Natalie Bumgarner shows how to stake tomatoes and Melisa Nowag builds a drip irrigation system. This week on The Family Plot: Gardening in the Mid-South, UT Extension Assistant Professor of ...

For this week’s Growing, Eating and Educating with NanBop Farm, Farm Director Andrea Bushre shows us how to install a drip irrigation system.

Q: I plan to replace the grass in my backyard with shrubs, flowers and trees. How can I convert my existing sprinkler system to a drip system? A: A drip system is relatively easy to install because ...

We may earn a commission from links on this page. Laying out the hoses in my beds as I installed drip last year. The hoses uncoil with the heat of the sun. Credit: Amanda Blum Drip irrigation systems ...

The early months of the year, when we hope for abundant rain and have watering systems turned off, are the best times to consider maintenance, changes or installing a new watering system for your ...

Murphy's law prevails, so don't assume last year's drip system is ready for your spring garden. Devoting just an hour to checking its components before you plant can ensure this year's crop is better ...

Eric figures since the plants recommended by Anchordoguy are more water-wise, a drip system will be adequate. Their design plan calls for simple plants like ornamental grasses, daylilies, agapanthus ...

The purpose of irrigation systems is obvious: Plants need water, and people aren’t always around to provide it. I realized this fact when a wildfire engulfed my rural California neighborhood in August ...

With a second year of below-normal rainfall, California is sliding into another drought cycle. Here in the north valley, total rainfall for the current Water Year (October 2020 through March 2021) ...

Do a web search of "water use efficiency in agriculture," and you’ll come up with a huge number of results. For Bob McKellip, the ultimate in water use efficiency on his farm boils down to two words: ...