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| Sand and gravel on the sidewalk can be evidience of a leak in your underground irrigation system. |
Soil and gravel is being flushed onto the sidewalk by a broken sprinkler head or broken irrigation pipe. Note the area washed clean by the leak and the dirt on either side. This leak needs to be fixed or the concrete sidewalk will be undermined and fail. The repair will also help reduce water use. When you notice something like this happening be a good neighbor and let the owner know.
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| Closeup of point where water is escaping to the surface. |
The repair will also help reduce water use.
ReplyDeleteThis problem is commonly found with large landscapes. It needs to be checked for and fixed on a regular basis - at least once a month.
ReplyDeleteI use this type of self-watering IRRIGATION FARMING
ReplyDeleteDRIP IRRIGATION FURROW IRRIGATION DRIP IRRIGATION These are nice because you can put it in any existing container. A similar system would be easy to build out of plumbing supplies. I've found that once the reservoir fills up, if you don't quit the container continues to fill until you can see moisture coming up from below. Which isn't a bad thing. You know you've soaked the soil from the bottom up. No more guessing how deeply you watered.