Crop health 3 min read
Irrigation and crop health: connecting the dots
How irrigation shapes crop health in a container nursery, and why getting water right boosts growth, cuts costs, and reduces the inputs you buy to compensate.
Field notes
Irrigation, written down.
What we learn running connected irrigation in container nurseries: crop health, labor, inputs, and the numbers behind them.
Earlier posts
Economics 3 min read
Increase nursery profits with smart irrigation strategies
How automated irrigation and tighter resource management change the margin math for container nurseries: lower costs, healthier crops, less waste.
Inputs 2 min read
Cut fertilizer and fungicide with smart irrigation schedules
An optimized irrigation schedule keeps nutrients in the pot and foliage dry before nightfall, so you apply less fertilizer and fungicide without giving up crop health.
Labor 2 min read
Reducing labor with automated irrigation systems
Where the hours go in managing water across a yard, and which of them an automated, weather-based system removes.
Irrigation 3 min read
Enhancing irrigation efficiency with weather-based systems
What happens when real-time weather data sets irrigation runtimes instead of a fixed schedule: less water, lower costs, and no loss in plant growth.
Crop health 2 min read
Understanding leaching fraction testing: a beginner's guide
Leaching fraction is the simplest measure of whether you are overwatering. Here is how to run the test with a scale, a clipboard, and a sleeve pot.