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Drought Gardening: Storey's Country Wisdom Bulletin A-73

De Sue Hakala

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Éditeur:: Storey Publishing
Sortie:: Jan 6, 1981
ISBN:: 9781603426343
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Since the 1973 publication of Storey's first Country Wisdom Bulletin, our commitment to preserving the arts, crafts, and skills of country life has never wavered. We now have more than 200 titles in this series of 32-page publications, and their remarkable popularity reflects the common desire of country and city dwellers alike to cultivate personal independence in everyday life.

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What do we mean by drought? From a gardener’s point of view, a drought is any extended period of time when the water needs of a garden are not met by the available rainfall. A drought period may last only a few weeks; but in parts of this country, droughts occur which may last years.

Water shortages are in the news these days. Parts of the country are gripped by an extended drought. And, as the population expands, urban and suburban gardeners in many parts of the country are finding that water is becoming expensive, or, in some cases, unavailable in large quantities.

Most vegetables require about an inch of water a week for healthy growth. But even in a dry year you can have a successful garden. Successful vegetable gardening under dry weather conditions will be a challenge as you learn to create the best possible growing conditions for your plants, become sensitive to the needs of your plants — how they look when they are thriving and healthy, how they look when they need water — and make the best use of the water you have. That is what this bulletin is all about.

Water Shortages

A major cause of water shortages these days seems to be pollution. We have all heard about industrial dumping in rivers, streams, and coastal waters. Runoff water carrying sewage, fertilizers, and agricultural chemicals also contaminate fresh water. Chemical dumps and nuclear wastes are seeping deep into the earth and polluting the centuries-old groundwater. Over half of all large cities in the country are not able to meet the drinking water standards set up by the Clean Water Act of 1977. In many areas of the country, deep underground reservoirs, or aquifers, are being pumped out faster than nature can replace them by rainfall or snow. Water tables and groundwater levels are dropping precariously low.

Additionally, rain does not fall evenly across the country. Looking at the map below, we can see that the country is pretty much divided between the arid west and the humid east. This map is based on average summer precipitation only; recent droughts in both the East and West have resulted in local reservoirs and waterways dropping to their lowest levels in years.

Rapidly growing metropolitan areas, a higher standard of living (more appliances and more bathrooms per household), and industrial growth have necessitated the careful regulation of water consumption. In some areas, water use has been restricted. We are all familiar with an occasional ban on car washing or lawn sprinkling. In the very near future, such restrictions on water usage could become

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