{"id":5690,"date":"2023-12-12T08:32:07","date_gmt":"2023-12-12T08:32:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/deepdrop.es\/a-new-irrigation-system-rescues-olive-trees-with-up-to-80-less-water\/"},"modified":"2024-06-11T11:20:06","modified_gmt":"2024-06-11T11:20:06","slug":"a-new-irrigation-system-rescues-olive-trees-with-up-to-80-less-water","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/deepdrop.es\/en\/a-new-irrigation-system-rescues-olive-trees-with-up-to-80-less-water\/","title":{"rendered":"A new irrigation system rescues olive trees with up to 80 % less water"},"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\/a-new-irrigation-system-rescues-olive-trees-with-up-to-80-less-water\/#Organic_farming_farm_in_Seville\" >Organic farming farm in Seville<\/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\/a-new-irrigation-system-rescues-olive-trees-with-up-to-80-less-water\/#Martilla_Farm_in_Granada\" >Martilla Farm in Granada<\/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\/a-new-irrigation-system-rescues-olive-trees-with-up-to-80-less-water\/#Regenerative_agriculture_farm_in_Catalonia\" >Regenerative agriculture farm in Catalonia<\/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\/a-new-irrigation-system-rescues-olive-trees-with-up-to-80-less-water\/#Private_property_in_Granada\" >Private property in Granada<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/deepdrop.es\/en\/a-new-irrigation-system-rescues-olive-trees-with-up-to-80-less-water\/#DeepDrop%C2%AESystem%C2%AE_growth_data\" >DeepDrop\u00aeSystem\u00ae growth data<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<div class=\"row\"  id=\"row-280138468\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-123735971\" class=\"col small-12 large-12\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\" style=\"background-color:#24b6e2;\" >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t<div id=\"text-3751996005\" class=\"text\">\n\t\t\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">The DeepDrop\u00ae irrigation system has proven to be instrumental in saving large amounts of water and drastically reducing water stress on trees and plants. And the owners or managers of olive farms have been able to observe this after only a few months of its implementation. In addition, it is the only subway irrigation system that allows to check from the surface and with the naked eye whether or not the water is actually reaching the root system.<\/p>\n\t\t\n<style>\n#text-3751996005 {\n  color: rgb(255,255,255);\n}\n#text-3751996005 > * {\n  color: rgb(255,255,255);\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#col-123735971 > .col-inner {\n  padding: 10px 10px 10px 10px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row\"  id=\"row-24763487\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-257570788\" 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 class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">This year we have witnessed an increase in olive oil prices as we have not seen for a long time. The explanation is multifactorial, but it is clear to no one that drought and high temperatures due to climate change have had a lot to do with it. Both for olive trees and other crops. It has happened in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lavanguardia.com\/economia\/20231022\/9318128\/mar-olivos-queda-agua.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s1\">Andalusia<\/span><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/nuevecuatrouno.com\/2023\/11\/18\/sequia-frustra-campana-olivar-previsiones-peor-ano-anterior\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s1\">La Rioja<\/span><\/a>, <span style=\"color: #00aae7;\"><span style=\"color: #00aae7;\" class=\" OP\" onclick=\"ljo_open('https:\/\/www.lavanguardia.com\/local\/girona\/20231115\/9379911\/dop-emporda-preve-cosecha-aceite-mas-escasa-ultimas-decadas-sequia.html', '');\"><span class=\"s1\">Catalonia<\/span><\/span><\/span>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.asaja.com\/publicaciones\/apag_extremadura_asaja_exige_ayudas_para_cultivos_permanentes-_como_el_olivar_y_la_vid-_afectados_gravemente_por_la_sequia_y_las_heladas__11330\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s1\">Extremadura<\/span><\/a> as well as other autonomous communities.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">Faced with this situation, the<span  class=\" OP\" onclick=\"ljo_open('https:\/\/deepdrop.es\/en\/deepdrop-system\/', '');\"> DeepDrop\u00ae irrigation system<\/span> allows farmers to use much less water and therefore rationalize the water available to them. In addition, the ability of this system to deliver water to the root system of the trees means that water stress is drastically reduced and the fruit does not suffer the ravages of drought.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">In this article we will present the experiences of four olive farms to illustrate the success of the implementation of DeepDrop\u00ae in their olive groves:<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"p1\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Organic_farming_farm_in_Seville\"><\/span><span style=\"color: #00aae7;\"><b>Organic farming farm in Seville<\/b><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">Andr\u00e9s has four hectares of table olives of the manzanilla variety.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">It has 1,000 olive trees and last year introduced DeepDrop\u00ae in one of its plots with 333 olive trees. The soil type is sandy.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">Before installing the DeepDrop\u00ae <span  class=\" OP\" onclick=\"ljo_open('https:\/\/deepdrop.es\/gotero-riego\/', '');\">drippers<\/span>, I had installed in-line drippers of 2l\/h per meter with which I watered for 5 hours a day. With the new <span  class=\" OP\" onclick=\"ljo_open('https:\/\/deepdrop.es\/sistema-de-riego-deepdrop\/sistema-de-riego-subterraneo\/', '');\">subway and localized irrigation<\/span> system, he has installed a single DeepDrop\u00ae per tree that irrigates only one hour per day. With this change, Andres has gone from irrigating these 333 olive trees with 3,000 liters per day to 1,300 liters per day, saving 56.7% of water.