In the Gutter
...l just stick with the strainer baskets in most situations. Gutters are just the first step, however. Downspouts must be incorporated to carry that water from your gutters to where you can put that rainwater to use....
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How to Garden With California Natives: Lessons from the 2016 Theodore Payne Garden Tour
...tant to provide habitat for our bird and insect friends such as this small water basin and perch at the Miller/Coon garden in Atwater: Edibles/Medicinals Just because you have native plants does not meant that you can’t also have vegetables and fruit trees. In fact, edibles benefit from the insect habitat provided by native plants. Over the years we’ve increased our natives and decreased our vegetables. I think we might be getting more veggies now...
Our Daily Bread: Sonora Sesame Za’atar Bread
...dough starter In a separate container soak 90 g of toasted sesame seeds in water. In the morning mix together: 509 g Sonora wheat (or any whole wheat) 403 g 80º F water 13 g sea salt pre-ferment sesame seeds 3 T za’atar 1. Mix the dough until all signs of dry flour disappear. While you’re mixing the dough heat a mason jar of water in your microwave. Place your mixed dough in the microwave to proof for a few hours. Stretch and fold the dough a few...
Rainfall Harvesting Math
....8. Both tar and gravel and asphalt shingle roofs retain a fair amount of water after a rain, but they will still work fine for rainwater collection. Data on both yearly and monthly average rainfall can be found on the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration website. For our house here in Los Angeles, we have a collection area of 992 square feet, a pitched asphalt shingle roof and an average of 15.06 inches of rain a year. So the av...
Siphon Your Bathwater
...rden. As long as your bathtub is higher than the part of your garden being watered, you will have created a siphon and the water will drain out of the tub. Now if this sounds like a pain in the ass, or if you have no accomplices there is (or perhaps was as the website does not seem to be working) a siphon device on the market for just this purpose. Called the “Ban Beater” this siphon pump was being sold in the UK as a result of the draught that st...