Water Matters

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Intro to Drip Irrigation

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DIG's annual The Color of Summer photo contest

Maybe your garden is an artful masterpiece filled with unique plants, vibrant colors and imaginary design. Perhaps your garden is a reflection of your creativity. Wherever you go this summer, whether it is in your own garden, the neighborhood, the mountains or a local park, we hope you can capture and share The Color of Summer as you envision it! Will that image be a tantalizing plant, or perhaps leaves that climb up terraces or hang below on vines?

Whatever your style, add your panache to our social media campaign “The Color of Summer” contest, and show us what you’ve got!

We’re all in search of something that captures the beauty and fun of summertime. Well, that is what our contest is all about! We hope to collect each individual’s “Color of Summer” in photos of gardens, landscapes and unique plants from all across the world. We’ll select the brightest and most creative photo to be DIG’s face of summer 2015!

The winning picture will be the face of all DIG’s social media platforms, and the winning photographer will enjoy perks too. Find out perks and details here!

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14 Ways to Save Water in Your Garden

These ideas will help you find water-wise techniques for growing a beautiful landscape.

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Many restaurants find creative ways to grow their own fresh herbs and veggies. http://bit.ly/1yKsNv2

DIG's Raised Bed Drip Irrigation Kit is a great kit for starting one of these projects. http://bit.ly/1C3iK2E

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12 DIY Raised Garden Bed Tutorials

Great ideas and tutorials for raised bed gardens. DIG does have raised bed gardening kit that is a great starter for many of these plans: http://bit.ly/1C3iK2E

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Helpful Winter Gardening List

Depending on where you are in the country, there are still some gardening activities that are worth keeping up in the winter. Here is a helpful list to remind you of what to keep up with.  While this mostly applies to certain regional areas of gardening opportunity, those that are in snow-packed regions can take advantage of this time to plan their Spring gardens and map out and plan irrigation needs for the coming season.

Click here to view the Regional Gardening Guide

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Growing carrots, radishes, lettuce, swiss chard, peas and more in the winter garden.

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Winter gardens can provide some of the best greens and vegetables.

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Solar Powered Timer Watering Technology

We are very excited to announce the release of our new solar powered hose end timer for irrigation control. The EVO100 timer (controller) is an innovative and patented design that utilizes solar power by collecting surrounding ambient light and then storing it’s energy in internal, lead free super-capacitors.

This technology provides an excellent solution for irrigation control when AC power is not available. Both rugged and waterproof, the EVO 100 can easily be installed by attaching to any standard faucet for automatic watering and has a number of programming options to meet different watering requirements.

Click here to learn more about the EVO100.

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DIG's annual The Color of Summer photo contest

Maybe your garden is an artful masterpiece filled with unique plants, vibrant colors and imaginary design. Perhaps your garden is a reflection of your creativity. Wherever you go this summer, whether it is in your own garden, the neighborhood, the mountains or a local park, we hope you can capture and share The Color of Summer as you envision it! Will that image be a tantalizing plant, or perhaps leaves that climb up terraces or hang below on vines?

Whatever your style, add your panache to our social media campaign “The Color of Summer” contest, and show us what you’ve got!

We’re all in search of something that captures the beauty and fun of summertime. Well, that is what our contest is all about! We hope to collect each individual’s “Color of Summer” in photos of gardens, landscapes and unique plants from all across the world. We’ll select the brightest and most creative photo to be DIG’s face of summer 2014!

The winning picture will be the face of all DIG’s social media platforms, and the winning photographer will enjoy perks too. Find out perks and details here!

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The Color of Summer Contest Details

DIG’s annual Color of Summer photo contest is back! This year, we want to focus on the beauty of nature in plants. On your next hike, trip or other outdoor adventure, snap a photo of the most beautiful and vibrantly colored flower or plant you find. At the end of the contest, the winning photo will be featured on our social media platforms!

Steps to enter:

Take a photo of the most beautiful and vibrant flower or plant you find in nature

Starting June 22nd, submit your photo submission on one of our social media sites

Pinterest: Follow and pin your photo to ‘The Color of Summer 2015’ community board

Instagram: Follow @digcorp and tag us in your photo

Facebook: Like us on Facebook and share your photo on our wall

Twitter: Follow and tweet your photo to us @DIG_DIY

With your submission, include #TheColorOfSummer and your #State

Stay tuned for updates and the winner announcement

The Marketing Department at DIG Corporation will choose the picture that best meets the criteria of the contest and best displays “the color of summer.” The winner will be chosen and announced on Monday, July 17th and be featured on DIG’s social media platforms.

