Amanda Blum is a freelancer who writes about smart home technology, gardening, and food preservation. Previously, Amanda has worked as a technology strategist specializing in problem solving and ...

Q: I plan to replace the grass in my backyard with shrubs, flowers and trees. How can I convert my existing sprinkler system to a drip system? A: A drip system is relatively easy to install because ...

Last spring, my mom set up her garden with drip irrigation. Even though she has a sizable yard filled with vegetables, flowers and native bushes, it only took a couple of days to get the system up and ...

What is a Drip System? Often called a ‘drip irrigation system,’ the drip system delivers the perfect amount of water directly to the root zone of your plants. This system, which dispenses water in the ...

Natalie Bumgarner shows how to stake tomatoes and Melisa Nowag builds a drip irrigation system. This week on The Family Plot: Gardening in the Mid-South, UT Extension Assistant Professor of ...