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Grey laundry water for garden watering?
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"Dioclese" NONE wrote: "Billy" wrote in message ... In article , Laura at theGardenPages wrote: I know, I hate to see all that water to down the drain too! I've used my laundry water for the lawn and shrubs with no problem. I haven't tried it on veggies. If you use boi-degradeable SOAP not detergent you can use the wash water. The rinse water is fine by you have to be careful about that fabric softener. Plus, deep watering is better for shrubs than a sprinkling anyway. Good for you! Perfect storm indeed. We had good rain Nov. to March and then the driest March-April ever. We are looking at sever water rationing at the same time the price of food is skyrocketing. I think I need a water tank. -- Billy http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9KVTf...ef=patrick.net http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=7WBB0s...eature=related All my piped wastewater goes to the leech field via the septic tank. Due to the low permeability of my local soil, I opted for an above ground leech field. It the size of a very large putting green. Soil depth is too deep to have any concern of grass rootage affecting the leech piping. But, at the same time, enough water is drained to keep the grass from drying out in drought periods... And I'll bet it's REALLY green! :-) -- -- Peace! Om "My mother never saw the irony in calling me a Son of a Bitch." -- Jack Nicholson |
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Grey laundry water for garden watering?
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, Billy wrote: In article , Omelet wrote: In article , Jonno wrote: Food grade poly drums are available from canneries. They buy their vinegar in them. Jan Also beware of mosquitos. That is likely to happen. Use BT dunks. That will keep mosquitos out of standing water? Put in some goldfish. Theyre organic eat mossies, and you can always eat them when they grow big enough. But carp are so bony! ;-) I'd personally vote for bass or crappie minnows! Any recipes for crappie minnows?;-)) Just eat 'em whole! Sushi. g -- -- Peace! Om "My mother never saw the irony in calling me a Son of a Bitch." -- Jack Nicholson |
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Grey laundry water for garden watering?
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Jonno wrote: Omelet wrote: In article , Jonno wrote: Food grade poly drums are available from canneries. They buy their vinegar in them. Jan Also beware of mosquitos. That is likely to happen. Use BT dunks. That will keep mosquitos out of standing water? Put in some goldfish. Theyre organic eat mossies, and you can always eat them when they grow big enough. But carp are so bony! ;-) I'd personally vote for bass or crappie minnows! Trout are also a good alternative, but it rooly depends on the size of the tank. Mossies are not really problem. Just put in some fly screens mesh (in the tank stoopid) not in the windows. Really some people have no imagination, and neither have they got a sense of humus...er humour? you git my vote omelet. Bacon with that? Indeed... Gotta fry the fish in bacon grease. ;-d A little veggie or mineral oil on top of the water kills skeeter larvae too. -- -- Peace! Om "My mother never saw the irony in calling me a Son of a Bitch." -- Jack Nicholson |
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Grey laundry water for garden watering?
"enigma" wrote in message
"FarmI" ask@itshall be given wrote in "enigma" wrote in message lee contemplating windmills What are you contemplating windmills for? To pump water from your well? electricty generation. i'm on a ridge & there is always some breeze. i don't expect to make money, but if i can offset the US$300+/month in electric bills a little, i'd be happy. What a co-incidence! Today my husband and I went to a Festival in a small village reasonably near us. Dear, scruffy little village just off the highway and we have often stopped there to go to the loo in the village park rather than use the disgusting overused toilet facilities available on the highway rest areas/clip joints. The last few times we'd been there we'd noticed a couple of small electric generating windmills on one particualr house along with a solar array. Today we specifically went for a walk so we could check out this house and it's set up as I was hoping to be able to read a name on the windmills - sadly nothing but a coat of paint. It been a very still, gorgeous Autumn day, with what we thought was no breze but these little guys were still turning and still generating - they were impressive. |
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Grey laundry water for garden watering?
FarmI wrote:
"enigma" wrote in message "FarmI" ask@itshall be given wrote in "enigma" wrote in message lee contemplating windmills What are you contemplating windmills for? To pump water from your well? electricty generation. i'm on a ridge & there is always some breeze. i don't expect to make money, but if i can offset the US$300+/month in electric bills a little, i'd be happy. What a co-incidence! Today my husband and I went to a Festival in a small village reasonably near us. Dear, scruffy little village just off the highway and we have often stopped there to go to the loo in the village park rather than use the disgusting overused toilet facilities available on the highway rest areas/clip joints. The last few times we'd been there we'd noticed a couple of small electric generating windmills on one particualr house along with a solar array. Today we specifically went for a walk so we could check out this house and it's set up as I was hoping to be able to read a name on the windmills - sadly nothing but a coat of paint. It been a very still, gorgeous Autumn day, with what we thought was no breze but these little guys were still turning and still generating - they were impressive. Ye gods a toilet inspector. Also a wind expert, and now a electrical name inspector. And a commentator. What will they think of next... |
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Grey laundry water for garden watering?
