Following are ten uses for harvested rainwater:
1. Watering ornamental or vegetable gardens
2. Watering perennial beds
3. Watering ...
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Painting Your Barrel
Many options exist to get creative with your rain barrel. You may decide to paint your barrel, grow plants around ...
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Rain barrels and cisterns are ancient technologies that are making a comeback as water shortages prompt homeowners to save and use r...
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Chances are that you know someone who lives in a homeowners association, also known as an HOA. However, did you know that HOA rules and ex...
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AUBURN UNIVERSITY, Ala. – Jean Szabo leads a group of senior gardeners at the Crump Community Center in Montgomery, Alabama. Known as the ...
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What is a watershed?
A watershed is an area of land through which rainwater drains by flowing across, through, or under the soil surface to...
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Alabama deserves cities and towns that are resilient, livable, productive, and sustainable. That all begins with clean water.
Watersh...
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The mission of the Alabama Extension Aquatic Resources team is to provide relevant, science-based information to help Alabama’s residents ...
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The ACES Water Program is the Extension hand of the Auburn Water Resource Center. Lead by Eve Brantley and her outreach team, the goal of th...
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Alabama Watershed Stewards
Alabama Watershed Stewards (AWS) is a science-based outreach program from Extension and the Auburn University Wa...
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Moving Water From Rooftop To Rain Barrel
Gutter or no gutter, you can still harvest rainwater from your rooftop. Gutters are an easy transp...
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Take time to create a simple bird’s-eye view of how water flows on your landscape. This will help you identify where to install a ...
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