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 ...

Drip irrigation applies water through small holes called emitters in a network of hoses or pipes rather than through broadcasting sprinklers or hoses. It delivers the water more closely to the root ...

Last spring, my mom set up her garden with drip irrigation. Even though she has a sizable yard filled with vegetables, flowers and native bushes, it only took a couple of days to get the system up and ...

On two rooftop chili plots in Gazipur, a farming region in central Bangladesh, the finding took shape inside a working irrigation system rather than a laboratory simulation. There ...

The purpose of irrigation systems is obvious: Plants need water, and people aren’t always around to provide it. I realized this fact when a wildfire engulfed my rural California neighborhood in August ...

A lot of people find irrigation a bit daunting but Josh loves it so he has some tips for making it simple. How to check your water flow rate Most home gardeners on town water will have adequate water ...

Developed in partnership with precision agriculture company Netafim, Irrigreen's Smart Drip System for garden bed irrigation can detect leaks, clogs or failures before damage is done, Irrigreen says.