by Greg Alder | Mar 29, 2015 | Watering |
Looks like the rain’s over. April is around the corner, and if we get anything more it’s likely to be only showers. Still, I’m starting the dry season — the season of irrigation — with a full tank of 500 gallons of collected rain. Now the...
by Greg Alder | Mar 24, 2015 | Avocados, Watering |
I heard a Master Gardener say she was hesitant to recommend that people plant avocado trees in their Southern California yards because avocados need a lot of water. Sounds sensible at first. We should be careful about our water use. But let’s think further....
by Greg Alder | Mar 5, 2015 | Watering |
I started caring about rain while I was livingĀ in Ts’oeneng, where everyone farmed without irrigation as well as got their drinking water from springs and wells. Rain provided food and drink in a very direct way. I also started collecting rain from roofs while...
by Greg Alder | Feb 11, 2015 | Watering |
Though I have a distaste for the waste of water, which mostly comes from my time living in Lesotho, I’ve been wondering how much money I save when I’m careful with water use — here, at home, in Southern California. When I turn the kitchen faucet on...
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