Water-Wise Gardening: Drought-Resistant Plants & Water Conservation Tips for Sustainable Landscaping | Perfect for Arid Climates, Eco-Friendly Yards & Low-Maintenance Gardens

Modern gardening books tell us to ditch large row gardens in favor of small raised beds filled with lots of compost. Authors and teachers now argue that wide spacing is wasteful and tiny gardens are the wave of the future.Yet our ancestors knew how to garden in tough times, often without irrigation or big piles of compost. Their experience led them not to tiny plots, but to wide spacing and a meager use of resources—especially water!In a time of climate change and droughts, wildfires and food shortages, learning to garden without intensive resources is vital to our survival. You can grow great vegetables with little input by transforming the way you garden and irrigate.Learn to grow with or without irrigation in this revised, rewritten, and expanded classic from gardening superstar Steve Solomon.