Learn Irrigation and Water Efficiency with Us

We are excited about offering online irrigation education so that all who desire to be better informed and more skilled may take their knowledge and skills to the next level. Lori has been teaching irrigation to students in classrooms for many years. The challenges of limited time, the availability of venues, and fighting the crush of traffic in our urban areas have escalated the need for another way to learn. COVID-19 has now given us an even more compelling reason to go virtual.

With Puddle-Stompers and Irrigation Mastery online education, you have the convenience of being able to take these classes anytime, anywhere you can get on the internet, on any device, whether it be desktop computer, laptop, tablet, or smart phone. This is such a winning proposition, and everybody wins!

Water in Your Garden - Taking Control

Webinar created and presented by Lori Palmquist for the Contra Costa County UC Master Gardeners on July 13, 2021

Do you currently have irrigation in your garden? Are you happy with it? Are the plants happy with it? Do you know what to do to make the irrigation more efficient and effective? Join irrigation expert and Master Gardener volunteer Lori Palmquist as she shows you how to set yourself up for success with a drought-proof landscape. Lori will provide you with actionable steps and a checklist for making your irrigation the best it can be. If you don’t currently have an irrigation system, you’ve still come to the right place. Lori will show you how to make sure you provide water to your garden correctly from the beginning. Get ready to rock your irrigation! Your garden will thank you. And our diminishing water supply will thank you. *Note: The handouts beneath the video are from the talk.

How to Determine Soil Type Using Jar Test Method

Lori Palmquist demonstrates how to perform a jar test to determine the soil type for landscape irrigation purposes.