Water is a precious — and expensive resource in California. Figuring out how to manage that water, while growing first rate flowers, has been a decades-long pursuit at Mellano & Co.
That’s why the company has invested in a new irrigation system that provides real-time data from WiFi-enabled moisture sensors in the field, allowing Mellano & Co. to quickly adjust its water usage remotely, even from the comfort of an office. The system has the potential to create “significant savings” for the company while improving plant quality and health, said Michael A. Mellano.
“With this technology, we’ve gone to a more scientific approach of watering plants,” Mellano said. “We’re saving water, reducing our costs and we’re seeing better growth and better yield.”
Read all about the technology in Floral Management’s new column “Field Trip” in the January 2018 issue.
