{"id":12289,"date":"2026-01-13T12:23:09","date_gmt":"2026-01-13T12:23:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/deepdrop.es\/your-new-plantations-success-is-decided-underground\/"},"modified":"2026-01-15T08:33:42","modified_gmt":"2026-01-15T08:33:42","slug":"your-new-plantations-success-is-decided-underground","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/deepdrop.es\/en\/your-new-plantations-success-is-decided-underground\/","title":{"rendered":"Your new plantations&#8217; success is decided underground"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_82_2 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-light-blue ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Tabla de contenidos<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/deepdrop.es\/en\/your-new-plantations-success-is-decided-underground\/#The_problem_of_surface_irrigation_in_seedlings\" >The problem of surface irrigation in seedlings<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/deepdrop.es\/en\/your-new-plantations-success-is-decided-underground\/#DeepDrop%C2%AE_dynamics_based_on_hydrotropism\" >DeepDrop\u00ae dynamics based on hydrotropism<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/deepdrop.es\/en\/your-new-plantations-success-is-decided-underground\/#Contrasted_results_in_reforestation_and_woody_crops\" >Contrasted results in reforestation and woody crops<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/deepdrop.es\/en\/your-new-plantations-success-is-decided-underground\/#Visual_control_The_solution_to_the_major_drawback_of_in-ground_irrigation\" >Visual control: The solution to the major drawback of in-ground irrigation<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n\t<section class=\"section\" id=\"section_1253492568\">\n\t\t<div class=\"section-bg fill\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"section-content relative\">\n\t\t\t\n<div class=\"row\"  id=\"row-604674976\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-133556724\" class=\"col small-12 large-12\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">January is the month of invisible work. Throughout Spain, thousands of farmers and forestry technicians prepare the ground for new plantings of olive groves, almond trees, pistachio trees, vines, fruit trees and reforestation projects. However, there is one critical factor that is often overlooked: the behavior of the root system versus the irrigation design.  <\/span><\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row\"  id=\"row-1471858658\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1884074083\" class=\"col small-12 large-12\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_problem_of_surface_irrigation_in_seedlings\"><\/span><b>The problem of surface irrigation in seedlings<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When we install traditional surface drippers, much of the resource is lost before the plant can take advantage of it. The   <\/span><b>direct evaporation<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">especially in arid climates, and competition from weeds that proliferate with surface moisture are known problems.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But more critical is the biological effect: if the water is up, the roots tend to stay close to the surface. This phenomenon creates what we technically call   <\/span><b>&#8220;vague plants&#8221;<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. As they are not forced to go deeper, they develop a shallow root system that makes them extremely vulnerable to water stress and soil temperature fluctuations.<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-940520125\" class=\"col medium-8 small-12 large-8\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"DeepDrop%C2%AE_dynamics_based_on_hydrotropism\"><\/span><b>DeepDrop\u00ae dynamics based on hydrotropism<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The DeepDrop\u00ae system takes advantage of a fundamental biological principle: positive hydrotropism. <\/span><b>positive hydrotropism<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Roots grow by seeking the moisture gradient. By depositing water directly at a depth of between 10 and 40 cm (adjustable according to the age of the seedling), we mechanically force the plant to explore the lower soil profile. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>What direct benefits do we obtain in this critical phase?<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Vertical root architecture:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> A deep root system is encouraged, ensuring greater resilience to prolonged drought and improved mechanical stability of the tree.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Acceleration of vegetative growth:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> According to several studies on deep localized irrigation, seedlings can increase their growth rate by between <\/span><b>20% to 30% during the first years<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> during the first years, as they do not suffer the thermal stress of the surface layers.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>High water efficiency:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Water reaches 100% of its destination. We eliminate runoff, wind drift and evaporation, optimizing every available drop. <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-246103757\" class=\"col medium-4 small-12 large-4\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t<div class=\"img has-hover x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\" id=\"image_1052883710\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner dark\" >\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/deepdrop.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Riego-directo-en-la-raiz-1-819x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/deepdrop.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Riego-directo-en-la-raiz-1-819x1024.jpg 819w, https:\/\/deepdrop.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Riego-directo-en-la-raiz-1-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/deepdrop.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Riego-directo-en-la-raiz-1-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/deepdrop.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Riego-directo-en-la-raiz-1-247x309.jpg 247w, https:\/\/deepdrop.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Riego-directo-en-la-raiz-1-510x638.jpg 510w, https:\/\/deepdrop.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Riego-directo-en-la-raiz-1.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 819px) 100vw, 819px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#image_1052883710 {\n  width: 100%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row\"  id=\"row-2004921447\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-26779546\" class=\"col medium-6 small-12 large-6\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Contrasted_results_in_reforestation_and_woody_crops\"><\/span><b>Contrasted results in reforestation and woody crops<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The effectiveness of DeepDrop\u00ae is not only theoretical; it is supported by growth and survival indicators in technically demanding projects.