In Part 1 of this article, we detailed turf rotors, spray heads, and drip irrigation. Part 2 is an examination of micro irrigation systems.
Micro irrigation is a low-flow-rate, low-pressure type of irrigation, often referred to as low-flow irrigation. The standard used by the International Code Council (ICC) and the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE) to define micro irrigation is that water must discharge at flow rates less than 30 gallons per hour (gph), operated at 30 pounds per square inch (psi). Basically, micro irrigation is designed to apply small amounts ...
