Tanja Babich shows how to install a simple DIY drip irrigation system that keeps garden and patio plants watered ...

Summer heat pushes gardens into survival mode, and water bills often climb right along with temperatures. A drip irrigation system offers a smart way to deliver moisture directly to plant roots ...

A successful home garden can be challenging to manage, requiring a balancing act of time, effort and water management. It’s a challenge for many urban farmers and plant enthusiasts to resist the urge ...

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 ...

Top gardeners share their best water-saving advice—and the one method they all count on.

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 ...

If you plan to travel this summer, now might be a good time to install an automatic watering system. Doing so can ensure that your plants will not be under-watered or over-watered in your absence. An ...

If you’re tired of high water bills and unhappy plants, switching to a drip irrigation system could be a win-win for both you and your yard. Drip irrigation saves water and time by delivering water ...

Many farms in drought-prone regions of the U.S. rely on drip irrigation as a water-saving method to grow crops. These systems pump water through long thin tubes that stretch across farm fields.

The proposed system uses compressed air to store energy, as well as for the prevention of clogging in the irrigation tubes. Two experimental systems were built and tested in China and clogging was ...