If there's one question, I've been getting a lot this last year. It has been on garden irrigation,

which is no wonder many of us went for many weeks without rain. And there are a lot of you who are

in parts of the country that have more significant long-term droughts going on than even those of us

who experience several weeks without rain

have ever experienced. Still, whether rain is very scarce where you are or whether you do go

through dry periods, knowing what kind of irrigation is going to suit you in your garden the best

is something that I think a lot of us just put off and sometimes

don't even get to. It's not the priority in the spring when you're trying to choose what to grow

and plant your crops. And for many people like us, you get plenty of rain in the spring so you don't

even really think about what irrigation you need. But this time of year, irrigation is important for a lot of us because

this is a real dry time of year, at least for me in the fall. And the fall garden needs a lot of

water when we're first getting these plants established, especially the cool weather plants,

and it's still hot outside. But it's also a good time of year to rethink what we've done this past year in preparation

for next season when it comes to what irrigation we want to use in our gardens. I have used

several different types of irrigation in my garden over the years, and I'm going to be talking

about my experience with six of them. What you're going to find in this episode is that there are some systems that may work better

with certain types of gardens than others, and I'm just going to give you the benefits

and the drawbacks of each so that you can have an idea what might actually work better for your setup.

So let's talk about some irrigation

options, whether you have a small or whether you have a large garden.

Hi, I'm Jill, and almost 10 years ago, I started my first garden as a new stay-at-home mom

trying to cut our grocery bill. Over the years, I stumbled my way into becoming a gardener,

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