Passive Water Harvesting

The Beet: A Podcast For Plant Lovers

Epic Gardening

Home & Garden, Education, Leisure, How To

4.8 • 1.6K Ratings

🗓️ 16 July 2024

⏱️ 11 minutes

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What is passive water harvesting? Martha outlines two methods of passively harvesting water in her garden. By slowing the water, allowing it to spread out, and sink down, she harnesses what would otherwise be urban runoff, and adds tons of free water to her garden in the process. Epic Gardening Shop Homepage: https://growepic.co/3Wok7ub Botanical Interests Shop Homepage: https://growepic.co/3W28R6u Book Collection Page: https://growepic.co/3S7EvhF EG Homesteading Book: https://growepic.co/3Wm5tVg Learn More: Don't Make These 7 Watering Mistakes in Your GardenConnect With Martha Retallick:Martha Retallick is named for her great grandmother, a Victory Gardener who fed eight people from her plot in the blizzard capital of America, Buffalo, New York. With that level of determination in her DNA, Martha has to find ways to make gardening work. Even in Tucson, Arizona. She’ll reveal her secret superpower, water harvesting, during her “Epic Gardening” appearance. Western Sky Communications Web Site Book Love Epic Gardening products?Apply to the Epic Affiliate Program. Shop the StoreAs an exclusive for listeners, use code THEBEET for 5% off your entire order on our store, featuring our flagship Birdies Raised Beds. These are the original metal raised beds, lasting up to 5-10x longer than wooden beds, are ethically made in Australia, and have a customizable modular design. Get Our BooksLooking for a beginner's guide to growing food in small spaces? Kevin’s book, Field Guide to Urban Gardening, explains the core, essential information that you'll need to grow plants, no matter where you live!He also wrote Grow Bag Gardening to provide you with specialized knowledge that can bring you success when growing in fabric pots.Preorder Kevin’s newest book Epic Homesteading if you are looking to turn your home into a thriving homestead! Order signed copies of Kevin’s books, plus more of his favorite titles in our store.More ResourcesLooking for more information? Follow us: Our Blog YouTube (Including The Beet Podcast, Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Winter is just around the corner, which means that I'm outside planting clothes of garlic and broccoli late into the evening as the sunsets, braving the cold elements as winter sets in, which actually brings us today's sponsor, Element.
0:13.0	You might remember that this summer, Elements sponsored us with their zero sugar electrolyte drink mix, which is perfect for gardeners or really anyone who likes outdoor activities.
0:21.2	But guess what? They're back with some delicious winter flavors, the chocolate medley.
0:24.7	Every order of the chocolate medley includes three great flavors. 10 chocolate raspberry, 10 chocolate
0:30.1	chai, and 10 chocolate mint. My personal favorite is the chocolate chai because I like a little bit of
0:34.5	spice with my chocolate. But really the great thing about element is that the mix provides a meaningful dose of electrolytes free of sugar, artificial colors,
0:42.0	and any other dodgy ingredients. It's no wonder the element is used by a wide community of people
0:46.4	who need to replenish their electrolytes after a hard day's work, including us gardeners, athletes,
0:51.4	and even navy seal. It's really perfect for anyone on a mission to restore health through hydration.
0:56.5	Listeners of the podcast can get a free element sample pack with any purchase through drink element.com
1:01.2	forward slash the beat.
1:02.7	That's drinklmnt.com forward slash the beat.
1:06.6	If you don't like it, you can return it for a full refund.
1:09.0	No questions asked.
1:09.8	And now let's get back to the podcast.
1:11.6	Welcome back, my friends to rainwater and water harvesting week here on the Epic Gardening
1:29.6	podcast. We are joined again by the wonderful Martha Ritalik, author of the new book, City, Nature.
1:36.2	So we talked yesterday, kind of a rationale why harvest water in the first place, Martha.
1:41.4	Now we're getting into some of the more specific methods and
1:44.2	approaches, starting with what is called passive water harvesting. So how would you define what that
1:50.6	method is? Okay, passive water harvesting when you look at it, it just sits there. And another
1:58.1	way to think of it is earth sculpture.
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