Maintaining your garden drip system now can clear clogs and prevent leaks nobody wants during a drought. Question: When I replaced my lawn with low-water-use plants a year ago, I had a drip irrigation ...

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 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 about 4 feet in diameter, I roughly ...

As I write this, we are looking forward to a weekend of lovely fall weather in the 70s, followed by rain on the valley floor and snow in the mountains. Last week I said it wasn't time to stop watering ...

Drip irrigation systems are probably the most efficient for our climate, but they do require some periodic maintenance. It’s pretty easy to do this maintenance yourself, and it won’t take long. It ...