What Happens When You Don’t Store Your Irrigation Water Most farms I’ve visited that rely on seasonal rainfall or inconsistent well output have the same problem: they run dry exactly when crops need water most. You can have the best…
The invisible problem with surface drip Here’s a number that keeps me up: American farms pulled 47 percent of the nation’s total freshwater withdrawals between 2010 and 2020, according to the USDA. That’s nearly half of all the fresh water…
The moment you realize half your emitters aren’t dripping Step-by-step guide to diagnosing and fixing clogged drip emitters You walk out to the garden on a Saturday morning and something’s off. The tomato bed looks dry. You crouch down, poke…
So You’re Thinking About a Solar Pump A farmer in northern Nigeria told me last year that his diesel pump was eating 40% of his vegetable profits. The fuel costs, the spare parts, the trips to town when the damn…
Drip Irrigation vs Sprinklers: Which One Actually Saves You More Water? I’ve installed both. Hundreds of systems at this point. And I still get the same question from every other homeowner who calls: “Should I go with drip or sprinklers?”…
In early June 2026, NOAA scientist Nathaniel Johnson warned that the Pacific is shifting into Super El Niño territory. If you farm anywhere between Punjab and Phnom Penh, that’s not abstract climate science. It’s a direct threat to your next…
I spent three years running a 2-hectare greenhouse operation in Kenya before I figured out that half the irrigation gear we bought was unnecessary. Not useless, just not needed. The suppliers had sold us on a “complete system” that included…
Buried Money: What Subsurface Drip Irrigation Actually Costs and Saves A corn farmer in western Kansas pulling from the Ogallala Aquifer puts about 48 inches of water on his field every season. The crop uses maybe 22 of them. The…
The moment you realize half your plants aren’t getting water Step-by-step: unclog a drip emitter in under an hour I’ve been there. You walk out to the garden on a Saturday morning, coffee in hand, ready to admire your tomatoes…
Fertigation delivers water and nutrients together through your drip system. Here's how fertilizer injection works, what equipment you need, and the real savings in dollars and yield.
