The sight is not uncommon in California: water moving slowly across farm fields, in broad sheets or through a grid of ditches, propelled only by the pull of gravity. Flood irrigation is a tried and ...

Water trickles out of a tiny black plastic tube and flows onto a spot near a young banana plant. The set-up looks simple, but it works with precision. The tube delivers just the right amount of water, ...

Farmers used to pour water down ditches or furrows to irrigate their vineyards, or use overhead sprinklers. Most growers have to pump water underground from wells and that can be expensive. So in San ...

NAVI MUMBAI: Watering plants in public area is a tedious task, but thanks to Kharghar resident Arjun Garad’s drip irrigation technique, the task has become much simpler. After the success of his drip ...

Tenth in a series republished with permission from the San Diego County Water Authority‘s website. Irrigation is an essential part of any good landscape design. It ensures plants and trees get the ...

This is part 3 of a 5-part series. This agricultural method aims to bring water to the foot of the plant, which is usually drip-fed, through a surface or underground distribution network, avoiding ...

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 ...

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

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