Water & Irrigation

Waterwork Nursery Irrigation System Design Webinar

Efficient irrigation systems deliver real economic benefits to a nursery. The aim of any design is to apply enough water evenly to meet all plant needs in the time available. This webinar details the requirements for designing a nursery irrigation system to provide even water application, save money in capital and running costs, save water, and meet the management constraints necessary to run the nursery

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NGIQ Dripper & Spray Stake Selection Tool

This tool calculates the Mean Application Rate (MAR) and appropriateness of a drip or spray stake irrigation system for the selected growing media and container size.

Fertigation in Production Nurseries

Description: Fertigation is the application of dissolved fertilisers through an irrigation system and can be a useful way of controlling plant growth. Fertigation is a simple and effective management tool which is relatively inexpensive to set up and operate.

Bottom Watering Irrigation Systems

Bottom watering systems are the most water efficient method of nursery irrigation. There are a number of different systems used, but all have the same principle of water entering the growing media through the drainage holes in the bottom of the container. The following describes the different bottom watering systems.

Australis Plants: Improving Water & Pumping Efficiency

Australis Plants is owned and operated by Greg O’Sullivan, and specializes in olive and other fruit trees, as well as the production of grafted native plants. In 2014 Greg participated in the Queensland Government funded Rural Water Use Irrigation Futures project (RWUE-IF) and had an Irrigation Drainage and Energy Management Plan (IDEMP) developed for Australis Plants with an action plan to improve the water use efficiency of the business. Australis Plants was also involved in the Queensland Government funded Energy Savers Plus Program Extension (ESPPE) project. In this project an energy audit was conducted and a number of recommendations were made on changes that could be made to improve energy efficiency and reduce electricity costs.

Waterwork Irrigation Scheduling Webinar

In this webinar you’ll learn about: plant water use, the link between nutrient and water management, how plant water use varies in different nursery environments, how water is held in growing media, how to schedule irrigation systems to match plant water use, how to measure plant water use, how to measure leachate volumes.

Introduction to Bottom Watering Irrigation Systems

Bottom watering systems work on the principle that water will move upward through holes in the bottom of the pot and into the growing media by capillary action. This makes these systems very water efficient, but their advantages and disadvantages need to weighed carefully as they aren’t suitable for growing all crops.

iPLANT Plant Water Use Database

This tool allows the user to develop a list of plants and their relative water use using both the NGIQ iPLANT Water Use Database and user experience.

Installing Irrigation Control Systems

Once an appropriate irrigation controller has been selected, the controller and system components need to be installed correctly to ensure reliable operation. Installation instructions will vary depending on whether two-wire or multi-core wire systems are being used. The following are some guidelines on points to be considered when installing control systems.

Managing Drought in Plant Nurseries Workshop

The best time to prepare for a drought is before the event. In this workshop presentation we’ll give you information on some of the things you should consider when managing droughts that are affecting your business. Kerry Battersby Nursery & Garden Industry Queensland (NGIQ) - Drought risk management - 00:01:45. Erik Schmidt Center for Agricultural Engineering (CAE) – Evaporation mitigation - 00:27:10. Ben Walsh - BioRemedy – Managing water quality in water storages - 01:08:40.