History··5 min read
Before PVC: What Irrigation Pipe Actually Was
PVC pipe has only been standard in residential irrigation for about 60 years. Before that, we used galvanized steel, copper, clay, and some stuff that will surprise you.
Field Notes
Notes from the field.
Tutorials, irrigation history, drought updates, and landscaping insight. Written for the people who do the work.
History··5 min read
The 1976-77 California Drought and the Irrigation Tech It Created
Two dry winters in a row changed American irrigation forever. Almost every water-saving technology you use today traces back to it.
History··4 min read
A Brief History of the Pop-Up Sprinkler
From a patent in 1933 to the MP Rotator, the story of how the pop-up sprinkler evolved — and why every step forward was slower than you'd think.
History··4 min read
The Roman Aqueducts That Still Work Today
Some Roman water systems are still running, two thousand years later. They got a few things right that modern irrigation still gets wrong.
News & Drought··2 min read
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