Even in the midst of the recent El Niño storm systems, environmentalists and vineyardists are still concerned with the impacts of four years of continued drought on crops. Yet a recent analysis of the ...

If the soil moisture content registers above a pre-programmed point, it signals to the irrigation system controller to bypass a watering cycle. Pro: They tie watering to the real-time need at an ...

Plant and Soil, Vol. 285, No. 1/2 (2006), pp. 45-55 (11 pages) As the critical information to study flow transport in soil–plant systems, root distributions and root-water-uptake (RWU) patterns have ...

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

A young company based in Angwin, Deep Root Irrigation, was named one of the top 10 New Products of 2015 by World Ag Expo. The expo was held between Feb. 10-12 in Tulare. The product, called the DRI ...

You can set the drippers or emitters on your drip irrigation tape at different intervals based on how far apart your crops are spaced. To try simple trench irrigation, use a hoe to form trenches ...

Keeping potted plants properly hydrated requires more than just sporadic watering. With the right method, you can ensure ...

We may earn a commission from links on this page. Laying out the hoses in my beds as I installed drip last year. The hoses uncoil with the heat of the sun. Credit: Amanda Blum Drip irrigation systems ...