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Old 04-06-2011, 01:30 AM posted to rec.gardens
David Hare-Scott[_2_] David Hare-Scott[_2_] is offline
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Default Storing rainwater for plant watering? any views on this

Conor wrote:
This is not an advert, although I do sell this equipment (see advert
section), but I am wondering what everyone's experience with using
water saving equipment is. Have you methods in place, and do they
work? How can improvments be made to existing products out there to
help the gardiners!

discuss really! lol

I'm a newbee so go easy on me! lol


There is a huge range of equipment available to suit everything from the
small suburban house with very limited room to major irrigation. There
seems to be a way of thinking (we see this is design students all the time)
that if only we had more and better equipment all will be wonderful in the
garden. This point of view comes from those who see their role to make
money designing, manufacturing and selling more goods.

What is needed is not more and better gear but more people who are willing
to use what is there and who are willing to learn how to use it effectively.
This is the point of view of those who want to have better gardens and to
use water more efficiently. The two views do have some overlap but in some
cases they are directly at odds.

A better result will often come not from buying more hardware but from using
the warmware between your ears.

David