NORTH TEXAS (CBSDFW.COM) – Most of this water comes from man-made lakes scattered about our area. With the projected increase of the DFW population to hit 12 million by 2060 (currently 7.8 million), ...

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 ...

Jul. 29—Watering is one of the most laborious tasks in the garden, but it is also one of the most important. Simple irrigation systems are an easy way for home gardeners to save time while also ...

In an ideal summer in an ideal world, rain helpfully falls from the sky once a week, 1 inch at a time. (But not when you’re planning to mow the lawn or host a cookout.) Alas, I’ve never experienced ...

In Japan, they call it kaizen. It’s the process of making continuous small improvements. Here it’s spoken by consultants streamlining manufacturing practices, but for Carl Rupprecht, kaizen describes ...

I recently wrote here about my drip irrigation lines getting chewed up by urban wildlife. I’ve seen squirrels, skunks, raccoons, and opossums in my backyard over the years, but learned that coyotes ...

I know that different plants need different amounts of irrigation. How often should I irrigate the various plants in my landscape? In general, the deeper the root system, the less frequently plants ...

Calibrating your sprinkler system is easy, and it is a must in order to water your lawn and landscape correctly. Here's how to do it. Obtain five to 10 straight-sided cans. Empty tuna fish or soup ...

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 ...