Gardening with less water : low-tech, low-cost techniques for using up to 90% less water in your garden

Summary: "Are you facing drought or water shortages? Gardening with Less Water offers simple, inexpensive, low-tech techniques for watering your garden much more efficiently -- using up to 90% 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 no or minimal evaporation. These 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, "--AMAZON.COM.

Record details

ISBN: 9781612125824 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN: 1612125824 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN: 9781612125831 (ebook)
ISBN: 1612125832 (ebook)
Physical Description: print
127 pages : color illustrations ; 20 cm
Publisher: North Adams, MA : Storey Publishing, [2015]

Content descriptions

General Note:	Includes index.
Formatted Contents Note:	Buried clay pots -- Porous capsules -- Deep pipes -- Wicks -- Porous hose -- Buried clay pipe -- Tree shelters -- Water-wise gardening tips -- Rainwater harvesting -- Landscaping for water catchment -- Developing a plan for your patio, garden, home, or farm -- Our water future.