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Gardening with Less Water
Low-Tech, Low-Cost Techniques; Use up to 90% Less Water in Your Garden
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- On Sale
- Dec 29, 2015
- Page Count
- 128 pages
- Publisher
- Storey
- ISBN-13
- 9781612125824
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$14.99Price
$19.99 CADFormat
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- Trade Paperback $14.99 $19.99 CAD
- ebook $9.99 $12.99 CAD
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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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Silver Nautilus Book Award Winner for Green Living Sustainability
“David Bainbridge brings together his deep understanding of ancient techniques developed in desert conditions with modern data on how adaptations of those techniques will work in backyard gardens and small farms.” — Cheryl Long, Editor-in-Chief, Mother Earth News
“If you need to water your plants, you also need to conserve water. This book features methods to achieve drastic water savings that go beyond basic irrigation efficiency. The sustainable techniques outlined here produce better plants, higher yields, fewer weeds, and healthier soil. They are time tested, easy, practical, and cost effective. You can put the information in this book to use right away.” — Mike Evans, Founder, Tree of Life Nursery
“As a potter, gardener, and long-time maker of irrigation ollas, I was particularly impressed with his experiments using common red clay flowerpots for subsurface irrigation.” — Diana Kersey, Kersey Ceramics
"Drought resilience lies within these pages in the form of effective, low-tech irrigation strategies, which too few people have heard of — until now. Read this book, and put its teachings to work to save water and time in innovative ways." — Brad Lancaster, author ofRainwater Harvesting for Drylands and Beyond
"I found David’s book Gardening With Less Water to be a fabulous read! It’s full of insightful ways to help everyone from homeowners to farmers increase their water efficiency while sustaining healthy plants and productive crops. The simple yet proven methods he shares are easy to implement. This informative and well-written book should be read by anyone looking for ways to make a difference." — Lisa Marie Evans, President Owner, Green King, Inc. – Manufacturer of the Deep Drip® Watering Stakes www.DeepDrip.com
Gardening with Less Water is timely and well researched. Not only does David describe methods that are easy to implement for any gardener — he also gives practical advice, along with examples, on bringing change from your own garden to your neighborhood and beyond. I suggest this book to anyone who desires to do their part in dealing with our emerging water crisis. — Lori Haynes, Dripping Springs OLLAS
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