Water trickles out of a tiny black plastic tube and flows onto a spot near a young banana plant. The set-up looks simple, but it works with precision. The tube delivers just the right amount of water, ...

The sight is not uncommon in California: water moving slowly across farm fields, in broad sheets or through a grid of ditches, propelled only by the pull of gravity. Flood irrigation is a tried and ...

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

The Raindrip R560DP is an affordable automated watering system designed to treat plants all year round. Drip irrigation systems work by delivering just the right amount of water slowly and precisely ...

Save water and boost your garden’s growth by building a simple bottle drip irrigation system! Learn how to set it up quickly with just a few items and keep your plants healthy and hydrated. #DripIrrig ...

Shadow Creek golf course in North Las Vegas, Nevada, features 100 acres of naturalized areas comprised of tall grasses and more than 6,000 planted pine trees. The irrigation system in these ...

TAYLOR, Utah — The slow, steady drip of water hits right where the plant is. "You can see under here, it’s just a drip, drip, drip," farmer Matt Peterson said, picking up a line running under a row of ...

Drip irrigation operates under low pressure, hence does not require pumps to push the water through the system. Drip irrigation can operate purely on gravity. This means reduced energy costs. Plants ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... 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 ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The Christian Science Church, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The Church publishes the Monitor ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... GRAND JUNCTION, Colo.—In the back of almost every farm truck you are likely to find a pair of muddy irrigating boots. Stepping in the mud to shovel and ...

Efficient water use is important to superintendents. Precisely irrigating small or isolated tees is challenging with traditional sprinklers. New Mexico State University scientists evaluated four ...