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Scion growth in LIFE Nieblas project<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> In the trials conducted, the scions to which DeepDrop\u00ae was applied showed superior growth compared to other systems. In species such as <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">faya<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Morella faya<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">), the ability to adapt to the environment and the survival rate were in the highest efficacy ranges. This makes the system the most robust option for ensuring the viability of trees in difficult environments. <\/span><\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-565096992\" class=\"col medium-6 small-12 large-6\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t<div class=\"img has-hover x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\" id=\"image_164479604\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner dark\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#image_164479604 {\n  width: 100%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-2029327364\" class=\"col small-12 large-12\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>The search for water independence in the Balearic Islands<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">  In holm oak plantations in the Balearic Islands, the challenge is low rainfall and degraded soil. Here, DeepDrop\u00ae is used not only as an irrigation but also as a regeneration tool. By strengthening the roots of the oak trees from their early years, the aim is for the tree to achieve    <\/span><b>becoming &#8220;independent&#8221; of foreign aid, promoting the creation of &#8220;green water&#8221; and maintaining biodiversity without the need for heavy infrastructure.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> from external aid, encouraging the creation of &#8220;green water&#8221; and maintaining biodiversity without the need for heavy infrastructure.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Resilience in the olive grove: The case of Ram\u00f3n<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">  On the production side, the experience of farmers like Ramon confirms the reliability of the system. With a single dripper of   <\/span><b>4L\/H per seedling<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the last few years, his olive trees have shown exceptional vigor, resisting even when the water sources (artesian wells) were exhausted at the most critical moment of the summer.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"row\"  id=\"row-2129760484\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-907756219\" class=\"col medium-6 small-12 large-6\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t<div class=\"img has-hover x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\" id=\"image_1394664980\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner image-cover dark\" style=\"padding-top:75%;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#image_1394664980 {\n  width: 100%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1905561254\" class=\"col medium-6 small-12 large-6\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t<div class=\"img has-hover x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\" id=\"image_1198365140\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner image-cover dark\" style=\"padding-top:75%;\">\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"576\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/deepdrop.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/planton-de-olivo-576x1024.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/deepdrop.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/planton-de-olivo-576x1024.jpeg 576w, https:\/\/deepdrop.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/planton-de-olivo-169x300.jpeg 169w, https:\/\/deepdrop.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/planton-de-olivo-768x1365.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/deepdrop.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/planton-de-olivo-864x1536.jpeg 864w, https:\/\/deepdrop.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/planton-de-olivo-247x439.jpeg 247w, https:\/\/deepdrop.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/planton-de-olivo-510x907.jpeg 510w, https:\/\/deepdrop.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/planton-de-olivo.jpeg 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#image_1198365140 {\n  width: 100%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row\"  id=\"row-1816580406\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1127696332\" class=\"col small-12 large-12\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Visual_control_The_solution_to_the_major_drawback_of_in-ground_irrigation\"><\/span><b>Visual control: The solution to the major drawback of in-ground irrigation<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Many agronomists have been reluctant to traditional subsurface irrigation (SDI) because of the impossibility of monitoring its performance. DeepDrop\u00ae solves this equation: it offers all the advantages of deep irrigation, but maintains a   <\/span><b>total visual control from the surface<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This transparency allows the farmer to instantly verify that each seedling is receiving its water allocation, eliminating the uncertainty of invisible obstructions underground.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>This January, secure your investment. Don&#8217;t just plant trees; secure your future by installing technology that optimizes root development from day one. <\/b><\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#col-1127696332 > .col-inner {\n  margin: -40px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n<style>\n#section_1253492568 {\n  padding-top: 30px;\n  padding-bottom: 30px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/section>\n\t\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":12293,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"content-type":"","inline_featured_image":false,"_joinchat":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-12289","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/deepdrop.es\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12289","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/deepdrop.es\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/deepdrop.es\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deepdrop.es\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deepdrop.es\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12289"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/deepdrop.es\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12289\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deepdrop.es\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/12293"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/deepdrop.es\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12289"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deepdrop.es\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12289"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deepdrop.es\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12289"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}