Water Conservation Tips for Home Gardens

Gardens use a lot of water, but most of it is wasted through inefficient habits rather than actual plant need. A few changes cut usage dramatically without hurting the harvest.

The big wins are watering deeply, mulching, and capturing rain, each of which reduces how much water you draw from the tap. Small habits compound over a season.

• Deep, infrequent watering beats daily sprinkling
• Mulch cuts evaporation by a significant margin
• Rain barrels capture free water for dry spells
• Drip systems waste far less than overhead sprinklers