Plant your greywater as you shower outdoors to grow a fragrant, edible, privacy screen

This system provides free irrigation that also grows feed & shelter for people, chickens, goats, pollinators, and native song birds.
Two drains, each to a different gravity-fed branched drain system, distribute the greywater to multiple plantings with the free power of gravity. With this system the soil drains well, greywater does not puddle, and there is no odor.
This simple, inexpensive system (no pumps or tanks) uses common plumbing parts, and no expensive or hard to find valves.
Be sure you pipe maintains a minimum 2% slope - more on how to do this in "Rainwater Harvesting for Drylands and Beyond, Volume 2, 2nd Edition"
Filmed in winter of 12-2021 in Tucson, Arizona.
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[@wildlifegardenssydney7492]

Brad, this is such a fantastic, well thought out solution to a number of human and animal needs at your garottage . Your low tech solutions are innovative , perfect, and the way you showed this was so fun and interesting to watch; starting from the birds eye over view from your roof. I really like the spiralled design with the beautiful repurposed corrugated iron and vertical plantabulous walls and split pipes galore to edibles. Do you let your chickens out to free range too? Do they ever try the shower out? Lovely hearing them. Thank you for showing us your home and garden as it evolves layer by layer. Congratulations xo

[@Benighted.1]

Excellent evaluation. I fully agree with you: @Brad Lancaster's work is a treasure trove of brilliant ideas and solutions. I'm glad I've recently discover his channel 👏

[@mirjammobarkey1792]

I just read your article in The Guardian today; inspiring and it all feels like home here in Palestine.

[@hannahmakingrivendell4347]

I just discovered your channel. This is the coolest thing!!! We could make our desert life so beautiful this way!!!

[@kenhunt5153]

As usual, ahead of the curve. You, and several organizations in Baja AZ deserve credit: Watershed Mgmt Group, The Mission Garden, Borderlands in Patagonia and so many others. The Old Pueblo is making progress in terms of climate change.

[@CP-nf9my]

Excellent video which takes into account real life: pipes will clog, need cleanout. I have your book 1 and will be sure to get book 2 at your website. Thank you!

[@darbydelane4588]

Brad! I am so inspired I can hardly contain it. Convenient, easy, joyous, and connected! Love, from north Florida.❤️

[@ParkrosePermaculture]

love this system and your explanation, Brad. Really well done. Appreciate your purposeful touches of whimsy like the chicken window and native bee habitat: everything has purpose.

[@c.m.303]

Fantastic system that you have and love all the info! But wouldn't it be a wonderful treat to plant loofa (sponge) and lavender (scent) and aloe (lotion) etc., around the shower area? Just a thought. The depth of thought that you put into the work you have done is amazing!

[@Kuchenmischung]

Nice vids. Thanks especially for adding the conversion from °F to °C. Very helpful.

[@tracyackerman-hensley3134]

“Gravity Works!”🙃😉 Robin Williams,Fern Gully 🦇❣️💚

[@carolinecolesworthy]

Dreaming of a grey water shower in a greenhouse for Skalitude and who do I see!?!? Mr A-bun-dance him self. 😍

[@mikebennett146]

Those are my fave shower heads ever. I enlarged the water inlet diameter slightly with a fine drill bit. SO I have that shower head with almost 2x the water force!!

[@JTNZ333]

Man I loved Arizona when we traveled there. Wish we could live there as I LOVE the cactus style landscape.

[@craigbenfield3047]

Thanks you Brad for a great video. I'm new to channel but have already learned so much.

[@lisarudell9454]

Love it all

[@justinrohner6875]

Well done Brad. Love your work!

[@808zhu]

Thanks for the video

[@cheryllewis-battles7664]

Genius!

[@dvdschaub]

Any recommendations on soap and shampoo that won't damage the soil?

[@HarvestingRainwater]

See the link in the show notes

[@TheEmbrio]

Love what you have done !

[@desertqwest]

Hey Brad, I just stumbled onto your channel and I love what you're doing. This is the stuff I dream about all the time. I've got my own desert tree garden center in my back yard...Just not sure where to put them yet, haha. Live in San Diego but want to end up in AZ and do exactly the things you're doing in this video. Love the animals too. What a great way to connect with nature and the surrounding environment. Definitely subscribing and will probably binge-watch the rest of your content. The desert calls to me.

[@HarvestingRainwater]

Glad you like my channel. Be sure to read my books too, as they go into far more detail - available at deep discount direct from me at link below: www.harvestingrainwater.com/shop/

[@SamDoeckeAussiebonsaibloke]

Great job mate. 👏

[@dianeandorchidsatvictorharbor]

Some of these systems will help your tree plantings Sam, the only headache will be the digging our iron hard dirt!

[@lawrencemendez143]

Hey Brad. Great video! I am your neighbor. I am endeavoring to create something like this in my yard. I would love to personally tour your property. I have a some neighborhood and city code related questions. Do you have any books at your house available for purchase?

[@danielpawowski9965]

excellent! from where you take the water shower? that was not explained :/

[@Crystalannkitty]

You are amazing.

[@steelhooves90]

Love your work Brad! So happy to see a new video. I'm a former pastry chef with a PDC who has always wanted to live in the desert. Do you know any good bakeries or restaurants in Tucson that use native alternatives? Thank you!

[@steventaf1]

Hey Brad, thanks for your amazing videos and books. My grey waters turn black and smelly in the soil, why ? What can I do ?

[@HarvestingRainwater]

Sounds like you may be directing too much greywater to one spot. Try distributing the greywater to multiple spots. The branched drain system which I cover in the full-color edition my book Rainwater Harvesting for Drylands and Beyond Volume 2, 2nd Edition is a great way to do this. www.harvestingrainwater.com/product/rainwater-harvesting-for-drylands-and-beyond-volume-2-3rd-edition-new-2019/ Also make sure you have vegetation planted that can speed up the infiltration of the greywater into the soil.

[@steventaf1]

@@HarvestingRainwater thanks for your answer. I have volume 2 but 1st edition, is the branched drain in it ? 1 tap is redirected to 4 spots, but only to water trees, I think you are right it needs more plants. ,🙏

[@williamhad]

Does the solar hot water heater use a pump to get the hot water to the shower?

[@HarvestingRainwater]

No. City water pressure moves the water through.

[@catwalkernyc]

Wow!!!!!!!!!

[@buzzyfutchet7182]

Brad, I need help... we have a raised shed that I want to use for a bath/shower/green house, but I do not know how... my basic thinking was, drainable kiddie/doggie pool with camp shower, but, this is not resourceful... I WANT/NEED ZERO WASTE, please help, Surprise, AZ...

[@kiddrummer00]

Are there any resources out there for cooking/eating queen's wreath vine/roots? I've seen it referenced as an edible but haven't found any info beyond that!

[@michaelsorensen7567]

What's the advantage of split drain pipe network vs French drains/septic tank style leeching field?

[@stephenantonicelli7069]

More people to find ways to recycle water

[@allanegleston4931]

what happened to the plant based shower ?

[@RVBadlands2015]

Do you get snakes in your yard.

[@HarvestingRainwater]

Only on a lucky day. King snakes are wonderful to have around, and they scare off rattlesnakes.

[@isakrishnaananda8907]

Nice water harvest system, but poor ensalved captive animals in such tiny space