Derek Mark Edding wrote:

We have started saving water in various ways to keep some for our
plants. We have a 5 gallon bucket in our kitchen for when we need hot
water to wash dishes. Our kitchen is far enough from the water heater
that it takes most of a gallon of water to get the water running hot.
Now I put the bucket under the tap when I need to bring up the hot
water, so there's always some extra for the plants.

Something I read recently about water conservation is to set the water
on hot, begin to fill the sink, using the initial cold water to temper
the eventual hot water.

--
Susan