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">DeepDrop\u00ae customers are often recommended to test the system on a plot. We understand that since it is such a simple technological innovation, it is sometimes difficult to believe in its results. So did Andres and with these water savings and seeing the health of his trees he plans to expand the use of DeepDrop\u00ae to the rest of his olive trees.<\/p>\n<div class=\"row\"  id=\"row-1953600389\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-202916527\" 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_1217072057\">\n\t\t<a class=\"image-lightbox lightbox-gallery\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/deepdrop.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/zagra_pantano-1024x410.jpg\">\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner image-cover dark\" style=\"padding-top:70%;\">\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1400\" height=\"560\" src=\"https:\/\/deepdrop.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/zagra_pantano.jpg\" class=\"attachment-original size-original\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/deepdrop.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/zagra_pantano.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/deepdrop.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/zagra_pantano-300x120.jpg 300w, https:\/\/deepdrop.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/zagra_pantano-1024x410.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/deepdrop.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/zagra_pantano-768x307.jpg 768w, https:\/\/deepdrop.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/zagra_pantano-247x99.jpg 247w, https:\/\/deepdrop.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/zagra_pantano-510x204.jpg 510w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1400px) 100vw, 1400px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\t\t\n<style>\n#image_1217072057 {\n  width: 100%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 85%;\">Zagra Reservoir<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#col-202916527 > .col-inner {\n  margin: 0px 0px -40px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-267301761\" 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 class=\"p1\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Martilla_Farm_in_Granada\"><\/span><span style=\"color: #00aae7;\"><b>Martilla Farm in Granada<\/b><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">Pepe manages a farm of 250 olive trees 15 years old of the hojiblanca variety.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">The soil of this farm is clayey.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">Pepe is part of the <span  class=\" OP\" onclick=\"ljo_open('https:\/\/sanlorenzodezagra.es\/', '');\"><span class=\"s1\">San Lorenzo de Zagra Cooperative<\/span><\/span> which produces the extra virgin olive oil Castillo de Zahara.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">When he installed DeepDrop\u00ae on his farm, he placed 3 <span  class=\" OP\" onclick=\"ljo_open('https:\/\/deepdrop.es\/el-riego-por-goteo-en-olivar\/', '');\">&#8220;drippers&#8221; for each olive tree<\/span>, following DeepDrop\u00ae technical advice, i.e. respecting the same points that he had previously placed with surface irrigation. The difference is that with them I went from watering for 2h30 every day with 8 liters\/hour drippers to watering with 4 liters\/hour drippers. In other words, it has reduced its water consumption by half and therefore irrigates with 50% less water than before. The results could be seen in less than 3 months.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row\"  id=\"row-483641567\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1136027479\" class=\"col small-12 large-12\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n<div class=\"row\"  id=\"row-1992022400\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1281435016\" 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 class=\"p1\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Regenerative_agriculture_farm_in_Catalonia\"><\/span><span style=\"color: #00aae7;\"><b>Regenerative agriculture farm in Catalonia<\/b><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">The farm manages an agricultural project of 500 olive trees of the arbequina variety. The soil in which it grows is clayey.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">The project opted for DeepDrop\u00ae in search of a more effective and efficient solution, since it previously irrigated with 10,000 liter tanks, which was equivalent to 25 l\/m2. Since the introduction of this localized and subway irrigation system, it now irrigates 1 hour with a 4 l\/h dripper with DeepDrop\u00ae drippers. Although the measures are not equivalent in themselves, the approximate water savings have been 84% (considering that the DeepDrop\u00ae devices can cover an area equivalent to 1 m2).<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">They are very satisfied with the large amount of water they save and the system also allows them to cultivate according to their way of working, since they do not use the plow, as they practice regenerative agriculture.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">In addition, around the trees they put pine bark shredding to safeguard moisture and DeepDrop\u00ae which is fully compatible with the type of agriculture they advocate as a way not only to produce but also to care for the land.<\/p>\n<div class=\"row\"  id=\"row-833261621\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1403858867\" 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_128352271\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner image-cover dark\" style=\"padding-top:90%;margin:30px 0px 0px 0px;\">\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1020\" height=\"701\" src=\"https:\/\/deepdrop.