
Across the country, golf courses are witnessing increased scrutiny to save water and ways to be more environmentally friendly. Traditionally, when faced with the prospect of consuming less water, all golf course managers could do was turn down sprinkler irrigation cycles. However this was problematic because golf course turfs still suffered. But now, with KISSS Subsurface Irrigation solutions, there is a better alternative to consuming less water, while maintaining the high quality of courses. With KISSS, golf courses consume less water than sprinklers because our systems apply water directly to the root zone.
Capillary Fiber Allows Soil To Absorb Water At Its Own Rate
Forcing water into soil at a pre-determined rate is the water application method of overhead and subsurface drip irrigation. This can easily lead to oversaturated soil and anaerobic conditions.
However with KISSS, the slow controlled output of water from the specially engineered capillary fiber encourages the soil to absorb water at a natural rate based on its needs. This causes water to more purposefully first travel to drier areas within the soil and enables more even moisture across the row.
Scientific Proof
A university conducted trial test demonstrates the difference between KISSS SCI systems and Drip SDI. This trial was conducted under controlled sandy loam soil conditions. Notice how KISSS Below Flow irrigation system has a wetting pattern over two times the size of standard subsurface drip irrigation (SDI) systems.
In another university-tested trial, KISSS Below Flow FLAT was compared to a top of the line drip irrigation system. Each ran simultaneously for hours. The results found that drip irrigation system took six days to dry down completely, whereas KISSS Below Flow system took 16 days. Watch the videos (below). Notice how the KISSS wetting pattern is at least twice as large as the drip-wetting pattern.