Drip irrigation is a system of hoses ... into the ground and connected to the drip system’s main hose. They spray water in a 360-degree pattern, hitting all the plants around them.

By contrast, there are irrigation systems that can deliver water directly to the roots of plants. These systems can also ...

Corey Maag’s mid-1990s shift to drip irrigation made him an early adopter of the method now common in the sizable southeast ...