Gardening with Less Water: Low-Tech, Low-Cost Techniques; Use Up to 90% Less Water in Your Garden - Paperback
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With drought and water shortages on the rise, Bainbridge's methods of low-tech, low-cost irrigation systems will keep you prepared for any scenario and ensure your gardens can continue to thrive.
- Deliver water directly to roots.
- Reduce weed growth.
- Cut back on watering time.
- Work for any size garden and for container plants.
Gardening with Less Water: Low-Tech, Low-Cost Techniques; Use Up to 90% Less Water in Your Garden - Paperback
$14.99
by David A. Bainbridge (Author)
This beginner-friendly guide offers simple, inexpensive, low-tech techniques for watering your garden much more efficiently -- using up to 90 percent less water for the same results.
With illustrated step-by-step instructions, David Bainbridge shows you how to install buried clay pots and pipes, wicking systems, and other porous containers that deliver water directly to a plant's roots with little to no evaporation. These irrigation systems are available at hardware stores and garden centers; are easy to set up and use; and work for garden beds, container gardens, and trees. After reading this guide, you will learn how to:- Set up different kinds of irrigation systems
- Landscape to catch water
- Harvest rainwater
With drought and water shortages on the rise, Bainbridge's methods of low-tech, low-cost irrigation systems will keep you prepared for any scenario and ensure your gardens can continue to thrive.
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Conserve & Grow
Water shortages have become an everyday concern, but drought or a dry climate doesn't mean your garden has to suffer. With inexpensive materials such as terra-cotta pots, recycled bottles, and nylon rope, you can create simple, effective, and efficient watering systems that will dramatically reduce your water use and benefit your garden, no matter where you live.
- Deliver water directly to roots.
- Reduce weed growth.
- Cut back on watering time.
- Work for any size garden and for container plants.
Author Biography
David A. Bainbridge is professor emeritus of ecology and agroecology at Alliant International University in San Diego, California. He is the author or co-author of many books, including The Straw Bale House (Chelsea Green, 1994), A Guide for Desert and Dryland Restoration (Island Press, 2007), and Passive Solar Architecture (Chelsea Green, 2011). He lives in San Diego and has been researching dryland restoration and irrigation since 1981.
Number of Pages: 128
Dimensions: 0.5 x 7.9 x 5.8 IN
Illustrated: Yes
Publication Date: December 29, 2015
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