In addition, the winner will receive their own Drip Irrigation Kit and Hose end timer product to start growing their own beautiful flowers.

Rules:

The contest begins on Monday, June 22nd, and ends on Friday, July 17th.

The winning photo will be announced and featured as DIG’s Facebook cover photo the following Monday.

Only one photo per participant will be accepted.

Only digital submissions will be accepted. No prints or slides.

All photos must be original photos taken by participants. We WILL NOT accept photos taken from Instagram, Pinterest or any other websites.

Please do not edit or Photoshop your picture for equality purposes.

Entries will be judged based on the following criteria:

Originality

Creativity

Adherence to the rules above

Virality of the submission (Amount of shares on multiple social media platforms)

How well it captures the essence of natural beauty

Entries will be judged by DIG Corporation’s Marketing Department, based on the criteria listed above.

DIG Corporation may use any images submitted on any materials or social sites

Have a question or comment? Please feel free to leave us a direct message on Facebook or Twitter. You can also email us at [email protected].

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DIG Goes Green at Hope Elementary School!

Hope Elementary has a special garden to teach students how to grow their own vegetables and conserve water. Water conservation is at the heart of DIG's mission, and DIG was thrilled to donate more than $500 worth of materials to revamp seven 4' by 20' planter boxes at Hope Elementary. DIG also installed drip lines and battery controllers to automate the watering. Many volunteers donated their time to help complete the project, which included cleaning out old, overgrown plants and weeds. New topsoil was then added to the boxes to give all of the plants a fresh and healthy start. DIG believes that educating children on gardening techniques and proper irrigation is paramount to creating a sustainable future for all!

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A Follow up with our Switch 2 Drip Contest Winner, Becky Godlasky!

To celebrate Smart Irrigation Month, we launched our first annual Switch 2 Drip contest. Our winner, Becky Godlasky, of Orlando, Florida submitted photos of her garden in need of a little TLC. To give her garden just that, we delivered $300 worth of DIG irrigation products right to her door.  

“It's such an amazing transformation already,” Becky said.

In the past, her sprinklers soaked some plants with too much water and left other areas completely dry. Now, Becky is thrilled to have an efficient system bringing the right amount of water to every inch of her beautiful, Floridian garden.

“I'm a little giddy about my new garden thanks to DIG!” Becky said. “What an amazing difference it’s made already!” 

Enjoying the fruits of smart irrigation not only means saving time, money and water, but keeping your garden lush and green. Becky, we hope your garden continues to grow strong and we are so glad our products have helped. Water Matters!

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DIG Featured on Growing a Greener World!

Water is one of earth’s most important natural resources. Nearly 100 gallons are used per person every day, from consumption to lawn irrigation to landscape use. In fact, nearly 40% of potable water usage occurs outdoors. Growing a Greener World is an award-winning TV show appearing on national Public Television that features organic gardening, green living and farm-to-table cooking. DIG shares their vision for innovation and water conservation to build a greener tomorrow.

In this episode, DIG’s Marketing Manager, Ben Raines, and Technical Service Manager, Stuart Spaulding, discuss how DIG’s LEIT-2ET wireless irrigation control system conserves water while saving energy. The LEIT RC2ET handset, with its large LCD display and sophisticated software, uploads the necessary programmed site information to the LEIT-2ET controller. The LEIT-2ET controller then calculates the daily local microclimate evapotranspiration (ET) by data received by the LEIT WWS or LEIT WWSE wireless solar powered weather station. This determines the optimum level of irrigation necessary. The system operates by using ambient light (solar) powered technology that charges lead-free super capacitors, not batteries, making it one of the most environmentally friendly controllers on the market.

DIG is honored to be featured in this episode of Growing a Greener World (Waterwise 2.0). Located in San Diego, CA, DIG manufactures a complete line of alternative powered irrigation controllers and low volume irrigation products which include drippers, micro sprinklers, sprayers, foggers, drip tubing, drip lines, fittings, and accessories. To watch the full episode of Growing a Greener World, please click here.

