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The Dreaded Mosquito! How To Stay Safe.

July 13, 2017 // 7,483 Comments

You have worked hard to conserve water and now you may have to work even harder to eliminate any mosquito breeding grounds [...]
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What Is This Funny Colored Pipe?

July 13, 2017 // 223 Comments

Purple pipe is for recycled water that is not potable—meaning not for drinking. The water has been cleaned just enough so [...]

Cactus, Cactuses, Cacti—It’s All Good

January 11, 2017 // 4,112 Comments

  Cactus are good! It’s time to get serious about cactus. Our drought conditions are likely to continue even with a [...]

Save the Trees!

March 21, 2016 // 80 Comments

  Trees everywhere are dying. Combine the pests that are killing California oaks with the prolonged drought and other [...]

Save Water With Fresh Perspective

February 6, 2016 // 2,397 Comments

  We’ve all worked hard to reduce our water usage in the garden. I thought I had done just about all I could [...]

El Nino Garden Realities

January 7, 2016 // 163 Comments

  El Nino’s effects on the weather changes can be felt around the world. With or without an El Nino, we have to come [...]

The Garden Hose Dilemma

December 12, 2015 // 2,708 Comments

  California is still in a drought and the current guidelines require that all garden hoses have a nozzle attached.  [...]

To Fountain or Not to Fountain? That is the Question…

October 5, 2015 // 99 Comments

  Should you have a water feature during the drought? During our extreme heat and drought where every drop of water [...]

El Nino – Friend or Foe?

August 29, 2015 // 5,457 Comments

El Nino’s effects on the weather changes can be felt around the world. With or without an El Nino, we have to come to [...]

California Is On Fire, Literally!

August 16, 2015 // 2,464 Comments

When I wrote this, there were more than 25 fires burning in our state and Gov. Brown declared 15 California [...]

Is Drought Shaming Good?

August 5, 2015 // 5,633 Comments

Is Drought Shaming Good? Drought shaming is the new social tool to stop water wasters. Or is it? The very word “shame” [...]

Will the Salton Sea Live or Die?

June 20, 2015 // 3,287 Comments

  The drought in the southwest is pushing the Salton Sea—the largest lake in California–closer to death. The [...]

80/20 or 50/40/10

June 11, 2015 // 7,213 Comments

Who’s using up California’s water? Some conservatives say it’s the tree huggers wasting it to save obscure species [...]

A Green Perspective on Grass

May 27, 2015 // 3,347 Comments

The California drought has put our lawns on the hot seat. Government wants the new California landscape to look very [...]

Battle of the Bottles–Starbucks vs. Nestle

May 14, 2015 // 9,924 Comments

California may be in the middle of a historic drought, but that hasn’t stopped the bottled water companies from [...]

Blame? And the answer is…

May 12, 2015 // 2,490 Comments

Our state’s population now exceeds 38 million, which is 12 million more than the next most populous state, Texas [...]

Frequently Asked Questions

May 8, 2015 // 2,922 Comments

I have been getting many questions and here are the most [...]

The California Drought is Serious

May 7, 2015 // 292 Comments

The California drought is serious. Our state’s mild climate has helped make California one of the top producing [...]

Future Water Wars – Mega Rich vs. Everybody Else

April 24, 2015 // 4,777 Comments

A few months ago, I visited East Porterville, a California town where hundreds of residents have no water—except for the [...]

Avocados – The New Caviar?

April 24, 2015 // 2,735 Comments

Avocado groves have long been a staple of my hometown of Fallbrook.  The town even calls itself the Avocado Capital of the [...]

Rainbow vs. FPUD – Does it Really Matter?

April 24, 2015 // 3,235 Comments

For the most part, both Rainbow Municipal Water District and Fallbrook Public Utility District buy their water from the same [...]

Toto Toilets Go All In!

April 24, 2015 // 389 Comments

  In Japan, many women are extremely private about their bodily functions. Because of this, they would flush the toilet [...]

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