Title: Rejuvenating a family garden, using recycled water. 1. What exactly is gray water? Actually, it's greywater or graywater. Graywater is water that has soap or detergent in it. 2. How can I collect gray water and use it in my garden? There are various methods. We scooped it out with a watering pail. But decided against using it on our vegetables. Instead, we used it on the front lawn. 3. Will I compost for this project? Yes, we did worm composting. 4. How labor intensive is composting? Not too bad. We needed two plastic containers, a drill, and paper products. See YouTube videos on Week 4. 5. Do I need special soil? No. 6. Will I need to fertilize? No, I will use worm tea (the liquid concentrate produced from the worm compost) for natural fertilizer. 7. Do I need to buy worms? Yes. 8. What will the cost be for supplies and equipment? Overall, I spent about $100. But, it could've easily been $500. 9. Do I need to buy or build containers? I bought one container. 10. What resources will I use - twitter, websites, books, people? Yes, all of the these resources. 11. Is there a possibility of failure? Yes, you can kill a garden without proper care. Please watch the short (under 5 min) video with some highlights of my 20 Time Project.
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Jana
8/10/2015 02:20:08 am
Sheila I adored the song, I love how you integrate your family into your projects. The pictures and the words tell your story for you. Awesome use of technology to make a memorable project!
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Jana
8/10/2015 05:45:55 am
Thanks for your positive feedback. The work part of this project was not easy, but the play part was.
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