Installing an irrigation filter on your drip irrigation system prevents clogging of emitters and reduces wear and tear on the system. Sand and organic materials are the primary objects you want to remove. Filters require minor maintenance are fairly inexpensive and help provide reliable use of drip irrigation season after season. Types Of Irrigation Filters
During World War 2, Americans were asked to plant victory gardens in every available patch of soil. This resulted in 20 million victory gardens producing 40% of the nation’s fresh vegetables. Today’s pandemic, complete with empty shelves at many grocery stores, created a new level of interest in home gardening we have not seen in years. Victory Gardens
A few years and droughts ago (2014 to be exact), Governor Brown signed the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act of 2014 (SGMA) that affects water in California and food across the county. SGMA establishes a long-term plan to manage groundwater in California. It also creates Groundwater Sustainability Agencies (GSAs) to develop, prepare, and implement a Groundwater Sustainability Plan
Worm castings contain five times more nitrogen, seven times more phosphorus, and 11 times more potassium than ordinary soil. Worm castings or vermicast are both just another way to say worm manure. It turns out this stuff is awesome for your soil and plants. Growers and gardeners all over are discovering how well their plants
Different plants placed in the same landscape may have different water requirements. This is easy to understand when comparing a cactus to a fern. But when comparing African daisies (Osteospermum) to Lavender (Lavandula) it is probably not so easy to tell. Plants use water differently and they all don’t respond to weather the same way.
How much water does my landscape need continues to be a common question from landscapers and homeowners? The garden and landscape industry contributes to the mystery in a variety of ways. We talk in terms of ET, and make watering recommendations – like, you need an inch of water a week – then manufacture drip
Tree Rings: The campus of UC Irvine has over 25,000 trees, which makes for beautiful parks, shady places to study, and ample areas to retreat into nature when the mind needs a break. However, recently hundreds of trees had to be removed due to devastation caused by a new species of beetle from Southeast Asia
Water Charity Trip: The population of the Dominican Republic is estimated to be 10.8 million. With 41% living below the poverty line. That is 4,428,000 people living in poverty in a country that would fit geographically in California between Los Angeles and the Mexican border. On the last day of our water charity trip to