Top 10 Countdown to Conserve Water for a Better Future
by 10 ways to conserve water and save the planet when gardening.
- Use a tool, such as a soil sampling tube, to help you measure if your soil and plant need to be watered so that you don’t overwater or underwater, kill your plants or waste water.
- Learn how to properly take care of container plants.
- Monitor your plants on a daily basis to make sure they are healthy and keep pests away.
- Prevent weeds from growing in your yard by hoeing on a regular basis and using organic mulch.
- Use 2 to 4 inches of organic mulch, such as shredded bark, compost and aged sawdust. This mulch will prevent weeds, erosion and moisture loss.
- Use healthy soil with nutrients by making your own organic compost from yard wastes as well as vegetable and fruit scraps in your kitchen.
- Irrigate your garden, lawn and yard with minimal water needed for each plant. Control runoffs, water at night, fix leaks, and use permeable paving.
- Keep your lawn to a small size or use a fake grass, deck, paving or native plants.
- Group plants in your yard according to their water needs as well as use automated irrigation systems. Also, individually hand water each plant according to its needs.
- Use plants that can live and grow healthy as well as for a long time in your zone, environment and weather conditions. Whatever you choose, make sure they conserve water and they are native plants.
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