Go Greener Tips

Whether you live in a drought-influenced area, or you are simply looking for a way to reduce your water usage, you’ll find that there are many things that you can try when it comes to preserving the water that you can find and using the water that you have conservatively and wisely.  Water conservation is something that any green gardener should consider, and you’ll find that doing so is actually a great deal more straightforward than you might think.

The first thing that you can do when you want to consider water conservation is to think about a good water delivery system.  There are several practical methods to get water to your garden, and you may be surprised to find that one of the best ones that you can use is a water can.  A watering can will let you target each plant individually and to figure out how much water each plants gets; the directed spout will also let the water go right through to the roots.

You may also wist to consider a soaker hose or drip irrigation.  A soaker hose will sweat water through the pores of the hose, for the water to get to where it needs to go with virtually no evaporation.  You can set them up with a timer and you can bury them under mulch, and once down there, they need very little maintenance.  As a bonus, many soaker hoses are made from recycled tires.  Drip irrigation will give you the most water efficiency, and they work by setting up a tube along the plants with a release point for each plant.  When a plant doesn’t need water, a plug can be installed and the tube itself can beset with a timer.

Finally, you’ll also want to think about where you can get the water from.  While you’ll always have a hose from your home, you’ll find that you can effectively water your plants using water collected during the storms.  You can simply install a basin underneath a gutter pour downspout, or you can use rain chains to direct water into a barrel or an underground holding tank.  Do keep in mind that the container should be covered, and that the water collected should be used in ten days to avoid contamination or breeding mosquitoes.

Take a look at the many ways that you can conserve water for your garden, and you’ll find that there are plenty of options open to you!