How To Use Drip Irrigation In The Garden

Installing drip irrigation takes a little time to set up but will save you many hours later. It is also nice to be able to leave for the weekend and not have to get someone to water your garden for you. Watch this video to learn more about how to plan and install drip irrigation.
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Happy Gardening!

How To Conserve Water In The Garden

Watering your garden is a very important step in the process of growing your fruit and vegetables. It can also be of big concern when it comes to using too much or too little. How do you find that fine balance? That answer can be different from yard to yard, and from state to state. Here are some tips that will help.

1. Water in the morning. Watering in the early morning before the sun warms up the air and ground will help to prevent most of the water being lost to evaporation. Watering at night might also do that, however, you might also open up the possibility for fungus and mold to grow with the water having such a long time to sit. The plants are better prepared for the day with a nice drink of water first thing in the morning.


2. Use drip irrigation vs sprinkler. The whole plant dose not need