Watering & Irrigation

Give your plants the right amount of moisture

Plants and grasses need water to survive, but how much water is enough? Learn how to balance your lawn's need for water with environmental conditions such as drought. Manage your water use effectively, and you'll be able to keep your garden healthy without hurting the environment.

• Calibrating Your Irrigation System
• Changing an Irrigation Head
• Cisterns
• Conserving Water
• Controlling Your Irrigation System Manually
• Drip Irrigation
• Hand-watering
• Iron in Water
• Irrigation Maintenance
• Irrigation Water Quality
• Learning to Set Your Irrigation Timer
• Listening to Your Lawn
• Microirrigation Systems
• Rain Gauges
• Rain Sensors
• Selecting a Sprinkler
• Testing Rain Sensors
• Types of Irrigation Systems
• Using Reclaimed Water
• Watering Newly Planted Trees
• Watering the Lawn
• Watering to Establish Shrubs
• Watering the Vegetable Garden
• Watering Your Lawn in the Winter
• Zoned Irrigation Systems