Just collecting rainwater without making it easy to be used does not help much. We collect the water not to just have it, but to use it. Every barrel in our place has a spigot in the bottom. We also like to attach a short hose to it for easier filling a watering can. To use gra...
5. Soils store and filter water, improving our resilience to floods and droughts. 6. Soil is a non-renewable resource and its preservation is essential for a sustainable future. That last one really gave me pause. A non-renewable resource is defined as one whose “loss and degradation is ...
Prior to filling a container with soil, wet potting soil in the bag or place in a tub or wheelbarrow so that it is evenly moist. Fill container about halfway full or to a level that will allow plants, when planted, to be just below the rim of the pot. Rootballs should be level wi...