# Engineers Are Developing Self-Watering Soil for Drought Farming

- Link: https://www.widthness.com/engineers-are-developing-self-watering-soil-for-drought-farming/
- Published: 2020-11-06T09:45:41-06:00
- Author: Curated by Theresa Wysocki

Photo caption: These radishes were grown in self-watering soil. Photography courtesy of the University of Texas at Austin. Article by Dan Nosowitz. As droughts increase, we may need this kind of wild technology. Over the past 100 years, droughts have become both more severe and more frequent. Drought conditions are, obviously, of immense importance to agriculture. There have been a number of developments to try to coexist with droughts—more drought-tolerant plant breeds, for example. But have you considered Super Moisture Absorbent Gels? […] Click here to view original web page at modernfarmer.com