Reducing the amount of water that you use in your garden will go a long way to helping ensure that this vital resource is not wasted and will also save you loads on your water bill.
It is extremely possible to have a wonderful garden filled with colour and beauty without using too much water if one just knows how…
Reduce Your Water-Usage in the Garden
One of the quickest ways to reduce the impact that water guzzling plants can have on your garden is to replace them with species with low water needs, which include those with small plants, grey or silver foliage, those with leathery, hairy, curled or fuzzy leaves, and by planting either established or slow-growing plants.
Plants that have large leaves, are fast-growing, or have high fertiliser needs are all thirsty plants that will guzzle water; newly planted vegetation will also need a lot of watering. Large leafed plants need and evaporate more water over a larger surface area than the slender-leafed varieties.
Grey or silver-leafed plants reflect more of the sun’s radiation and generally lose water through the emission of water vapour at a lower rate than plants with green leaves. Herbs like the small fine-leafed rosemary and thyme, for instance, have minimal water needs compared to herbs that have larger leaves like basil and sage.
Check the weather prediction for your area before watering your garden; it often happens that we decide to water the garden and then it rains within 24 hours; this means that all the water used has actually been wasted.
Avoid overwatering; it leeches valuable nutrients from the soil, causes loss of oxygen in the soil, increases the chance of root rot and other diseases from suffocation, breeds dependent plants with shallow root systems, and land you with a huge water bill.
Increase the organic matter in your garden by adding compost that breaks down to humus, which has an amazing potential to build soil health, and to hold moisture and nutrients, as well as acting as acting as a buffer against drought and plant stress. You can also add worm castings, vegetable scraps, lawn clippings and leaves.
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