1) Purchase a watering can.
This will substantially reduce water consumption in comparison to hose pipes.
2) Purchase a water butt.
Attach the water butt to your roof drainage system so that any rainwater that lands on your roof is stored. Ensure that an overflow pipe is fitted in case your water butt fills up. Where possible make the overflow pipe feed into soil so that excess water isn't wasted or passed into local sewage/drainage systems.
3) Use water from water butt.
Using the watering can and the stored water from the water butt, water your plants and your grow your own produce accordingly.
4) Increase water retaining capability of soil. To increase the water retaining capability of your soil purchase some water retention gel and mix with the soil within your tubs and containers. The water retaining crystals with absorb water ensuring that water is kept within the soil and not simply passed out of the planting area.
I hope these tips help you!
See you soon at Powerscourt Garden Pavilion
Justin Smyth, Horticulturalist
2) Purchase a water butt.
Attach the water butt to your roof drainage system so that any rainwater that lands on your roof is stored. Ensure that an overflow pipe is fitted in case your water butt fills up. Where possible make the overflow pipe feed into soil so that excess water isn't wasted or passed into local sewage/drainage systems.
3) Use water from water butt.
Using the watering can and the stored water from the water butt, water your plants and your grow your own produce accordingly.
4) Increase water retaining capability of soil. To increase the water retaining capability of your soil purchase some water retention gel and mix with the soil within your tubs and containers. The water retaining crystals with absorb water ensuring that water is kept within the soil and not simply passed out of the planting area.
I hope these tips help you!
See you soon at Powerscourt Garden Pavilion
Justin Smyth, Horticulturalist
