This video was inspired due to an lovely heatwave. It shares 3 very simple strategies which anyone can use to reduce the effect of drought and they are water, protection and prevention. I also include a couple of other considerations at the end of the video. Here is a list of drought tolerant vegetables: http://www.offthegridnews.com/survival-gardening-2/14-drought-resistant-vegetables-to-plant-if-you-rarely-get-rain/
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My name is Huw Richards, I live in Wales, UK and I am a teenager who loves vegetable gardening. Unusual right? I love to teach people around the world about growing their own food organically and my end goal is to get as many children as possible to have the experience of growing food which I believe is one of the most important things a child could learn. If you’re new to HuwsNursery then please hit that subscribe button (and also notifications) so you can learn more about growing your own food inexpensively ๐
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something is f-ed up when I have to worry about downfall in London… with has been the case this summer.
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http://www.calrecycle.ca.gov/Organics/Xeriscaping/
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Hot and dry is how I live..good presentation, Huw!
love your videos, keep it up
Really great information. Such a shame English weather returned the past few days haha.
Will be implementing these though, thanks!
good vids! wish i wasnt stuck in an apartment in the middle of a city and could actually garden other than windowsill ๐
Mulch is the way. ๐ your garden is looking good sir.
Great your videos ๐
Smiling face! ! !!!!!! Well done!
Mulch is very important in the garden.
"A very warm welcome"… Quite so Huw – my hens didn't know what to do with themselves a couple of weeks ago when temps hit the low 90's (F) even here in the Derbyshire Peak District. Great advice, as usual. Well done, and thank you for your sage advice.
NorCal here and you're right our water district will actually pay you to get rid of your lawn and plant a vegetable garden or to plant drought tolerant plants
We had a severe drought last year but it has rained every day this year for the past six weeks.
Great video! Thanks for sharing your tips. I also like to use the leaves that I've put in the compost bin from last year to mulch my plants. By the end of the summer they have composted back into the soil.
I'm a landscaper in Southern California. We don't get any regular rainfall during the summer. I've helped install probably hundreds of low water landscapes.
nice lookin plot, thx as always
Thank you for the great tips one question plants in shade of the tree are they shade loving plants Thank you
Huw, very good tips. I've heard that sometimes with some crops it is better not to water as it can cause shallow rooting rather than the plant searching for it lower down in the soil. What do you recommend as a mulch? Take care. Nick
Great video, excellent advice. This is important for the future, thank you for sharing this information.. Your garden looks cool. Cheers
Hi Huw! Thanks for the tips. I like your idea about watering in early morning a lot more than watering in the evening, particularly if the watering method causes plant leaves to get wet. Wet leaves overnight are more likely to host bacterial or fungal infections. Watering in the morning allows the leaves to dry out sooner, keeping plants healthier.
Rather than featuring a sprinkler system for irrigation, I think that some form of drip irrigation is definitely the way to go. And in urban areas or on small plots, using sub-irrigated planters can be a HUGE help in conserving water. Such systems can even be tied in with rain harvesting systems to partially automate the watering. SIP systems are really nice because you can water them at any time of the day and it doesn't result in any water loss. It all goes straight to the bottom reservoir! ๐
useful video…love it..
Thank you for these strategies. Greetings from Virginia, USA.
No Fair ๐ you are living my dream!!! I love gardening ๐ The world needs more personal gardens, even if they are small scale!! Especially with this bee epidemic! I understand if cockroaches or mosquitoes had an epidemic, but why busy bees?!? Why??! Anyways, I am glad and blessed that I live where humidity is high all year round! ๐