water a day. Of that water close to 27 million gallons goes on lawns each day. This does not include watering lawns from private wells. In South Florida, we get about …
During the summer months, Florida has “the rainy season. During this season on average 65-75% more rainwater will be saturating your lawn. While a large amount of rainfall on your lawn might be good for some of your plants, the overflow of water that flows off your lawn is toxic to our canals, rivers, lakes, …
At Sustainsprinkle we have been doing a lot of interesting things this month. We will be sending out multiple emails every month. We are excited about our new email campaign and we know that you will find valuable information. Sustainsprinkle is now on Facebook. Please check out the page, follow and like. We will be posting at …
Soil type, field slope, and flow rate all affect surface irrigation erosion, with flow rate being the main factor that can be managed. Ideally, sprinkler irrigation will have no runoff, but application rates on moving irrigation systems can exceed the soil infiltration rate, resulting in runoff and erosion
TOO MUCH WATER Over watering a lawn is much worse for the grass and trees than under watering a lawn because a lawn that is watered too much will starve the soil of oxygen. Air is extremely important to the health of the soil and to promote deep digging grass roots. The soil underneath your sod is composed of sand, silt, and clay particles – as well as porous spaces. … Without oxygen, the roots of the sod will suffocate …