089 Drip Emitters vs Micro Sprayers - Which is Better? Rototillers vs Chipper/Shredders. Plant of the Week: the Redbud Tree

Thinking of adding a drip irrigation system to your garden? Good idea. Drip systems conserve water and more effectively irrigate the root systems of your plants. But, you have choices. Should the water be delivered via drippers…or microsprayers? Each has its advantages and drawbacks. Our favorite retired college horticulture professor, Debbie Flower, weighs the pros and cons involved with a drip irrigation system. 

Thinking of buying a rototiller for your garden? Our resident soils expert, Steve Zien, has a better way to improve your soil with that thousand dollars you might spend. And yes, it, too, is a fun, loud, garden implement. 

And the plant of the week is a tree that is putting on a show throughout the United States in early spring - the redbud. Warren Roberts of the UC Davis Arboretum tells us all about it.

It’s all on episode 89 of the Garden Basics podcast, brought to you by Smart Pots. And we will do it all in under 30 minutes. Let’s go!

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In-Line Emitter Drip Irrigation Tubing and a Micro Sprayer

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Rototillers
Drip Irrigation Systems
Farmer Fred Rant: Drip Irrigation-How Long Do I Water?

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