Comments on The Greening of Gavin: Spring Update - November

@ Dixiebelle, I showed Kim my plan tonight, and I ...

2009-11-17T23:17:37.152+11:00

@ Dixiebelle, I showed Kim my plan tonight, and I think she was impressed. Especially about the very minor cost of it all (I didn't tell her about the pump yet). Water security is starting to become a big issue down here in Victoria after 13 years of drought.

@ JulieG. You must have a fair bit of water over in the west to be able to use sprinklers. Is it from reservoirs or ground water?

@ Michael. Thanks for the link, but I think the import cost of the system from the US would be prohibitive for me. I will be buying some weeping hose made from recycled car tires that will be laid under mulch. Does that count?

@ Lou. You get about as much rain as we do! I too fear the future, but as one of the few who are doing something about it, I am more comfortable with my lifestyle and what lays ahead in the future than most are prepared for. Thanks for reading!

Live green and prosper,

Gavin

Greetings from dry (15 inches of rain/yr)southern ...

2009-11-17T11:43:43.579+11:00

Greetings from dry (15 inches of rain/yr)southern California in the US. Love your blog. We've had only one rain this season (which for us runs from October to April, no rain in between). I water by hand with a hose or watering can, very water thrifty. We grow fruits and vegetables on our tiny property and still use only half the water that the average southern Californian uses. It's been a warmer than usual fall up here too. I fear that hard times lie ahead. I'm thrilled to see how much you're doing to make your life greener.

http://www.IrrigationThatMakesSense.org is a non p...

2009-11-17T09:26:46.702+11:00

http://www.IrrigationThatMakesSense.org is a non profit group trying to battle our national water issues. They have a irrigation product that conserves up to 80% of water use after two years. Their product is installed sub-surface therefore you never see it watering. It makes the plants stronger, uses less fertilizer along with water and no over spray onto sidewalks and roads. The cost to install their underground irrigation product is comparable to overhead sprinklers but this is the green irrigation choice.

We've only got drip irrigation to our lemon and li...

2009-11-16T14:16:09.078+11:00

We've only got drip irrigation to our lemon and lime trees, which are in half-barrels. Other than that it's sprinklers and hand-watering for us, although we'd love to switch to drip whenever we get enough round tuits.

We also had irrigation throughout the garden on th...

2009-11-16T07:20:37.671+11:00

We also had irrigation throughout the garden on this house when we bought it... the wrong type!! So, we are also looking into converting it into a drip system, and hoping to reuse pipe from the garden and some that was left in the garden shed. I will be keen to see who you go! And yes, I would just get on with it and make do, but my husband (luckily) is much more pedantic than me and will do it all properly!

Also working on how best to make some shade frames to protect the vege's too... it is going to be a hot & dry Summer!

Our water restrictions are every second day 3 hours in the morning, 3 hours in the evening, but still, it cost $, so we must get our rainwater tank installed ASAP... and possibly a greywater system too (on the Gov't Green Loan Program?), as we've missed the 'rainy season' (ha!) here so won't be many chances to fill a tank.

Good luck!