Field notes on irrigation, crop health, labor, and the economics of container nurseries.https://canopy.ag/en-ushttps://canopy.ag/blog/irrigation-and-crop-health/https://canopy.ag/blog/irrigation-and-crop-health/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.Sun, 13 Oct 2024 00:00:00 GMTcrop-healthirrigationhttps://canopy.ag/blog/improving-profit-margins-within-container-nurseries/https://canopy.ag/blog/improving-profit-margins-within-container-nurseries/How automated irrigation and tighter resource management change the margin math for container nurseries: lower costs, healthier crops, less waste.Sun, 06 Oct 2024 00:00:00 GMTeconomicsirrigationhttps://canopy.ag/blog/smart-irrigation-reduce-fertilizer/https://canopy.ag/blog/smart-irrigation-reduce-fertilizer/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.Sun, 29 Sep 2024 00:00:00 GMTinputsirrigationhttps://canopy.ag/blog/reduce-labor-in-irrigation/https://canopy.ag/blog/reduce-labor-in-irrigation/Where the hours go in managing water across a yard, and which of them an automated, weather-based system removes.Sun, 22 Sep 2024 00:00:00 GMTlaborirrigationhttps://canopy.ag/blog/weather-based-irrigation-efficiency/https://canopy.ag/blog/weather-based-irrigation-efficiency/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.Sun, 15 Sep 2024 00:00:00 GMTirrigationproducthttps://canopy.ag/blog/understanding-leaching-fraction-testing/https://canopy.ag/blog/understanding-leaching-fraction-testing/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.Sun, 08 Sep 2024 00:00:00 GMTcrop-healthirrigation