Comments on: Is this Water Safe to Use in the Garden? http://www.veggiegardeningtips.com/is-this-water-safe-to-use-in-the-garden/ Featuring Vegetable Gardening Tips, Organic Growing Techniques, and Unique Plants for the Backyard Gardener Sun, 20 Jul 2008 11:20:45 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Kenny Point http://www.veggiegardeningtips.com/is-this-water-safe-to-use-in-the-garden/#comment-23841 Kenny Point Thu, 16 Aug 2007 02:43:17 +0000 http://www.veggiegardeningtips.com/is-this-water-safe-to-use-in-the-garden/#comment-23841 Leigh, thanks for the link to the blog with the runoff water catching system and for sharing the information about the rainwater harvesting book. I noticed that Amazon now has volume two of "<a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0977246418?ie=UTF8&tag=gardeningse0c-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0977246418" rel="nofollow">Rainwater Harvesting for Drylands (Vol. 2): Water-harvesting Earthworks</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=gardeningse0c-20&l=as2&o=1&a=0977246418" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important;" />" available for pre-order. Volume one sounds interesting and received great reviews so I think I will order it, thanks for the recommendation! Leigh, thanks for the link to the blog with the runoff water catching system and for sharing the information about the rainwater harvesting book. I noticed that Amazon now has volume two of “Rainwater Harvesting for Drylands (Vol. 2): Water-harvesting Earthworks” available for pre-order. Volume one sounds interesting and received great reviews so I think I will order it, thanks for the recommendation!

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Wow, now THAT’S “old school” gardening there! I’ll have to check the book out. It sounds quite interesting!

Emma

]]> By: Leigh http://www.veggiegardeningtips.com/is-this-water-safe-to-use-in-the-garden/#comment-23815 Leigh Wed, 15 Aug 2007 20:36:30 +0000 http://www.veggiegardeningtips.com/is-this-water-safe-to-use-in-the-garden/#comment-23815 I've been studying on rainbarrels and most folks seem to feel that the soil would filter out any contaminants from standard roofing. I recently blogged photos of a friends' water catch system in Fayetteville, AR. It's at www.larrapin.blogspot.com under "Susana's Garden Tour." There's a fabulous book by Brad Lancaster called "<a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/097724640X?ie=UTF8&tag=gardeningse0c-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=097724640X" rel="nofollow">Rainwater Harvesting for Drylands (Vol. 1): Guiding Principles to Welcome Rain into Your Life And Landscape</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=gardeningse0c-20&l=as2&o=1&a=097724640X" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important;" />." I have volume One (two more to come I hear). He tells the wonderful story of learning water catch from an African farmer in a dry country who used the Bible as his gardening manual! It's a great read and nice illustrations. I’ve been studying on rainbarrels and most folks seem to feel that the soil would filter out any contaminants from standard roofing. I recently blogged photos of a friends’ water catch system in Fayetteville, AR. It’s at http://www.larrapin.blogspot.com under “Susana’s Garden Tour.”

There’s a fabulous book by Brad Lancaster called “Rainwater Harvesting for Drylands (Vol. 1): Guiding Principles to Welcome Rain into Your Life And Landscape.” I have volume One (two more to come I hear). He tells the wonderful story of learning water catch from an African farmer in a dry country who used the Bible as his gardening manual! It’s a great read and nice illustrations.

]]> By: Emma http://www.veggiegardeningtips.com/is-this-water-safe-to-use-in-the-garden/#comment-23363 Emma Thu, 09 Aug 2007 17:07:12 +0000 http://www.veggiegardeningtips.com/is-this-water-safe-to-use-in-the-garden/#comment-23363 I've been considering this for a while, but I had always wondered about contamination from roof runoff. Thanks for clarifying. I've heard there are also barrels out there with filters (maybe from Mother Earth News? I can't remember..) that would further remove any contamination from roofing shingles and downspouts. I’ve been considering this for a while, but I had always wondered about contamination from roof runoff. Thanks for clarifying. I’ve heard there are also barrels out there with filters (maybe from Mother Earth News? I can’t remember..) that would further remove any contamination from roofing shingles and downspouts.

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