The hot Summer is here again and I think we all need to reminded to save water. It not only is considered green living, it also saves you greatly on your water bill. Here is a review of some good tips, plus a couple new tips to consider.
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I've never seen anyone write that they use the water from their dehumidifiers. Rather than dump it down the drain, I water my outdoor plants with it. During the summer months I pull 2 gallons of water from the air every day in my basement.
I use the water from the dishes to water my indoor plants and outdoor plants.
Zig
If you can catch the water from your a/c then you can use that water to water plants with.
Zig
i read yesterday about rain gardens.
there's a kit you can get & it catches rain water from the roof
--sounds GREAT !
>"an inch of rain on a 1,200-sq-ft roof yields aprox. 750 gallons of water."
WoW
www.cleanairgardening.com/
wasn't it Jane Seymore who used to have several 1000 gallons of rainwater shipped to her to wash her hair in from Europe when she was making movies here ?
hmmm...
search.yahoo.com/
& i din't see my personal favorite listed anywhere :
get a shower buddy !
;)
teehee
there were some folks here who used to take their kids to the carwash in the evenings to hose them all off
they had so many - seems it would be the way to go but without soap - i dunno sounds a little "out of the way" but whatever works huh !?
do you REALLY need a clean car ?
It's one thing to have the cleanest shiniest car in town, but it's another thing to save all you can, so how about a regular wiping it down with a big wet soapy sponge to do basically the same thing that soaking it down will do & spot check it regurally to get the bird droppings & cat paw prints ?
try using vegetable glycerine on your skin & in your hair - it attracts moisture !
sit small plants in bathwater about once a week after you bathe -- alot of plants LOVE watered from the bottom !
if your tub faucet drips & you can't fix it immediatly - try closing the drain or plug it & use the water to bathe anyway - all you then need is to add some hot water !
make your own water barrel !
www.gardengatemagazine.com/
i couldn't find this particular "how-to"
but there are alot of "how-to" video's here :
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