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) ...

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We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Arguably the biggest mistake to avoid when watering your garden is ...

Drip irrigation is the irrigation practice that distributes low-flows of water directly to the soil above plant roots. It is considered the most efficient way to irrigate because water is not sprayed ...

For gardeners tired of lugging hoses around the yard, a micro drip irrigation system might be the answer. A micro drip irrigation system waters plants using a network of small tubes and emitters. It ...

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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 ...

I recently wrote here about my drip irrigation lines getting chewed up by urban wildlife. I’ve seen squirrels, skunks, raccoons, and opossums in my backyard over the years, but learned that coyotes ...

As many readers may already know, drip irrigation is a form of irrigation that uses a system of tubes and emitters to drip water slowly onto the soil surface, or directly into the soil. Although ...