In a time where it feels like the weather is getting more and more volatile, no matter where we live, making sure that you can capture rainwater is so important for so many people around the world.

And I love this idea of actually getting that rainwater that's running down your driveway into the street, into your garden instead.

That's what this entire episode is about. I'm joined by

Martha Redelich. She's the author of Water Harvesting 101, and she shares her hard-earned

wisdom from years of living through droughts in Tucson, Arizona. And she really has mastered

the art of rainwater harvesting. So in today's episode,

you're going to learn how to redirect, collect, and reuse the water that falls from the sky for

free for you. From DIY rain barrels to gray water systems, you are going to build resiliency

that is going to make you feel so good after hearing this episode. Welcome.

Music see that is going to make you feel so good after hearing this episode. Welcome. Welcome to the Growing Joy with Plants podcast, where we not only learn how to care for plants successfully,

but how to simply and affordably use our plant babies to cultivate more joy in our lives by doing so.

I'm Maria, former plant killer turned happy plant lady, author of Growing Joy, The Plant Lover's

Guide to Cultivating Happiness, Speaker, Podcaster, and most importantly, your new best plant friend.

On Growing Joy with Plants, you'll find conversations about house plant care, gardening tutorials,

and wellness through the lens of plants.

Plant care is self-care on growing joy.

Hi, plant friends. My name's Maria, and I'm here to help you care for plants and grow joy.

If you're new here, welcome. And if you are a returning listener, welcome home. I haven't really been doing, like, personal intros on the podcast recently. We've just been like getting to the nitty-gritty of the interviews. But I feel like it's been a minute since I've touched base with you guys. And I just wanted to say hi and give you an update on my personal collection. It's growing season in Florida. I've never been more disoriented, you know, for my entire life, I used to plant my

tomatoes end of May. an update on my personal collection. It's growing season in Florida. I've never been more disoriented.

You know, for my entire life, I used to plant my tomatoes end of May, June in Zone 5B. And I am planting

my tomatoes in October, November here in Florida in Zone 10B. So I'm doing my first edible garden

here in Florida. Last year, with my move, it was too overwhelming. I had a very minimal herb garden,

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