Sarah Newton's Gardening Tips for August

Only now do we think about water conservation; when it is dry weather! Low tech can provide us with a wealth of ideas for how to tackle watering our plants in dry weather. Here's a short checklist;

Get a water diverter kit from a DIY store, and hook it up to your water butt
Look for 'drought buster' online and in stores - fab low tech pipe system to take your bath water to the great outdoors...
There are great idiot proof water timer switches around to plug your sprinklers into. Some have really short and regular programmes to make economical watering from the tap.

Look for glass watering balls. They work by releasing water very slowly over several days directly to the roots. Great for pot plants especially.
Drinks bottle watering spikes. Simply fir the spike to a drinks bottle, invert into the soil and enjoy slow watering.
Ceramic watering cones - similar principal as watering spike and balls - but relying on a porous material.
Big drippa greenhouse watering kits. The water is drawn up by the soil as the soil dries out.
Use capillary matting or the wet towel in the sink trick for keeping plants watered whilst you are away
When planning to plant water hungry beans, previously line the trench below with newspaper and cardboard and kitchen veggie peelings; this will help provide a reservoir of moisture and food!

Ask your local stockists if they can get the items for you if they don't already! They are real time and energy savers!

Give Sarah a call for a free no obligation visit or quotation.

"It's never too late, to get your garden great!"

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