I've just got back from holiday. When I left we'd had a couple of days of warm weather already, but everywhere was looking green and healthy. I came back this weekend to find my grass looking very brown - not something I've seen for a few years I think.
My Dad came to tell me this morning that he's got all his water saving methods going. He was heading for the garden carrying his washing up bowl to water the pots on his patio.
"And I've got my shower water to empty for later," he said.
The great thing about grass is that it will always come back green again as soon as the rain returns, so there's no need to water your lawn. Containers will need watering, but that doesn't always mean you need to use water from the tap. In dry weather, plants in the ground will fare much better, than in containers. For the last few years since Frank told us his tomato plant tip, we've planted our tomatoes in the ground so their roots can roam to find their own water. This is cheaper, greener and way less labour intensive than 'grow bags' which dry out so quickly.
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| From 101 Ways to Live Cleaner and Greener for Free |
In May and June this year, I ran the first pilot of my Dustbin Diet workshops in a local secondary school. These workshops aim to raise awareness of how much we waste and to encourage students to think about simple ways in which we can all reduce waste. The students then put together their own version of my book, 101 Ways to Live Cleaner and Greener for Free, which the school can then sell to students, families and friends in order to encourage the waste reduction message.
Several of the students suggested ways of putting waste water to good use and here's a selection of their tips from the first school edition of 101 Ways to Live Cleaner and Greener for Free.
