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 Here in the arid southwest, water is one of our most precious
resources. Unfortunately, it is often approached as an afterthought or
as a nuisance: how to get the water to run off the property, how to
get the canale water to stop splashing against the adobe wall or how
to stop the water from eroding the adjacent slope.
At Down to Earth, water is where we begin: How can we utilize the
existing sources of water (precipitation, roof runoff, sheet runoff)
to irrigate our edible and ornamental gardens?
There are many catchment systems to choose from, including cisterns
and pumice wicks. These photos show pumice wicks being constructed so
that, once in place, plants are being passively watered at the root
zone.
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