Optimizing Your Garden for Drought or Water Conservation
Living in Colorado and being a gardener has been rather stressful in the
past few years, as this state has been undergoing a rather severe drought.
The city is imposing watering restrictions which are not giving enough
water to lawns and plants. I抳e had to renovate my garden to make it more
water efficient. Now, because of the techniques I抳e employed, I抦 the
only one in my neighborhood with a garden that isn抰 completely brown. So
if you live in an area that is going through a drought or if you just want
to save water, I suggest you use some of these techniques as well.
First, I took out all my plants. The soil I was using didn抰 retain water
very well, so I had to water about twice as much as necessary in order to
get it to actually absorb into the roots. If you have this same problem,
you can fix it by loading the soil up with lots of compost. This not only
prevents water from escaping, but encourages the plant抯 roots to be
healthy and able to survive more.
Once I was done optimizing the soil for my new low water consumption plan,oakley sunglasses replica,
I was ready to replace all my plants. I decided that the placement of all
my plants would reflect the amount of water necessary to keep them alive.
All the plants that don抰 require much water I placed in on one side of my
garden, and then just progressed in the amount of required water to the
other side of the garden. As a result of my new arrangement, I don抰 have
to waste water on plants that don抰 need it as much.
The installation of a drip irrigation system was another move on my part
that reduced the amount of water I needed to fully water my garden. The
great thing about these systems is that they constantly drip into your
plants, so that every single drop is absorbed. With traditional watering
systems, usually the roots get too overwhelmed with the sheer amount of
water in the soil. Thus,chanel unisex ceramic watches, lots just seeps right past. This is all taken
care of with the drip system.
If you still seem to need more water than you can supply to your garden,jordans for sale,
you might consider which plants you could replace with less water
dependent plants. If you want a good shrub that doesn抰 use up more than
its share of water, look for Heavenly Bamboo. It is not only tolerant of
droughts, but looks rather decorative in any garden. Herbs such as
rosemary are useful in preparing meals, and are rarely thirsty.
If you抮e trying to find flowers that will still be lush and beautiful
despite the lower amounts of water, look for penstemon varieties like
Garnet, Apple Blossom, Moonbeam, and Midnight. You can attract
hummingbirds and butterflies with varieties like Cosmos and Yarrow. The
best part about all these plants is that they don抰 look rugged and
withstanding, but they sure are. Your neighbors wont be saying 揕ook at
them, they downgraded their plants just to withstand the drought. What
chumps!� Instead they will be marveling over how you keep your flowers so
beautiful in the midst of the watering regulations.
One of my favorite drought resistant plants is the Lavender plant. I could
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