Discover smart water usage tips for your garden and landscape. Learn about efficient irrigation systems, best times to water, and prioritizing watering to conserve water and maintain healthy plants.
Brooke Edmunds, Ann Marie VanDerZanden, Jan McNeilan |
Jun 2024 |
Extension Catalog publicationPeer reviewed (Orange level)
How can home gardeners use water in the most efficient way possible? Here's a look at the best ways to deliver water in the garden and keep it available to be absorbed by plants for as long as possible.
Washington State University's program of Organic Farming Systems and Nutrient Management goal is to build soil productivity, support local agriculture, protect water quality, and facilitate recycling of organic wastes, by applying soil science principles to agricultural, development, and waste management issues.
This publication provides an overview of dry farming, describes some of the management practices that support growing organic vegetable crops without supplemental irrigation in this region, and offers some additional resources.