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Fall Planting for Beauty and Pollination

Fall Planting for Beauty and Pollination

Sep 17th 2015

Autumn is the best time for planting and enjoying flowering perennials. Choose fall-flowering shrubs or smaller perennials and plant them with an ample amount of well-composted soil in October* to ensure that your plants thrive. The coming rains and cooler weather will help their root systems develo …
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2015 Heirloom Exposition – Pure Food for the World

2015 Heirloom Exposition – Pure Food for the World

Sep 1st 2015

The sights and sounds of the 5th annual National Heirloom Exposition are just around the corner. The expo’s mission: to reconnect us to the pure, healthful food of our heritage. The world is being taken over by national and multinational corporations, whose reach has not just extended into the …
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Plant Now for a Fall Vegetable Garden

Plant Now for a Fall Vegetable Garden

Aug 16th 2015

Although most of the country recently experienced a terrible heat spell, two months from now we’ll be wishing we had planted some vegetable crops in late Summer. Crops do surprisingly well in the cool fall weather with fewer insects and weeds, and more rain. No, I’m not talking about tom …
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Take Advantage of Smart Irrigation Month

Take Advantage of Smart Irrigation Month

Jul 1st 2015

DripWorks is synonymous with smart irrigation and July is Smart Irrigation Month, typically the peak for water demand and the perfect time for the irrigation industry to promote efficient water use. I’m reasonably sure that any of you who receive this blog are already on board, having installed (or …
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5 Drip Irrigation Mistakes (And How to Avoid Them!)

Jun 25th 2015

Drip Irrigation isn't really all that complex. There are just a few things that you need to consider before putting a drip irrigation system together, and once you've nailed that down, the rest is kind of like Legos for water. The trouble is, we sometimes try to take shortcuts and that can lead to p …
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DripWorks Demonstration Garden Update

DripWorks Demonstration Garden Update

Jun 11th 2015

Back in late January and early February, we published a 2-part blog about heirloom seeds and talked about what we planned to grown in our demonstration garden this year. It is now June and the garden is both beautiful and productive. The very mild weather we've had this Spring has allowed us to pla …
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The History of Drip Irrigation

The History of Drip Irrigation

May 28th 2015

Mainline tubing is a flexible polyethylene tubing used for carrying water throughout a drip system. It is designed to carry water from your spigot to your plants via emitters, sprayers, sprinklers, or driplines inserted along its length. We know that the origins of drip--or micro--irrigation, goes b …
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How Long Should I Water?

May 1st 2015

How much, how long, and when to water are some of the most challenging questions when it comes to the efficient use of a drip irrigation system. In order to establish the amount of water needed for a plant's optimum growth, there are three main factors to consider: soil type, climate, and the size o …
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