"Amy Lou" wrote in message
...
G'day all. I'm down in Tassie and on tankwater. It's been raining here a
lot
lately (halleluiah!) but I know come summer it will be as dry as buggery
again.

I recycle my family's washing/shower water onto my vegie garden but as yet
have not found a suitable way of distributing it so that it will go
straight
onto
the soil and not over the foliage/fruit. I've tried soaker hoses but they
clog up too quickly.

I store the greywater in a tank and it is filtered through fine mesh
before
in goes in there. I've noticed a soapy residue sticks to the sides of the
tank so I presume this is the stuff that causes the clogging in the soaker
hose.

Anyway does anyone have a better way of putting greywater directly onto
the
soil?

Amy




Some things that I have come up with from my research, this is all theory as
the stupid local council refused to even consider grey water, so I couldn't
do it on my property.

1) Don't store it, this just encourages the bugs to multiply thus risking
spread of infection You can turn your grey water into black water by
storing it.

2) Unless you like cleaning out scungy filters and are prepared to do it
religiously don't filter it, this means you cannot use fine sprayers (see 3)
or drippers that will clog.

3) Avoid spraying in the air, this risks the spread of airborn bugs.

4) Ideally run it straight into trenchs that have a covering of 30cm or more
of mulch. This prevents contact with bugs prior to them getting into the
soil where they will be cleaned up.

5) Avoid applying it to food crops , especially those eaten raw like salad
veges.


David