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Homeowner’s Guide To Irrigation Systems

Plants need water, and people aren’t always around to provide it. I realized this fact when a wildfire engulfed my rural ...
A home irrigation system can solve several landscaping and other problems in a single installation. First, it saves you the time and trouble of having to tend sprinklers and drag hoses around the yard ...
Last spring, my mom set up her garden with drip irrigation. Even though she has a sizable yard filled with vegetables, ...
Keeping your garden watered might not feel like a chore at first, but dragging hoses around, getting them stuck on trellises or railings, and spending the time on each bed to keep everything ...
I see irrigation running at the same places early every morning when I go for my run. Some places are not covering very uniformly. Is it necessary to water every day? I’m having an irrigation system ...
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 ...
The dawn of spring means time to think about lawn irrigation and sprinklers. But irrigation is so much more than sprinkler heads and plumbing lines. Smart technology and careful design are ...
Q. Last fall, my lawn was looking terrible. It had some random brown areas that ended up being overtaken by weeds. Now that spring is coming, I want to fix the grass, but I don’t know where to start.
Sustainable Agriculture program and other community members installed a water-saving irrigation system Sunday at the It was a family affair: children playing hide-and-seek under the spring sun while ...