Since the last major drought in the 1970s, drip irrigation has evolved in many ways. There are now many new and improved products that are more effective and easier for the novice to use. Beginners ...

I love drip irrigation. I get such satisfaction from seeing the orderly lines of drip tubing in my gardens, emitting precisely measured drops of water onto plant roots. These commonplace scenes make ...

Plants need water, and people aren’t always around to provide it. I realized this fact when a wildfire engulfed my rural ...

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 ...

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 ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The Christian Science Church, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The Church publishes the Monitor ...

As demand increases for water-efficient drip irrigation, Netafim, the global leader in drip irrigation, is expanding its Fresno, CA-based operations with the opening of a 102,000-square-foot ...

It was an entrepreneurship course during his PhD in Mechanical Engineering at Standford that changed Peter Frykman’s life forever. As a part of the course, Peter visited Ethiopia and had an ...