Sustainability

What are the Environmental Benefits of Drip Irrigation?

Apr 20th 2021

Drip irrigation offers many benefits for gardeners, farmers and anyone else who grows things. But what are the environmental benefits of drip irrigation? Compared to traditional irrigating methods, th …

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Top Tips for Eco-Friendly Drip Irrigation

Mar 23rd 2021

The world is gradually warming, and the weather is becoming more unpredictable. Some regions are experiencing lengthy droughts, while others are becoming subject to more powerful and frequent storm …

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Tips on How to Care for Your Lawn During a Drought

Nov 10th 2020

Summertime and the living is easy. For humans, maybe. For your lawn, not so much, especially if warm weather arrives along with drought conditions. Lush, green grass requires lots of water to look its …

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Step-by-Step Guide for Making Compost

Oct 13th 2020

They say nothing in life is free. But making your own compost comes close. And this nearly-free stuff gives you numerous benefits. It provides a simple and inexpensive way to help your vegetable or fl …

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How to Install a Pond Liner

Mar 9th 2020

Installing a pond liner can be a straightforward task that can be done efficiently if a few important steps are followed. First consider the two types of high-quality liners: For a large agricultural …

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Top 7 Tips for How to Start Composting

Dec 10th 2019

Fall and winter are excellent seasons for starting the exciting process of making compost. Making your own garden soil is the best way to take responsibility for providing the highest-quality organic …

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How to Save Water and Money with Drip Irrigation

Nov 12th 2019

Garden Sustainability with Drip Irrigation Water is life. As such, it is a precious resource we all need to conserve and use with care. Although water is comparatively inexpensive in most places, it …

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Beneficial Insects: Their Role in our Garden

Jul 22nd 2019

Without beneficial insects and their ability to aid in plant pollination, 90 percent of all flowering plant species might disappear. Thirty percent of all plants in the world would not exist if it wer …

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Fertilizing your Garden, Maximizing your Gardens Potential

May 16th 2017

The type of fertilizer you use will affect the performance and quality of your finished product, choose the right fertilizer to maximize your gardens potential. Understandably, some of us may do nothi …

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The Bees Need Our Help

Nov 15th 2016

For every three bites of food you take, one was pollinated by honey bees. Last winter, beekeepers reported losing over 40% of their hives. Bees are more than just the “canaries in the coal mine”, warn …

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The World’s Pure Food Fair

Sep 5th 2016

Dripworks is a proud sponsor of the 6th annual “World’s Fair” of the heirloom seed industry. The Heirloom Expo is taking place at the Santa Rosa Fairgrounds in northern California Tu …

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Bokashi Fermentation: The Practice That Will Finally Change The Naysayers’ Minds on Composting

Jul 24th 2016

Trump, The Dallas Cowboys, Miracle Whip, composting. These topics tend to bring people into fits of polarized passion, but Bokashi fermentation may very well change the cynics’ views on composting. Th …

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Creating a Spring Pollinator Garden

Jan 21st 2016

Pollination is vital to the fertilization, reproduction, and survival of all non-GMO food and flower species. We have talked before in this blog about the plight of the pollinators. Pollination occurs …

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