Gardening with Less Water
Low-tech, Low-cost Techniques for Using Up to 90% Less Water in Your Garden
North Adams, MA : Storey Publishing, [2015]
Format: Book
Description: 127 pages : color illustrations ; 21 cm
Are you facing drought or water shortages? Gardening with Less Water offers simple, inexpensive, low-tech techniques for watering your garden much more efficiently -- using up to 90 percent less water for the same results. With illustrated step-by-step instructions, David Bainbridge shows you how to install buried clay pots and pipes, wicking systems, and other porous containers that deliver water directly to a plant's roots with little to no evaporation. These systems are available at hardware stores and garden centers; are easy to set up and use; and work for garden beds, container gardens, and trees.
Contents:
Buried clay pots -- Porous capsules -- Deep pipes -- Wicks -- Porous hose -- Buried clay pipe -- Tree shelters -- Water-wise gardening tips -- Rainwater harvesting -- Landscaping for water catchment -- Developing a plan for your patio, garden, home, or farm -- Our water future.
ISBN:
9781612125824
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