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In the xeriscaping activity we learned about gardening using as little water as possible. This activity focuses on the way that water is used in farming and gardening across the world, and provides information on how you and your students can set up a school garden that grows vegetables using relatively little water.

In this activity you and your students will:

• Learn about the different irrigation techniques used in farming and gardening across the world
• Learn about different vegetables and the differing amounts of water that they need to grow well
• Learn about the specific low-water irrigation and water saving techniques that are suitable for a small vegetable garden in Abu Dhabi
• Plant and care for a low-water vegetable garden (long-term project)

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