Watering garden during ban requires creativity
Last Friday, when Georgia announced a ban on outside watering of gardens and lawns for the northern half of the state, a collective sigh was heard from gardeners, nurseries and plant lovers. But gardeners are an optimistic group and ideas began to circulate quickly about ways to collect water from other sources that can be used to keep your plants alive. There are lots of untapped sources for water right in your own home or backyard. Gray water, collected from baths, rinsing foods, washers and dishwashing is a great way to recycle and keep your plants watered too. Even if it has dilute amounts of soap, gray water will not harm your plants, but you don’t want to use any water that has other cleaning fluids or chemicals in it.
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