If you’re not using soaker hoses in your garden, now’s the time to start. A drip irrigation system is highly efficient way to water your vegetables, flowers, trees, and shrubs. Learn how to set one up in your own yard.
When it comes to irrigating your garden, a drip irrigation system can’t be beat. You can purchase a kit, buy separate pieces to assemble or try your hand at DIY drip irrigation for the garden. There are several types of DIY drip irrigation systems, none particularly challenging to assemble...
During each “watering session,” be sure to water for a long enough time to allow it to seep deep into the soil to be available to the root zone. For most irrigation systems, this requires a 20-minute cycle. Take rainfall into consideration and modify your irrigation schedule to save ...
Just like how you don’t go to the grocery store hungry, you shouldn’t go to the garden center without a plan. While it is so much fun to go wild and pick all the pretty flower garden plants you lay eyes on, having a general plan in place beforehand will help keep your garden an...
Drip irrigation system Educational Materials: Whiteboards or chalkboards Educational posters Plant identification guides Gardening books and magazines Safety Equipment: First aid kits Safety goggles Sunscreen and hats Seating and Workstations: Folding chairs or benches ...
The completed garden bed with our drip irrigation system in place. Chris Monroe/CNET The rest of the smarts We decided against using a plant sensor, as the B-hyve is smart enough to watch the weather on its own. Also,plant sensors as a category are wilting. As the seasons progress, we...
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Install adrip irrigation systemto take the hassle out of watering and save both water and money. Coernl| Pixabay 8. Mulch your garden beds If you don’t have raised garden beds, little to nothing is keeping the soil from eroding away until your plants reach maturity and have deeper roots...
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