sink water

Some parts of the country have been getting an excessive amount of rain. As for FL we had a bit of a dry spell where I'm at so I decided to work on irrigation. 

Most of what I have can survive a dry season due to the gardening methods I use. There are however a few places that don't hold water so well as the soil is still rather poor. 

This is a utility sink I found in the trash somewhere. I made a stand for it and hooked it up to the well water. I put it in a location that is frequented frequently so it gets used often. 

So where does the water go after it drains? 

To water my plants! :)

Drainage waters this and allows for me to add liquid organic fertilizers such as coffee grounds. to the mix. 

This bed was fairly recently planted so many of the starts haven't taken off yet. I'll have to do an update to show the progress of the bed. I didn't really take much care of this area before so much. 

I set up the drain on this sink (I have another sink that has similar function) to go through this bucket first. The idea is that I'd have less chance of the lines getting clogged this way. I think I like the direct rout a bit better but a bucket is a great way to connect many lines together if you don't have all the right attachments. 

Using old hose and a knife I made quite a bit of drip line. Old hoses that leak or are missing the connectors can be quite useful. The flexibility makes it easier when your plants don't grow in a strait line. 

That sink also waters this. I'll have to show an update on this one also.

                                                     So if you can link your sinks and showers up right you can water your whole garden daily with your normal activities. Just be sure to use biodegradable nontoxic soaps and cleaners. It's stupid not to anyway. Why people love to spray poison into the air they breath is beyond me. I never did figure that one out. Why they would pollute the water with such toxic chemicals is beyond me also. If your the type of person who likes to put toxins on your skin, in your food, in your hair, in your lungs, on your children, in your drinking water, then you may want to skip utilizing your waste water in this way. If you mostly don't use harmful chemicals however you could just put an option so you can send it to the yard or to never never land where all our water normally goes.

Words of wisdom

 In a garden things can change quite a bit from year to year. Don't make the mistake of getting stuck in a rut. Roll with the changes. In a society so bent on permanent unchanging things it's easy to be disconnected from reality. Also gardens are not instant. I see a lot of people go and buy full size plants so they can have an instant garden. Sure that works and you can get some fruit here and there but your going to miss out on a lot of lessons that way. Your going to miss out on the process and sometimes understand that is more valuable then the food you grow.