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by Avis Licht
Herbs in Containers
Many people have told me they don’t plan on putting in a vegetable garden this year because of drought conditions and wanting to save water. But I tell them, YES! To save water you should plant your own vegetable garden. Sometimes we confuse water we save at home with water that needs to be saved state wide. A large scale farm uses much more water to grow, harvest, wash and transport to market the vegetable and fruit that you could grow at home using a fraction of that water.
We just need to grow smart.
Here are my top five favorite and easy tips to save water in your garden, and still have a productive and beautiful yard.
1. Use containers and pots for growing herbs and small veggies. You can control the amount of water they use easily. You can use water from the sink or shower that you collect while waiting for it to warm up.
Bok choy in container
2. Use raised beds and interplant with a variety of vegetables to make best use of all the area. An example would be broccoli, lettuce and radish. By the time you harvest the radish and lettuce, the broccoli will be big and cover the whole bed.
Interplant fast and slow growing vegetables together.
3. Use drip irrigation. Put water to the roots and not the air.
Use drip irrigation
4. Mulch the soil to preserve moisture and keep it from getting compacted.
Mulching keeps the yard looking good and provides a healthy environment
5. Use a moisture meter, or at the very least, use a trowel to check the moisture of your soil. Just because the soil is dry on top, doesn’t mean it is dry down below. Be sure to check before you irrigate.
To buy this moisture meter go to my store:
Best tool ever. This will save you time, water and money.