KISSS Sub-Surface Capillary Irrigation

KISSS sub-surface capillary irrigation offers several key advantages to sub-surface drip irrigation (SDI.) When irrigating with KISSS products, plants are healthier, more productive, more uniform, and more resilient to drought and disease. KISSS products are resistant to root intrusion and once installed properly below the surface, last for years.

Here are the key benefits of the KISSS System:

Achieves high distribution uniformity (DU) in turf installations
Saves water by virtually eliminating evaporation and run-off
Eliminates root intrusion without chemicals or metals
Applies water evenly through the zones through pressure compensating, no-leak emitters
Prevents upward and downward water tunneling and percolation so problematic with SDI systems
Employs no parts on the surface to be damaged or stolen
Leads to healthier plants

KISSS can be used in lieu of traditional drip and overhead irrigation methods wherever low maintenance, water-wise installations are desired to achieve healthy, vibrant plant life. At a time when fresh water shortages are prevalent, KISSS offers an alternative to throwing water at a site only to have it evaporate or run-off into the sewers.

Capillary Fiber Allows Soil To Absorb Water At Its Own Rate

All soils will take water at their own rate if given the opportunity to do so. Forcing too much water into the soil will create run-off conditions where irrigation is ineffective or a swampy state where the roots of the plants become unhealthy to the point of rotting and killing the plants. KISSS makes water available to the soil as the soil needs it based upon the soil’s own capillary action and the plants’ evapotranspiration.

Surfaces Stay Dry So Weeds And Fungus Are Drastically Reduced

Moist surface conditions are detrimental to the health of plants, wasteful of water, and encourage weed germination. Water is lost to evaporation. Moist surfaces promote diseases, fungi and weeds.

KISSS products irrigate at the roots of the plants, keeping water below the surface where weeds don’t germinate, stagnant water cannot gather, and fungi and disease don’t begin.

Scientific Proof

KISSS products have been available for twelve years and are installed in hundreds of sites around the world. Invented and developed in Australia, KISSS has been tested in research projects at the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO), the University of Western Sydney, and Charles Sturt University. In the United States, KISSS has had research done at New Mexico State University, Kansas State University and Oregon State University, and is planning to do additional research at CIT in Fresno and Colorado State University in Fort Collins. Studies have focused mainly on water comparative usage, uniformity distribution (DU) and compaction.