According to the EPA, over half of the water used by American families to irrigate their yards is wasted. This is especially clear in sunny California, where folks water their lawns with garden hoses at noon. There’s certainly nothing green about that!
Not so at C&T! Our little front garden is maintained by our very own Green Thumbs, and is on a timed watering system. Most of our garden plants require little water now that they’re established, so a quick early morning shower is all they need.
Want to green your own garden? Most patio or container garden drip systems cost about $20, and setup takes just a few hours. Your local hardware or garden store will likely sell the necessary materials.
Getting started is super easy! Screw in a multi-outlet drip head to your water line, connect lines of tubing to your drip outlet, and lace them inconspicuously through your pots and beds. Attach sprayers or bubblers, or simply perforate your tubing for the most economical drip system. If you already have a sprinkler system on a timer, you won’t have to worry about a thirsty garden again. It’ll keep the green in your garden and in your wallet, too!
Have any other great water-saving tips? Let us know!
5 Comments
Drip irrigation makes for the greenest of gardens http://www.ctpubblog.com/2009/11/20/drip...
via Twitoaster
@ctpublishing I can’t wait till I have a garden to implement this idea in!
via Twitoaster
When it rains I let plastic or rubber garbage cans fill up with water. Then I fill old club soda and water bottles (label them of course) I store them in my garage room to water houseplants with or special outside plants if it’s been very dry. This way the houseplants get the nutrients from the rain water and you don’t waste water from the faucet.
Hi guys,I can’t believe that you are allowed to water during the day. Here in West Australia we are allowed two watering days per week . This is worked out by your street number. You can then water anytime before 9.ooam or after 6.00pm on those days and only for a short amount of time per area.During these times you can use a sprinkler/irrigation system. Other times you can water but by hand.We have several water tanks collecting rainwater and buckets in the showers to catch the first lot of water. Happy days.
SewLindaAnn & BevC:
Wow! What great water-saving ideas! Thanks so much for sharing your tips with us. Catching rainwater is certainly better than using tap water for plants, and much greener, too! I’ll definitely be adding a rain bucket to my back patio. Thanks for the green inspiration!