Full Product Manual

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CONTENTS
What is Xerigation
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Low-volume Irrigation ............................................................. 1
Benefits of Low-Volume Irrigation ......................................... 2
Selecting Low-Volume Irrigation............................................ 4
Installation Cost ............................................................... 4
Size of Area....................................................................... 4
Vandalism ......................................................................... 4
Safety ................................................................................. 4
Intended Use .................................................................... 4
Xerigation Product Line ........................................................... 4
The Design Process ........................................................................... 5
An Innovative Approach ......................................................... 5
The Xerigation Design Process................................................ 6
Individual Plants Versus Dense Plantings............................. 7
Gather Site Data................................................................................. 9
Site Information ............................................................. 10
Water source ................................................................... 10
Soil Type...........................................................................11
Climate and PET ............................................................ 13
Hydrozones .................................................................... 14
Chapter 3 Review .................................................................... 15
Sample Property ............................................................ 15
Site Data Worksheet ...................................................... 17
Answer Key .................................................................... 18
Determine Plant Water Requirements........................................ 19
Calculating Water Requirements .......................................... 21
Site Information ............................................................. 21
Calculate K
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Water Requirement for Densely Planted Areas ........ 24
Water Requirement for Individual Plants .................. 24
Chapter 4 Review .................................................................... 26
Answer Key .................................................................... 27
Irrigate Base Plants .......................................................................... 29
Identifying the Base Plant ...................................................... 29
Dense Plantings ............................................................. 29
Sparse Plantings............................................................. 29
Emission Devices .................................................................... 30
Xerigation Products Application Matrix .................... 32
Dense Plantings ............................................................. 32
Landscape Dripline .................................................. 32
Xeri-Sprays ................................................................ 38
Xeri-Pop Series Micro-Spray Pop-Ups .................. 38
Multi-Port Spray Nozzle ......................................... 38
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