Comments on: Saving Water Outside http://www.treehuggingfamily.com/drought-tolerant-plants-trees/ Family Life On The Green Side Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:07:19 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Peggy http://www.treehuggingfamily.com/drought-tolerant-plants-trees/comment-page-1/#comment-1398 Peggy Wed, 09 Jul 2008 19:45:55 +0000 http://www.treehuggingfamily.com/drought-tolerant-plants-trees/#comment-1398 Kisha, I hope you're able to get those rain barrels and you get enough rain! Kisha, I hope you’re able to get those rain barrels and you get enough rain!

]]> By: DH http://www.treehuggingfamily.com/drought-tolerant-plants-trees/comment-page-1/#comment-1409 DH Wed, 09 Jul 2008 14:11:43 +0000 http://www.treehuggingfamily.com/drought-tolerant-plants-trees/#comment-1409 We don't water grass at all (it's mostly weeds but it's green), just the raised beds for the vegetables. And that's only when it gets dry. We mulch with grass to keep it damp and then dig it in for the winter later. We don’t water grass at all (it’s mostly weeds but it’s green), just the raised beds for the vegetables. And that’s only when it gets dry. We mulch with grass to keep it damp and then dig it in for the winter later.

]]> By: kisha http://www.treehuggingfamily.com/drought-tolerant-plants-trees/comment-page-1/#comment-1411 kisha Wed, 09 Jul 2008 05:11:56 +0000 http://www.treehuggingfamily.com/drought-tolerant-plants-trees/#comment-1411 Does not watering your yard count? lol we have no grass to speak of anywhere on our property and all I have are our plants that are in pots that get the leftover water from the shower (I talked about it in a post on my blog). I would love to have rain barrels since we live in the desert but we still have to work some things out. Does not watering your yard count? lol we have no grass to speak of anywhere on our property and all I have are our plants that are in pots that get the leftover water from the shower (I talked about it in a post on my blog). I would love to have rain barrels since we live in the desert but we still have to work some things out.

]]> By: Peggy http://www.treehuggingfamily.com/drought-tolerant-plants-trees/comment-page-1/#comment-1417 Peggy Wed, 09 Jul 2008 00:13:46 +0000 http://www.treehuggingfamily.com/drought-tolerant-plants-trees/#comment-1417 DH - mosquito dunks sound like a great and very necessary idea. You seem so organized with your timed soaker hoses. I don't have a lawn right now, but when I did it was a jungle I inherited from the previous owners. I had way too many plants that needed watering. I finally thinned it down before we moved. DH – mosquito dunks sound like a great and very necessary idea. You seem so organized with your timed soaker hoses.

I don’t have a lawn right now, but when I did it was a jungle I inherited from the previous owners. I had way too many plants that needed watering. I finally thinned it down before we moved.

]]> By: DH http://www.treehuggingfamily.com/drought-tolerant-plants-trees/comment-page-1/#comment-1416 DH Tue, 08 Jul 2008 22:34:58 +0000 http://www.treehuggingfamily.com/drought-tolerant-plants-trees/#comment-1416 We do have rain barrels, which we throw mosquito dunks into to help keep out the nasty things. Plus, for our raised beds, we have sections of soaker hoses on timers. We have the timers come on in the evening and only water the beds, but not inbetween beds. They're connected with regular hose so it doesn't water where it shouldn't. This year we've hardly used the hoses since we've had so much rain. Mostly we use the barrels when we need to. We do have rain barrels, which we throw mosquito dunks into to help keep out the nasty things. Plus, for our raised beds, we have sections of soaker hoses on timers. We have the timers come on in the evening and only water the beds, but not inbetween beds. They’re connected with regular hose so it doesn’t water where it shouldn’t. This year we’ve hardly used the hoses since we’ve had so much rain. Mostly we use the barrels when we need to.

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