Select Plant Type Method - Non-Grass Lawns; Select Plant Water Needs - (Non-Grass Plant Types) - Rain Bird ESP-SMT Installation & Operation Manual

Select Plant Type Method -
Non-Grass Lawns
V While the PLANT TYPE screen is
displayed, press the UP and DOWN
arrow button(s) until the desired
plant type (non-grass) is blinking;
then press the NEXT button and
the PLANT WATER NEEDS screen will
appear (see next page for details).
The adjacent table lists the
default species factor (Ks)
and root depth values used
to calculate the irrigation
schedule. If you do not want
to use the default values then
use the Custom Plant Factor
method.
The plant choices and their
respective Ks values listed in
the table are representative
of different plant varieties
that fall into these broad
categories.
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Select Plant Water Needs -
(Non-Grass Plant Types)
The PLANT WATER NEED screen will
W
appear with the plant type selected
and Average selection blinking.
X Use the UP and DOWN arrow
button(s) to navigate to the desired
plant water need for that specific
zone. Press the SELECT button and
the PLANT DENSITY screen will
appear.
Plant Factor & Root Depth by Plant Type - Default Values
Plant Type
Grass – Cool Season
Grass – Warm Season
Annual Color
Ground Cover
Shrubs
Desert Plants (Natives)
Trees
Mixed Planting
For example: a low water need shrub would use 20% of ETo and have
a default root depth of 8 inches.
High Average Low
Need Need Need Depth
ESP-SMT uses monthly Kc values,
published in the Irrigation Assoc.
SWAT Testing Protocol - 8th Draft.
150% 120% 100%
90% 50% 20%
70% 50% 20%
50% 30% 15%
90% 50% 20%
90% 50% 20%
PLANT TYPE
Grass Lawn
Ground Cover
V
Desert Plants
Mixed Planting
Custom Plant Factors
BACK
PLANT WATER
NEEDS
Mixed Plants
W
BACK
PLANT WATER
Root
NEEDS
Mixed Plants
X
3"
3"
BACK
2"
6"
8"
12"
12"
6"
Zone 1
Annuals
Shrubs
Trees
- OR -
SELECT
Zone 1
High
Average
Low
SELECT
Zone 1
High
Average
Low
SELECT