Check your irrigation meter: size DOES matter

June 12, 2006

We talked last week about the high frequency of problems caused by irrigation system related drought stress. Problems such as poor irrigation distribution, programming discrepancies, and over-reliance on ETs were described. An additional problem we occasionally see is the use of meters that are too small to deliver the desired volumes.

If you are having difficulty irrigating the entire course overnight while maintaining pressure, or having odd distribution problems or the pump shutting down as summer progresses, check your main…