Continuous Irrigation
The Smart Way to Water Your Garden: Meet Continuous Irrigation
Understanding Your Tree's Daily Thirst
Just like any living organism, trees have a natural daily rhythm to their water needs. Their demand for water typically follows a bell curve, peaking around midday when the sun is strongest and temperatures are highest. Understanding this natural thirst cycle is fundamental to efficient and effective watering.
How Continuous Watering Adapts to Tree Needs
The graph above illustrates how continuous watering applies water at a constant, low rate. While a tree's immediate thirst fluctuates, the wetted soil volume intelligently compensates, acting as a crucial buffer to ensure consistent moisture availability throughout the day.
Morning (Oversupply Managed)
Early in the day, trees aren't as thirsty. The continuous low flow gently fills the soil's capacity, building up the vital moisture buffer for later.
Midday (Shortfall Buffered)
During peak sun, trees demand more water. The pre-wetted soil provides a ready supply from the built-up buffer, ensuring consistent hydration even as the constant drip temporarily 'undersupplies' the peak.
Evening (Oversupply Utilised)
As the day cools, thirst drops again. The continuous flow continues, replenishing the soil's buffer for the next cycle and ensuring deep, consistent wetting, ready for the next day's demands.
This approach moves away from traditional wet/dry irrigation cycles. It provides an ideal soil air water mix, maximising availability of nutrients and providing a balanced, consistent water supply ideal for effective tree and vine establishment.
