Retail Irrigation Upgrades to Reduce Labor and Improve Plant Health
Many production growers have turned to automation to reduce labor and improve the quality of their plants. However, retail garden centers are behind the automation curve, still hand watering regularly. Upgrading retail irrigation systems that are tailored to merchandising can significantly benefit garden centers, minimizing labor requirements and enhancing plant health.
Irrigation Upgrades to Reduce Labor and Improve Plant Quality
With unemployment below 4%, labor remains tight. Finding employees is a difficult task, not to mention finding people qualified to water correctly. Upgrading your irrigation systems can reduce labor greatly while improving plant quality.
It Starts With a Dripper
Developing a completely integrated water system for a customer requires a specific process. Of course, it begins with conversations about the facility, the cropping system, room size and zoning. We must understand the basic building blocks of the facility to start to envision how the water will be used.
Irrigation Automation – Without Losing Control
Often, at Dramm, we work with customers that understand the benefits of installing an irrigation system but do not want to automate. They see that proper nozzles or drippers will provide more even water to their plants. However, they see automatic irrigation as giving up control of when to water and how much water to provide to the plants.
