New Plant Irrigation Analyzer
Installing Nursery Pot into Landscape
section 1
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section 2
PRELIMINARY INFORMATION
Deep Moisture is VITAL for stopping
Evaportion Waste
Matching Irrigation to the Soil is a must!
Accurate Irrigation Specifications
Require & Use the Soil's Flow Rate
section 3
OPTIONAL data input
Plant Water Type Selection (moderate default)
Heavy Water User (Most Fruit trees).
Moderate Water User (needs regular watering).
Drought Tolerant Plant (infrequent water use).
Succulent Plant (Very Drought tolerant).
(dry climates - less than 15" rainfall annually)
Water Cost, Select a City or use Dry Climate Avg
Dry Climate Average per 1000 gallons ($4.00)
Los Angeles CA avg. per 1000 gallons ($2.97)
San Diego CA avg. per 1000 gallons ($6.00)
Austin TX avg. per 1000 gallons ($3.25)
Phoenix AZ avg. per 1000 gallons ($4.75)
Santa Fe NM avg. per 1000 gallons ($7.50)
Las Vegas NV avg. per 1000 gallons ($2.50)
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REQUIRED
Data Input
Select Plant nursery Pot size (if not 5 gal)
(1) gal. Nursery Pot 7"w x 5.5"h
(2) gal. Nursery Pot 8"w x 7"h
(3) gal. Nursery Pot 10"w x 8.5"h
(5) gal. Nursery Pot 12"w x 10.5"h
(7) gal. Nursery Pot 14"w x 10.5"h
(10) gal. Nursery Pot 16"w x 12.5"h
(15) gal. Nursery Pot 18"w x 14.5"h
(20) gal. Nursery Pot 20"w x 14.5"h
(24) inch Nursery Box 24"w x 20"h
Mature Plant Small shrub. Less than 3x3 ft
Mature plant Medium shrub. Less than 6x6 ft.
Mature plant Large shrub. More than 7x7 ft.
Mature plant Small tree. Less than 8 ft tall
Mature plant Medium tree. Less than 15 ft tall
Mature plant Large tree. More than 18 ft tall
Fruit tree - Mature size 10 to 15 ft tall
Soil type determined by Sand% and Clay % entries
Organic and other amendments specified in results
Enter % of SAND:
Enter % of CLAY:
section 5
REQUIRED
ONLY IF
runtime is preset
Current Irrigation Schedule
Only for the ZONE / VALVE supplying this plant!
Select the preferred or current number of start times
Select: Start times in one day this zone
One (1) start time per watering day
Two (2) start times per watering day
Three (3)start times on watering day
Current or desired Run Time
Minutes
for this zone. Leave blank if unknown
Time between 1st & last start
Hours
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RESULTS
section 7
Hole-Soil-Amendments
SCHEDULING & Drip Emitters
Irrigation Interval Seasonal Schedule
(F°)Fahrenheit (<)less than (>) greater than
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RESULTS
section 8
Comparing Native vs Amended Soil
section 9
Soil Volume - Moisture - Plant
properly amending
soil is vital!
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section 10
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