Tag Archives: Water
Storm Water Runoff, It’s Everyone’s Problem
Amazon.com Widgets Some areas of course are worse than others. Every time it rains there are massive amounts of chemicals, oils, heavy metals running off our roof, through our grass and flower beds, down our driveways and into our storm drains which leads out to our natural waterways, and streams which lead to lakes and [...]
6 Ways to Save Water in Your Garden
Amazon.com Widgets I was recently shaken to hear the news that one of the most important and diverse water tables in our community is below the critical level. It was a striking reality that the water cycle is not as it used to be. Most of us take water for granted. We assume that the [...]
How to Use Rain Barrels Get Water
Amazon.com Widgets If you’re a gardener that has an unlimited supply of water, consider yourself lucky. There are many of us who live in drought zones where the garden and lawn watering rules are very constrictive to the healthy growth of gardens and plants. Many people just give up when they find out how few [...]
Water catchment system – rain collection and filtration
Amazon.com Widgets This is a video showing my new 300 gallon water catchment system using easy to acquire and inexpensive components. It is scalable, easy to implement, and should perform well. Please comment with questions / ideas / adjustments you think would be helpful! Thanks!
Save Water, Use a Rain Barrel
Amazon.com Widgets In times of drought and famine, resources always had to be rationed appropriately for the sake of survival. Luckily, some of us are fortunate to not have to go through a dire situation to have to depend on rationed resources. However, with the planet in peril, personal rationing of resources doesn’t seem like [...]