HOW TO SAVE WATER WHEN GARDENING

Home » Home and Family » Gardening Join Sign in EzineArticles - Expert Authors Sharing Their Best Original Articles Search A Carey Basic PLUS Author | 34 Articles Joined: December 1, 2010 South Africa Gardening: How to Save Water By A Carey | Submitted On July 19, 2016 Recommend Article Article Comments Print Article Expert Author A Carey You may think that plants only need water but the truth is that they need much more. There are different ways to look after your garden without using thousands of litres of water per day. Here are some ways that you may find helpful. Covering your garden in compost not only gives the plants maximum nutrients they need to survive but it also locks the moisture in. If there is moisture in the sand you don't need to water it every day. Plus, over-watering plants could drown them and kill them. Any water that does not contain heavy duty cleaning chemicals will be satisfactory for your garden. So you can recycle the water if you don't want to throw it down the drain. Dishwashing liquid isn't harmful to your garden and you can use that water to feed your grass every day. You can also recycle water you use for your cooking. Water used to clean your vegetables is the safest since the most irritating component is the sand from the leaves. This only bothers your taste buds and is not harmful to plants. Water from boiling food such as pasta and vegetables is also harmless. Just make sure that the water is no longer boiling hot when you pour it into your garden. If you plant flowers closer to each other, less water will be used in one area. Although plants need space to grow roots, small spaces can bring your bill down by quite a bit. If you have trees in your garden, make sure that you plant your seeds in the shade of the tree. If your garden is cool and doesn't have constant sunlight drying it up, less water is needed to keep them alive. Collecting rain water will be useful to water your garden. If it were to rain you will have enough water for another day. Keep a barrel close to any drainage systems and gutters. You will be surprised how much water you collect from the wet weather. Buy an attachment for your hosepipe that has a larger range and uses water sparingly. The more concentrated the area to which the water goes to, the more water you are using for just one plant. With a wider range attachment less water is being used because of the built in separation system. Create walkways in your garden or add a patio. You can add patio tiles which will require less grass to be planted and thus use less water. With prices increasing in every area of society, it's becoming expensive to own a garden and maintain all the plants. Save water and save money. The Paving Warehouse & Wonder Rock, masters in the art of simulated rock, are no ordinary stone masoners. The Paving Warehouse is South Africa's leading manufacturer of simulated rock, with applications both indoors and outdoors, each stone cast is a classic. Visit our website and contact us: Tel no: +27 11 310 2380, Email: frontdesk@thepavingwarehouse.co.za. Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/expert/A_Carey/2080316 0 Comments | Leave a Comment Did you find this article helpful? Happy Face1 Sad Face0 Viewed 50 times Word count: 440 Article Tools EzinePublisher Report this article Cite this article Stay Informed Subscribe to New Article Alerts: Home and Family: Gardening A Carey Email Address Subscribe We will never sell or rent your email address. Gardening Article Feed Gardening Article Feed Find More Articles Search Recent Articles 6 Easy Tips for a Beautiful Lawn How to Manage Parrot Feather - Some Options How to Control Dollarweed (Pennywort) in Your Lawn Water Fountains - Defining Your Home Decor Plant Vegetables in April For a Southern California Summer Harvest Top 10 Plants to Make Your Garden Smell Like Heaven New to Gardening? Read These 6 Tips to Grow Beautiful Plants Hugelkultur for Long Term Soil Creation, Water Storage and Soil Management Why I Love Living in the Country Gardening With Calibrachoa Aka Million Bells EzineArticles.com About Us FAQ Contact Us Member Benefits Privacy Policy Shop Site Map Blog Training Video Library Advertising Affiliates Cartoons Authors Submit Articles Members Login Premium Membership Expert Authors Endorsements Editorial Guidelines Terms of Service Publishers Terms Of Service Ezines / Email Alerts Manage Subscriptions EzineArticles RSS © 2017 EzineArticles All Rights Reserved Worldwide