To water your garden thoroughly and efficiently, slow and steady is the only way to go. Nothing delivers water to your plants better than the slow, steady drip of a micro-irrigation system. Keeping ...

Adding a drip irrigation system to your existing sprinkler system can seem like a pretty daunting prospect. But think about the process you go through when undertaking any new project: You do a bit of ...

Mary Gish, Nevada County Master GardenerFrom The Curious Gardener, Spring 2007Now that spring is here and the majority of the rainy season is over, your plants will have an increased need for water.

Your garden and potted plants can really benefit from a drip irrigation system. These systems reduce the time you have to spend watering your plants, can help keep fragile plants properly watered on ...

Since the last major drought in the 1970s, drip irrigation has evolved in many ways. There are now many new and improved products that are more effective and easier for the novice to use. Beginners ...

Last summer I spent many mornings watering my garden, plants, and lawn with a garden hose. On the hottest, driest days I was up at 6 AM, walking around in a daze getting everything soaked. During one ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... The gardener who can do a thorough job of watering with hose in hand is rare indeed. Assuming that the hose spews out about 3 gallons per minute in a circle ...

The gardener who can do a thorough job of watering with hose in hand is rare indeed. Assuming that the hose spews out about 3 gallons per minute in a circle about 4 feet in diameter, I roughly ...

The gardener who can do a thorough job of watering with hose in hand is rare indeed. Assuming that the hose spews out about 3 gallons per minute in a circle about 4 feet in diameter, I roughly ...

Just as with lines that have individual emitters attached, drip tubing with inline emitters will have distance limits that you must keep in mind when setting up a drip system. Correct water pressure ...

It's no secret that the secret to happy plants and a lush garden is providing sufficient water to your plants. Without water, ...

After a few hours of work alongside an electrical engineering buddy this week, my home garden drip system became powered by a Raspberry Pi. I can control the entire thing locally from my iPhone and, ...