With the heat wave thats hittibg my country I was watering my back yard today, and began wondering if there Is such a thing as wasting water when doing so… I mean, it re-enters the water cycle, doesn’t It? Besides if its absorbed by the plants AND grass … Is It really wasted?
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Yes. Along with some of the other answers regarding reducing the locally available fresh water supply, keep in mind that energy is required to process water from it’s sources to potable water that comes out of your faucet. Unless your community is using 100% ‘renewable’ and carbon-neutral energy sources, the CO2 (and other pollutants that are the result of incomplete combustion) content of the air is increasing, and non-renewable energy sources are being depleted.
A couple ways that energy is consumed: processing the water to make is potable, pumping water from a source to a processing facility and then to a water tower.
Where I live, during especially hot days or when the water reservoir is low, they will send out notice to avoid “free watering” and even limit long showers.
Doesn’t happen very often, mind you. This summer we had a week of “if you’re going to water your plants, please use a can and not a direct water hose”
So I tend to rely on that on when/if water is wasteful.
I get your thought process, to reduce the amount of water you will be amazed what mulching will do. Get some wood chips/bark and put that in your beds. The bark acts as a thermal barrier in the winter and a moisture barrier in the summer. Once in, even on the hottest days you will find that the soil is still moist. Really helps the roots of your plants. I am not a massive greenfinger type gardener but really do recommend this as I am very big on saving the environment and local resources.
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