Landscape Soil and Water Management

Catalog description

PLANT 217 Landscape Soil and Water Management (3) PLANT 217 is a course developed to meet the needs of the Landscape Contractors program. This course covers the following topics: Influence of weather on irrigation management; design, layout and management of residential and commercial landscape irrigation systems; sprinkler selection, scheduling and irrigation system management; irrigation uniformity and control systems; the importance of drip and subsurface irrigation; the effects of rainfall and irrigation on soil erosion and sedimentation on landscape sites especially under construction. The course also includes short field trips to various local industry-related facilities for educational evaluation.