Latest News
09 February 2012
Envirogrower Officially Launches its Business in Africa
Envirogrower sprung into life in Botswana on 9 February 2012 with a grand launch at the Gaborone International... Read More »
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03 February 2012
Envirogrower Brings Low Water Use Irrigation to Africa
Envirogrower has this week shipped its first load of Moistube to grow vegetables over 4 hectares in Botswana. With... Read More »
Our Fundamental Premise
Envirogrower’s philosophy is to deliver the water directly to the roots, and provide continuous slow delivery of moisture via its sub-surface delivery products, each of which deliver dramatic savings, both financial and water use.
The fundamental premise of Envirogrower is described in the following 2 diagrams. Figure 1 illustrates why the water savings are so dramatic compared to typical drip irrigation and overhead sprinkler and Figure 2 describes the benefits of continuous moisture delivery to improving plant health compared to intermittent watering from typical irrigation currently predominantly in use.
Figure 1 - Water Saving
Figure 2 - Continuous Moisture Delivery
