From Concept To Harvest: The Journey of Implementing Commercial Irrigation System

Commercial irrigation systems have gained popularity for all the right reasons. It is not just a concept anymore but there was a time when it existed just on papers. From farming and gardening to beautification of commercial properties installing an irrigation system has become a common thing. Needless to say that it is quite a journey. In today’s article let’s discuss how it all happened and from where did it all start.

What Is Irrigation Technology?

Let us start with irrigation technology itself. What is an irrigation system ? What does it do and why is it important? Well, an irrigation system is nothing but an automated system which is used to deliver water for household requirements and for outdoor use, like watering plants, gardens, lawns and farm lands. In today’s world automation is becoming more and more common in commercial spaces. Commercial application of irrigation systems is also a result of the very same thing. In short, the irrigation system is an intricate network of pipes, underground tunnels, channels of pumps and spray that is combined together to supply ample amount of water in a vast area.

Different Types Of Irrigation Systems

Commercial or not, water irrigation systems can be majorly divided into four different types depending upon the mode of water supply.

1. Surface Irrigation:

   By far the simplest type of irrigation system. In surface irrigation water is distributed over the soil surface or the ground which eventually spreads all over the targeted area due to gravity. This kind of irrigation system works fine for farm lands. This requires less expenditure also as the water flows all by itself. Hence it is seen mostly in remote areas, villages and in huge farming areas with smoother soil quality as the soil quality impacts the spreading of water on the ground.

2. Sprinkler:

   Water sprinkler irrigation method uses a sprinkler system which sprays water in the air. The sprinklers are installed in a net like geometry. When the sprinkler operating system is turned on all the sprinkler heads starts spraying water. Each sprinkler head covers a certain area which is calculated to set the distance between two sprinkler heads. This one can get a bit more expensive than the surface irrigation as a lot of sprinkler heads are required to cover a farming land. This system is mostly used in gardens as sprinkling of water helps keep grasses and smaller plants soak better hence keep them greener. 

3. Drip or Trickle:

   This one is a micro irrigation system. In this system the water is basically rolled down near the surface very slowly. The flow rate of water is kept very low. A network of small taps is created using pipes. Since the water is released close to the ground hence this irrigation method can be used in almost all types of soils.    

4. Subsurface:

   In subsurface method the water irrigation system is buried below the soil surface to water the roots of the greens. Here the depth of the irrigation network depends on the depth of the water table. If the water table is far enough under the ground a sprinkler network system can be easily installed underneath the soil surface to water the roots of the plants.

Other than these four types there are several subtypes of water irrigation system available nowadays but they all use these methods in some way or the other.