tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8522686108908060245.post2098848856464472311..comments2023-07-03T03:23:49.863-07:00Comments on MisoHungry: New idea for saving water in the Drought of 2011PookieSouphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04836909889919955074noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8522686108908060245.post-64905526658117588372011-08-16T11:00:16.576-07:002011-08-16T11:00:16.576-07:00True. I don't water the lawn, and it is quite ...True. I don't water the lawn, and it is quite crunchy and dead. My garden is on a drip irrigation system. <br /><br />This method won't have a big effect on the water issue in Texas, but it is something small that we can do.PookieSouphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04836909889919955074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8522686108908060245.post-76517649656275723402011-08-16T10:54:06.281-07:002011-08-16T10:54:06.281-07:00I love this! I also agree that Austin should put ...I love this! I also agree that Austin should put more towards helping people xeriscape and get rid of all the water hungry lawns and plants.digidanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03830592788085449320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8522686108908060245.post-13979085256657128502011-08-15T21:19:22.935-07:002011-08-15T21:19:22.935-07:00When we lived in Las Vegas, I used to habitually s...When we lived in Las Vegas, I used to habitually save pre-temp water and water our plants with it. But while doing other activism I met a guy from the water department who said that was nice, but that reclamation from tap to drain is over 98%, and the real culprit was evaporation from pools, lawn watering, and other outdoor water usage.<br /><br />So totally do this but it'd make a much bigger dent in the problem if everyone stopped watering lawns, which then also use energy to mow. It's an ornamental, high-usage, zero-yield crop.<br /><br />And HOAs that require lawn upkeep in a drought need to be smacked and told they can't do that.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02973405888540293627noreply@blogger.com