If you've got a box of extra PVC pipes and fittings sitting your shed or garage from a previous project, you're halfway to ...

If you’re tired of high water bills and unhappy plants, switching to a drip irrigation system could be a win-win for both you and your yard. Drip irrigation saves water and time by delivering water ...

Drip irrigation provides moisture to desirable plants, while weeds struggle to get the moisture they need. Drip irrigation takes the guesswork out of watering. A timer can be set on a spigot to turn ...

Sprinklers, which spray water into the air where it is easily evaporated or lost to the wind, are inherently inefficient. They spread water over large areas, regardless of whether there are roots ...

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 ...

This week, the question comes from yours truly (i.e., Dr. Marisa Thompson, regular writer of this column). I’ve heard about subsurface drip as an improved way to irrigate turfgrass, so I invited NMSU ...

For Trevor Hardy of Brookdale Fruit Farm, flexible irrigation design is the key to managing unpredictable weather, limited water, and labor constraints.

It feels like spring and our thoughts are turning to gardening. Turn to Ask an Expert, an online question-and-answer tool from Oregon State University’s Extension Service. OSU Extension faculty and ...

Watering tools run from the simple watering can to hand watering with a hose to the various sprinklers to soaker hoses to computerized inground, multistation irrigation systems. What you grow, which ...

In mid-July, I stood in my front-yard garden, looked around and experienced more than a touch of anxiety. It wasn’t that things weren’t going well — they were — but I was about to go on a two-week ...