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Introducing L’Avenue: A State of the Art Skyscraper and Luxury Mall in Shanghai, China

Introducing L’Avenue: A State of the Art Skyscraper and Luxury Mall in Shanghai, China

Designed by Jun Aoki and delivered from schematic design to construction completion by the architectural firm of Leigh & Orange, L’Avenue is a state of the art skyscraper and luxury mall in Shanghai, China. This commercial development, twenty-eight stories tall with a ground floor spanning over 140,000 square meters (1.5 million square feet), is an eco-conscious project incorporating such environmentally sustainable features as recycled rain water, recycled construction waste, and water efficient plantings sustained by drip irrigation.

The irrigation system is dominated by a water-wise, solar-powered, smart wireless irrigation controller including advanced drip irrigation system technology from DIG Corporation, a company based in Vista, California.

The irrigation system was designed and supplied by DIG Corporation’s master distributor in Hong Kong and China, PMS Engineering, Ltd., which also provided the technical support for the project. The irrigation system was installed by Networld Co., Ltd., based in Shanghai.

DIG’s water-saving technologies were recommended and then aligned to coincide with the designer’s vision of a green luxury mall.  The detailed specifications for the project included DIG’s LEIT 2 ET System, which is comprised of solar powered, wireless controllers and wireless weather stations. The system uses local microclimate evapotranspiration (ET) data received from the weather station, along with site information programmed from the handset, to calculate and adjust the daily irrigation schedule according to real time weather information for each controller and for each station independently.

The system designed for L’Avenue comprises twenty LEIT-2ET two-station, solar-powered, wireless smart controllers, two LEIT WWS wireless weather stations, and approximately 5,500 feet of .5 GPH (2 l/h) EXCEL PC CV green drip line incorporating built-in emitters with check valves every 12” (30 cm).

The system also depends on DIG’s LEIT-RC2ET wireless handsets to program, monitor, and adjust irrigation schedules for each zone

The DIG LEIT 2 ET system operates without batteries, using ambient light (solar) power to charge lead-free super capacitors. This makes it one of the most environmentally friendly irrigation control systems on the market.

DIG’s eco-friendly products contributed to L’Avenue being granted LEED (Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design) Gold status, which officially confirmed L’Avenue as a green building. DIG remains committed to protecting the environment and conserving water through its innovative products and technologies, across the globe.

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Celebrating DIG's Switch 2 Drip contest winner, Becky Godlasky!

                                  In honor of Smart Irrigation Month, we launched our first Switch 2 Drip contest offering one lucky winner $300 worth of DIG irrigation products! Many of you sent us pictures, emails and letters about your garden or landscaping projects in need of a little love. Here at DIG, we were excited to see how many people are actively working to keep this earth green and beautiful!

After much deliberation, we chose Becky Godlasky as the winner. Becky is a gardener, writer, photographer and former English professor who can often be found reciting poetry to her plants! Her blog, The Green B, conveys that gardening is more than a hobby. It’s a way of life, a source of joy and relaxation, and a display of profound gratitude for Mother Nature. Gardening is not only about planting seeds into the earth, but digging down deep within ourselves to express our creativity and individuality. For Becky, gardening is a “meditation,” and we are happy to help her revive her garden with water-wise irrigation solutions.

Becky told us, “I think that there are few things more satisfying than growing flowers and food.” In Orlando, Florida, Becky works hard to help her plants thrive, but faces a few significant challenges:

1. Her current garden has two elevated sprinkler heads which soak some plants with too much water and do not reach other plants.

2. Her sprinklers’ water pressure is too strong for some plants.

3. In the past, Becky has been affected by Florida’s watering restrictions. During the hot summer months, her sprinklers can’t efficiently distribute the already limited supply of water.

We have great news for Becky – all of these challenges can be easily addressed with the implementation of a drip irrigation system! Drip irrigation waters the root zone of the plant and increases water efficiency to help prevent both over and under watering. With a passion for innovation, we at DIG create water-saving technologies, from complete drip irrigation and micro sprinkler kits to solar powered controllers. Water efficiency is our area of expertise, and we are excited to provide Becky with the right products to help her plants thrive.

Here at DIG, we aim to preserve the earth’s precious resources in all that we do and to be the global expert and innovator for affordable irrigation solutions. We deeply respect our consumers and their passion for water conservation. Becky, we hope that you continue to to grow your garden and be a strong voice for green living. Water matters!

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