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Olivo-con-DeepDrop-1024x704.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/deepdrop.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Olivo-con-DeepDrop-1024x704.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/deepdrop.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Olivo-con-DeepDrop-300x206.jpg 300w, https:\/\/deepdrop.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Olivo-con-DeepDrop-768x528.jpg 768w, https:\/\/deepdrop.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Olivo-con-DeepDrop-1536x1056.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/deepdrop.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Olivo-con-DeepDrop-247x170.jpg 247w, https:\/\/deepdrop.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Olivo-con-DeepDrop-510x351.jpg 510w, https:\/\/deepdrop.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Olivo-con-DeepDrop.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1020px) 100vw, 1020px\" \/>\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_128352271 {\n  width: 100%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 85%;\">Farm in Granada<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1115600002\" 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 class=\"p1\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Private_property_in_Granada\"><\/span><span style=\"color: #00aae7;\"><b>Private property in Granada<\/b><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">Juan Ca\u00f1adas is a retired natural science teacher who now focuses on making his small farm a place for self-sufficiency as well as a place of enjoyment.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">As a good biologist, he is concerned about the water shortage situation and believes that DeepDrop\u00ae devices should be of social interest, given the havoc caused by the lack of persistent rainfall.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">Juan has a small plot of land with 12 olive trees of approximately 50 years old of the hojiblanca variety that allows him to produce his own oil. He has also recently planted 10 new olive trees.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">It also has trees of different varieties such as persimmon, quince, lemon, plum, walnut. It has also introduced flowering plants, shrubs always of native varieties in which DeepDrop\u00ae drippers are also incorporated.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">It has a difficult soil since it is clayey with gypsum. Gypsum is treacherous as it can both dry out the soil and create water galleries. This is why DeepDrop\u00ae has been a relief for Juan, as these devices ensure that the water actually reaches the roots of his trees, avoiding the difficulties that this type of soil presents.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row\"  id=\"row-319506257\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1060624365\" 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 class=\"p1\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"DeepDrop%C2%AESystem%C2%AE_growth_data\"><\/span><span style=\"color: #00aae7;\"><b>DeepDrop\u00aeSystem\u00ae growth data<\/b><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">DeepDrop\u00aeSystem started to be developed as a product in 2015 as an efficient irrigation system and water use rationalization solution for agriculture and gardens, both for plants, flowers, trees and shrubs.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In 2022 it became known in Spain and internationally thanks to the press in a context of severe drought that, for now, does not seem to be abating if we take into account the reality itself as well as the future forecasts that climate change experts have been warning us about for some time.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Since then we have distributed this simple and innovative irrigation system in Spain, Europe, Latin America and the United States for different types of crops.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Both olive oil and olives are a hallmark of Spanish cuisine. To preserve and protect the trees that give us these wonderful fruits and our &#8220;green gold&#8221;, it is urgent to find irrigation methods that rationalize the available water and, in turn, ensure that the trees drink from where they need it, from their own root system. And that is what the DeepDrop\u00ae System provides, simply and economically.<\/p>\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\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","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":2696,"featured_media":5184,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"content-type":"","inline_featured_image":false,"_joinchat":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[40],"tags":[174,183,129,184],"class_list":["post-5690","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-article","tag-drought","tag-efficient-irrigation","tag-irrigation-system","tag-olive-trees"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/deepdrop.es\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5690","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\/2696"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deepdrop.es\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5690"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/deepdrop.es\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5690\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deepdrop.es\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5184"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/deepdrop.es\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5690"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deepdrop.es\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5690"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deepdrop.es\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5690"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}