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How can I "design" a CREATIVE CONTAINER GARDEN using these limitations?

In the ongoing drought conditions (it has been 35+ years since my region has had SUBSTANTIAL PRECIPITATION) I am concerned about using any more water than I HAVE TO. I am considering starting a Container garden to raise simple flowers and eventually a Vegetable garden. I live so far out in the boonies that no water is pumped from my local metropolitan city to my neighborhood. Living on Well water, I try to live as "Earth-friendly" possible. How can / if should I try to pump the wash water from my clotheswasher to water my container garden? %I currently pipe this water outdoors, into my yard. The weeds are growing like..... WEEDS along this side of the house! I have to mow only that spot of my yard to keep my yard looking "respectable" and under control to prevent the possibility of grassfires - which my region has just just faught a major grassfire that had torched the entire region. Thanks for creative ideas.

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1. I would start with something relatively inexpensive and on the smaller side, then capture the water coming out of your washer and use only that water on the plant/tree to see how it handles it. If it thrives or even just survives then I would go about expanding. They make big buckets that are designed to hold rain water, you could use one of those and pipe your clothes washer into that and use the watering lines coming out of it to water your trees or garden. They can be gravity fed or you can use a small pump to get the water out of the tank and through the lines. Good luck to you. Container gardening is so much fun, I hope this works out for you.