|
Post by veggiesosage on Sept 7, 2007 0:42:34 GMT
|
|
|
Post by maisiepaisie on Sept 7, 2007 10:47:43 GMT
I'm gonna sound really thick now but how exactly do they help the planet? I presume they catch a little rain water do they but then what
|
|
|
Post by fezzarooooo on Sept 7, 2007 12:57:24 GMT
That is so wrong! lol
Maisie you can use the water to water plants and the garden, saves you using tap water.
|
|
|
Post by maisiepaisie on Sept 7, 2007 19:41:15 GMT
Oh right, is that water better for the plants then?
|
|
|
Post by veggiesosage on Sept 10, 2007 1:18:26 GMT
No Maisie, the idea is that you don't use as much tap water!
|
|
|
Post by Wabbit on Sept 10, 2007 7:05:14 GMT
oh lordy ! they really don't know what to invent anymore... there are easy ways to collect rain water, don't necessarly need that bottom shaped collector appart for its appearence (next year they'll do breast shaped one i'm sure - at the risk of shocking the royal family... )
to be a bit serious, water conservation is of prime importance. Tap water is treated with chemicals anyway, so rain-helped-into-plants is a nice way to limit the ecological damage of the tap water cycle, thus saves on energy, waste, and your bill - if you pay for water in your country that is - who doesn't ?
Intelligent watering is also beneficial - and if you collect rain, all the better ! There are nowdays numerous books on gardenning ecologically and i think i saw some information found online as well. (for example, the drop-to-drop system, the plant drinks whenever it needs, thus you save on the water and also the plant's health as too much water = rot)
|
|