The Rationale for Water Harvesting

The Beet: A Podcast For Plant Lovers

Epic Gardening

Home & Garden, Education, Leisure, How To

4.8 • 1.6K Ratings

🗓️ 15 July 2024

⏱️ 14 minutes

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When Martha moved to Tucson, she wanted to plant a garden full of trees. But irrigating them posed a huge problem in her desert climate. Instead of spending tons of money on a full system, Martha opted to harvest from the “Big Watering Can In the Sky”. Epic Gardening Shop Homepage: https://growepic.co/3Wn4zbd Botanical Interests Shop Homepage: https://growepic.co/3Y2Q8tX Book Collection Page: https://growepic.co/3WmkarqEG Homesteading Book: https://growepic.co/3XXPga4 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, Epic Homesteading and 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.
1:23.9	Over the past few years, I've become absolutely obsessed with rainwater capture, as well as overall
1:30.3	water harvesting, specifically from some gray water systems that go into different parts of my
1:35.8	garden.
1:36.2	I'm very excited because this week we have Martha Ritalik on the show.
1:40.3	She's the author of the new book, City Nature, which really explains the rationale for water
1:45.9	harvesting and how she puts it into practice. So Martha, really excited to have you. I'm really
1:50.9	obsessed with this. So I'm glad to be talking to an expert. Well, you're going to hear for another
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