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Effective Watering Techniques  * by Lauren Thomas Watering the garden is one of those things that many gardeners think they are getting right, but they probably are not. The most common mistake that gardeners make is watering their plants too quickly. Typically gardeners might either turn on a sprinkler system or just use a hose. They see puddles of water everywhere and think they are getting the job done, but in reality water is being wasted and it's not even making it down deep to the plant's roots. What's really happening is that the water is being spread out due to runoff. When water is applied too quickly the soil doesn't have a chance to soak it in. So the water that can't be soaked in gets spread to surrounding areas.  Instead of the water only being used for the intended plant, it spreads out and waters weeds. This can waste quite a bit of your gardening time, because you'll be spending it weeding.  With this big mess of water everywhere...

--  Water Smart --  To be honest - every year - I put out a series of posts, articles and such in the genre of improving water issues awareness. This includes the use of water, you know - "reduce" and "reuse".  Last year, I had the wonderful opportunity to drop in a local FaceBook group where I was inspired to start a conversation where people could share their water conservation tips. I'd like to share this same post with you again here - yeah, I know it is repeated content, which I rarely do. However, it is that time of year again and every year water issues are more on my mind again.  My hope is that our readers will share our posts on the topic -- but also, we ask that people comment on the posts sharing their own thoughts, experiments, ideas, etc. I'll start with last year's post this week, and I'll follow that up with a great article written by Lauren Thomas re: her thoughts on effective watering techniques. (*Look for it to be pub...

 -- Quote of the Day --   “… We are trying to reach people in a positive way to encourage them to make food choices that they can feel about – to show how empowering it is to take control of that aspect of life. There are many things in our world that are difficult and to feel like we have much control over.  …But when it comes to eating, each of us has a lot of control. Eating in a way that is healthier, that is not contributing to cruelty, and the abusive factory farming process… we think this is a very positive step. …How we spend our dollars has an impact every single day …we basically supported that system – but if we go to a farmers market or a community agriculture program then we’ve just voted on the future of food production. …Each of us can have tremendous impact just by choosing how we are spending our dollars and how we choose to eat. ” ~ Gene Baur Today's quote originates from the Sunday Gardening episode that aired on the Conscious Discussions Talk ...