On two rooftop chili plots in Gazipur, a farming region in central Bangladesh, the finding took shape inside a working irrigation system rather than a laboratory simulation. There ...

Efficient water use is important to superintendents. Precisely irrigating small or isolated tees is challenging with traditional sprinklers. New Mexico State University scientists evaluated four ...

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, ...

Have you ever stared at your tiny garden on a blazing summer day, secretly wishing the plants could water themselves while ...

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 ...

If you garden in raised beds, there is no improvement that will save you time and enhance results better than drip irrigation. The time spent installing a drip irrigation system will be returned many ...

Healthy and in-demand fruits such as the high-margin 'green gold' avocado, primarily grown in South and Central America, are among the least tenable and environmentally-friendly crops. According to a ...

FRESNO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--In the face of stricter environmental regulations, California dairy farmers are now able to apply for NRCS cost-sharing grants to implement Netafim’s innovative ...

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 ...