It’s easier than you might think to DIY an efficient watering system for your garden.

Amanda Blum is a freelancer who writes about smart home technology, gardening, and food preservation. Previously, Amanda has worked as a technology strategist specializing in problem solving and ...

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 ...

Build a homemade drip irrigation system using PVC pipes and tubing to start efficiently watering your garden inside and outside. Proper watering is one of the most important aspects of growing your ...

No matter where you live, whatever your climate, you and your garden can benefit from drip irrigation. Long considered a virtual necessity in the arid climate of California and the southwest, ...

Summer heat does not politely tap on the door before arriving. One week brings mild temperatures and spring rain, and the next week turns gardens into crispy brown cautionary tales. Irrigation systems ...

Many thanks to Larry Wilson (Nov. 16) for giving time and ink to spread gardener Emily Green’s wise advice about the troubles facing our urban canopy in this prolonged drought. It might be helpful to ...

Q: My Nellie R. Stevens hollies are 3 years old. Until this year they have done well. They are on daily drip irrigation, and in June and July, I added hand-watering and feed. All the plants are slowly ...

August is the month for two garden W’s: weeding and watering. Regular attention to both keeps a vegetable or flower garden pretty and productive well into autumn. For now, let’s look at watering. It’s ...

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 ...

Many Utahns are worried that the water restrictions will put their lawns and trees at risk. Taun Beddes says they might not ...