Good Gardens with Less Water (Csiro Publishing Gardening Guides) 9780643094703, 0643094709

Table of contents :
CONTENTS......Page 6
PREFACE......Page 8
Acknowledgements......Page 10
1 Causes of water shortages......Page 12
2 Plants and water......Page 16
3 Know your soil......Page 40
4 Organic matter and soils......Page 50
5 Your soil is a reservoir......Page 56
6 Water quality......Page 66
7 Delivering water to your plants......Page 78
8 Garden watering systems......Page 96
9 Mulches: the facts......Page 106
10 New gardens and new gardens from old......Page 116
11 Dealing with too much water......Page 124
12 Lawns......Page 128
13 Water for plants in pots......Page 142
14 Testing potting mixes......Page 158
Appendix 1 Sources of extra information......Page 161
Index......Page 164