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Tune-in to Farmer Greg Peterson of the Urban Farm! This Saturday, we’ll be talking about #EfficientGardenWatering
Farmer Greg discusses the benefits of efficient watering for your gardens and trees.
Greg explains the sources of water for your garden and how ‘stacking functions’ play a role in some of those sources that can be used more than once.
Directing the water where you want it to go. Use of harvesting tanks to collect rainwater has an expense. Yet for every inch of rain that falls off a roof, you can collect nearly 600 gallons of water.
The key to keeping the ground holding water longer and using less is woody mulch. Greg explains how it works. Chip Drop
Greg’s 5 Components Of Creating Healthy Soil.
The value of shade as ground cover to keep the soil cooler. Using sweet potatoes and cowpeas.
Ways to distribute the water using drip rings and Greg’s favorite drip tape. He explains how they work.
CALLER: Looking for ways to gopher proof a garden or raised planter. Explain using hardware cloth and how to install it. Rosie mentions a pickle jar trick
Regarding watering with tap water, Greg suggests ways to remove chlorine with a simple filter.
Free classes on watering and others gardening events at Urban Farm.org
Find out what to plant year round with The Planting Calendar.
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Tune-in to Farmer Greg Peterson of the Urban Farm! This Saturday, we’ll be talking about #EfficientGardenWatering