Bangalore- How to use roofs smartly & ecologically

A flat roof is the largest receiver of solar energy and all rainwater and therefore a great place to grow rice, have a solar water heater, a solar cooker, treat greywater and to harvest rainwater. Here is how...

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• Rainwater
• greywater
• water
• reuse
• quality
• rice
• paddy
• food
• security
• rainwater
• harvesting
• ecosan
• solar
• energy

[zenrainman]

The plants in the drum clean the detergent water enough for it not to spoil the soil for the rice,

Birds are welcome and are entitled to their share of the crop. Have not had any other pests except monkeys which are a bit difficult to handle :)

[zenrainman]

Thanks for the comments.

[pajkeav]

maybe a wind mill to wind up the water with a Archimedes screw would finish of a most bodacaious project well done you clever peeps...

[MrSreevathsan]

@zenrainman Hi i am an amateur :) I have a few questions for you

1) Wont the detergent you use spoil the soil where you are planting rice?

2) How do you handle birds and pests? Do you use chemicals or some natural method?

[MrSreevathsan]

Hi i am an amateur :) I have a few questions for you

1) Wont the detergent you use spoil the soil where you are planting rice?

2) How do you handle birds and pests? Do you use chemicals or some natural method?

[F0RD0Z]

@zenrainman

how big is your crop for such a small area?

[F0RD0Z]

reccle grey water for paddy! how smart of you. it s so indian!

i mean: russia invented, russian rouette, then a russian guy invent chatroulette

french people invented so many fermented milk cheese! and centuries after french guy invents sterilisation

and you, indian plural life circles believer, comes with your grey recycled water cycle! i just love it!!!

[zenrainman2]

@rosemacaskie its called Cattails...its a reed found in swampy water. Bulrushes is another name. and thank you for your nice words :)

[rosemacaskie]

zenrainman, last time a asked a question you kindly replied to me and i was going to answer I have lots of other questions for you but I started doing other things and kept putting it off. Thank you for your answer, This video is amazing,. I want to know what the grass is in the blue drum in writing because i don't know that i can get how it might be spelt from hearing the word said.. Yours, an admirer of your work, rose macaskie.

[zenrainman2]

@SinnNorth thank you :) its great fun too you know.

[SinnNorth]

Wow! That's amazing! Thank you for sharing.