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| Use Recycled Buckets for Irrigation
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I live on a hobby farm and we've planted an orchard on our property. With the droughts that have been going on we didn't want to lose any trees. My husband came up with this idea on his own a few years ago and we even use it in the gardens now:
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Posted on: 07/02/2008 | 1 Feedback(s) |
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| Soda Bottle Waterer
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Does anyone know how to make a waterer from a soda bottle?
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Posted on: 06/27/2008 | 2 Feedback(s) |
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| Make Your Own Irrigation for Saplings
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We planted starter trees from an online nursery this year and I wanted to share our experience as to how to keep them watered well without irrigation. I planted trees as to nursery instructions but it said to keep them watered well through summer, well this meant carrying five gallon buckets on our tailgate a few times a week as we have no irrigation. I came up with a better and greener way.
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Posted on: 06/26/2008 | 1 Feedback(s) |
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| Rain Barrels for Practically Free
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Make your own rain barrels with what you have, practically free. My husband asked around at local companies and came up with white plastic barrels. The rest he already had in his shop. He then connected them to our gutters and added a spigot at the bottom, to let gravity feed the water out. He connects the water hose to spigot and waters the flowers.
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Posted on: 06/25/2008 | 10 Feedback(s) |
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| Wanda's Succulent Garden
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 Succulent garden I started in the fall as an experiment. I'm really pleased with the growth in only six months.
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Posted on: 06/16/2008 | 1 Feedback(s) |
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| Alternative to Soaker Hoses
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I've been using soaker hoses for many years and they worked great. Recently I've started new beds and found the hoses to be very frustrating to use, they either won't work or sprout "geysers" which I have to repair, and the parts are getting expensive.
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Posted on: 10/28/2007 | 6 Feedback(s) |
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| Homemade Wall O' Water
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I'm looking for something I can make or adapt for my tomato plants that would work like a Wall O' Water. I can't afford to buy the actual product so I was hoping someone can give me some alternative ideas.
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Posted on: 04/29/2007 | 7 Feedback(s) |
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| Repairing a Leaky Water Hose
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 Tips on repairing a leaky garden hose. Post your own ideas here. Get hose completely dry. If hole is tiny, fill it with rubber cement, If large, use silicone caulk. When the cement has dried, wrap the area starting about an inch from the hole with black plastic tape.
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Posted on: 04/12/2007 | 1 Feedback(s) |
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| Rain Garden Basics
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By Ellen Brown
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 Anyone with a roof, sidewalk or driveway has storm water runoff from rain and snow. And if you have any runoff at all, you're contributing to water pollution. Most water pollution falls under the category of 'nonpoint' source pollution (pollution that comes from several sources, including industry and individuals.
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Posted on: 03/29/2007 | 0 Feedback(s) |
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| Collect Rainwater In the Spring
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If you're a gardener, take advantage of the spring showers to stock up on free water. We collect rainwater in large trash barrels behind our garage from the drainage off of the roof. We fill them using a hose which is connected to the drainpipe. We cover each barrel with it's lid and have plenty of water for the flower and vegetable gardens. Then, every time it rains we collect the water until all the barrels are full. Last year when we had a drought, we supplied the neighbors with vegetables since we were the only ones able to maintain our garden!
Hannah
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Posted on: 03/15/2007 | 2 Feedback(s) |
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