The Carbon Footprint is measured in tonnes of CO2 equivalent (CO2e) and depends on many factors, such as: the type of energy we use, the means of transport we choose, the products we buy and the waste we produce. Gardening also contributes to the Carbon Footprint, both for the use of water, fertilizers, pesticides and tools, and for the management of plant residues. Luckily, there are good practices we can adopt to reduce the Carbon Footprint of our gardening. Let's see some of them:

Native plants are those that grow naturally in our area and are therefore adapted to climate and soil conditions. These plants require less water, less fertilizer and less care than exotic or invasive plants, which can become harmful to the local ecosystem. Furthermore, by choosing native plants we reduce the Carbon Footprint because we avoid importing plants from distant countries, with consequent emissions due to transport.

Garden hoses are essential tools for gardening, but they can also be a source of waste and pollution if they are easily broken or damaged. To avoid having to replace them often, we can choose quality, resistant and repairable garden hoses. Easily repairing garden hoses makes the products more durable over time. Consequently, we reduce the Carbon Footprint because we avoid producing new plastic waste and because we use less raw materials and energy to manufacture the pipes. Our FITT Force, FITT Ikon and FITT Yoyo are easily repairable. In fact, you can cut them at the damaged point and reassemble them with the appropriate repair kit.