Last Updated on July 6, 2026 by D. RuddyDrip irrigation delivers water directly to the soil at each plant’s base. No evaporation. No spray on leaves. No water wasted on weeds. Here is how to...
Last Updated on July 6, 2026 by D. Ruddy I bought my first Rain Bird 32SA rotor three summers ago. Before that I dragged a hose-end sprinkler around like a caveman — move it, forget it, come...
Last Updated on July 6, 2026 by D. Ruddy The Rain Bird 1804VAN is a pop-up spray head — not a rotor, not an oscillating sprinkler. It pops up from the ground when water turns on and disappears...
Last Updated on July 6, 2026 by D. Ruddy The Rachio 3 is the most expensive sprinkler controller I have ever bought — about four times the cost of the builder-grade unit it replaced. I bought it...
Last Updated on July 6, 2026 by D. Ruddy A sprinkler timer is only as good as its schedule. The wrong schedule wastes water and leaves your lawn patchy. The right schedule gives you a green lawn with...
The Orbit 62100 Yard Enforcer is not just a sprinkler. It is a motion-activated security guard for your garden. When a deer, rabbit, cat, or neighbor kid walks into its sensor zone, it blasts them...
The Orbit 58322 traveling sprinkler is the weirdest looking thing in my garage. It looks like a tiny tractor. My kids call it the robot sprinkler. My neighbors stop and stare when it crawls across my...
I broke two plastic sprinklers in one summer before I bought the Melnor XT Metal. Stepped on one while mowing. The other cracked when I dropped it on the driveway. I was done with buying plastic...
I bought the Melnor AquaTimer after my wife pointed out that I had killed half the petunias. I forgot to water them for three days while we were busy with weekend activities. She was not happy. I...