Climate change is changing up more than the weather; it is causing both flood and devastating droughts, and according to experts and various research studies, if we do not do something soon we could face dire water shortages by 2030.
Most of us do not think twice about opening a tap and running the water until it is cold enough to drink or leaving the sprinklers on for much longer than they need be because we just don’t care. Well, we had better all start caring very quickly or even if you are living in a developed country with an abundance of water, this could change rather rapidly.
Water Conservation, like charity, begins at home:
Collect the Overflow from Watering Plants: Often, when watering my houseplants I add too much water and the overflow just drips out the bottom into the sink and down the drain, or onto the porch and down the stairs. Instead of wasting this water, water your houseplants over a bucket and use what is caught to water other plants.
Create a Rain Garden: A rain garden just sounds romantic, doesn’t it? Apart from that though, creating a rain garden simply means a creating a depression in the ground that collects water and turns into an oasis when it rains.
Rain gardens take advantage of an area’s natural water runoff to nourish the plants, and you can easily create one by diverting the downspouts from your gutters into such a depression or into rain tanks. This will ensure that you have clean, natural water with which you can water your plants, including your fruit trees and vegetable patches.
Reusing your veggie water and pasta water and tipping the dregs of a cup or pot of tea onto your garden are also easy methods of saving and repurposing water. See, water conservation is really easy if you just try!
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