After researching dozens of highly-rated drip irrigation brands and models, our favorite is the Dig GE200 Drip & Micro Sprinkler Kit.It comes with 200 feet of irrigation tubes plus everything else ...

Learn the pros and cons of drip irrigation vs. soaker hose systems for the most water-efficient garden. Hand watering a garden takes a lot of time, and sprinkler systems lead to water waste and ...

Fear is probably the main thing that keeps people from having a more water-efficient irrigation system. We are afraid to change things, worried about getting it right and downright intimidated by ...

Foodborne illness outbreaks of E. coli O157 infections traced to romaine lettuce continue to be an ongoing public health concern.  The most recent such ...

I do not like drip systems, especially those placed underneath landscape fabric or a layer of mulch. You can’t see what is happening and you will lose plants before you discover you have a problem. I ...

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 subsidy on sprinkler and drip irrigation being quite high, the farmers have to contribute only 10% of the total cost. This is beneficial for the small farmers as well, he added.

Water conservation mode — drip and sprinkler technologies — is not getting the needed response from farmers in Sindh though it is water-use efficient and increases productivity.