Omelet wrote:
In article , Jonno wrote: Omelet wrote: In article , Jonno wrote: Food grade poly drums are available from canneries. They buy their vinegar in them. Jan Also beware of mosquitos. That is likely to happen. Use BT dunks. That will keep mosquitos out of standing water? Put in some goldfish. Theyre organic eat mossies, and you can always eat them when they grow big enough. But carp are so bony! ;-) I'd personally vote for bass or crappie minnows! Trout are also a good alternative, but it rooly depends on the size of the tank. Mossies are not really problem. Just put in some fly screens mesh (in the tank stoopid) not in the windows. Really some people have no imagination, and neither have they got a sense of humus...er humour? you git my vote omelet. Bacon with that? Indeed... Gotta fry the fish in bacon grease. ;-d A little veggie or mineral oil on top of the water kills skeeter larvae too. Yup, and kerosene works even better. Wonder what it does to the plants though. |
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Grey laundry water for garden watering?
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Jonno wrote: Omelet wrote: In article , Jonno wrote: Omelet wrote: In article , Jonno wrote: Food grade poly drums are available from canneries. They buy their vinegar in them. Jan Also beware of mosquitos. That is likely to happen. Use BT dunks. That will keep mosquitos out of standing water? Put in some goldfish. Theyre organic eat mossies, and you can always eat them when they grow big enough. But carp are so bony! ;-) I'd personally vote for bass or crappie minnows! Trout are also a good alternative, but it rooly depends on the size of the tank. Mossies are not really problem. Just put in some fly screens mesh (in the tank stoopid) not in the windows. Really some people have no imagination, and neither have they got a sense of humus...er humour? you git my vote omelet. Bacon with that? Indeed... Gotta fry the fish in bacon grease. ;-d A little veggie or mineral oil on top of the water kills skeeter larvae too. Yup, and kerosene works even better. Wonder what it does to the plants though. That is why I suggested a neutral oil. g All it does is prevent them from breathing so they suffocate. -- -- Peace! Om "My mother never saw the irony in calling me a Son of a Bitch." -- Jack Nicholson |
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Omelet wrote:
In article , Jonno wrote: Omelet wrote: In article , Jonno wrote: Omelet wrote: In article , Jonno wrote: Food grade poly drums are available from canneries. They buy their vinegar in them. Jan Also beware of mosquitos. That is likely to happen. Use BT dunks. That will keep mosquitos out of standing water? Put in some goldfish. Theyre organic eat mossies, and you can always eat them when they grow big enough. But carp are so bony! ;-) I'd personally vote for bass or crappie minnows! Trout are also a good alternative, but it rooly depends on the size of the tank. Mossies are not really problem. Just put in some fly screens mesh (in the tank stoopid) not in the windows. Really some people have no imagination, and neither have they got a sense of humus...er humour? you git my vote omelet. Bacon with that? Indeed... Gotta fry the fish in bacon grease. ;-d A little veggie or mineral oil on top of the water kills skeeter larvae too. Yup, and kerosene works even better. Wonder what it does to the plants though. That is why I suggested a neutral oil. g All it does is prevent them from breathing so they suffocate. Yah, I was thinking to fry the little critters (g) You are so cruel. Fire is faster. Dont take much to give dem fish lung cancer... |
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Grey laundry water for garden watering?
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Jonno wrote: Omelet wrote: In article , Jonno wrote: Omelet wrote: In article , Jonno wrote: Omelet wrote: In article , Jonno wrote: Food grade poly drums are available from canneries. They buy their vinegar in them. Jan Also beware of mosquitos. That is likely to happen. Use BT dunks. That will keep mosquitos out of standing water? Put in some goldfish. Theyre organic eat mossies, and you can always eat them when they grow big enough. But carp are so bony! ;-) I'd personally vote for bass or crappie minnows! Trout are also a good alternative, but it rooly depends on the size of the tank. Mossies are not really problem. Just put in some fly screens mesh (in the tank stoopid) not in the windows. Really some people have no imagination, and neither have they got a sense of humus...er humour? you git my vote omelet. Bacon with that? Indeed... Gotta fry the fish in bacon grease. ;-d A little veggie or mineral oil on top of the water kills skeeter larvae too. Yup, and kerosene works even better. Wonder what it does to the plants though. That is why I suggested a neutral oil. g All it does is prevent them from breathing so they suffocate. Yah, I was thinking to fry the little critters (g) You are so cruel. Fire is faster. Dont take much to give dem fish lung cancer... In that case... see above. Peanut oil is good too. Coat the fishies lightly in spiced up corn starch and DEEP FRY! Bacon grease. ;-D -- -- Peace! Om "My mother never saw the irony in calling me a Son of a Bitch." -- Jack Nicholson |
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Grey laundry water for garden watering?
Jonno wrote in
u: FarmI wrote: "enigma" wrote in message "FarmI" ask@itshall be given wrote in "enigma" wrote in message lee contemplating windmills What are you contemplating windmills for? To pump water from your well? electricty generation. i'm on a ridge & there is always some breeze. i don't expect to make money, but if i can offset the US$300+/month in electric bills a little, i'd be happy. What a co-incidence! Today my husband and I went to a Festival in a small village reasonably near us. Dear, scruffy little village just off the highway and we have often stopped there to go to the loo in the village park rather than use the disgusting overused toilet facilities available on the highway rest areas/clip joints. The last few times we'd been there we'd noticed a couple of small electric generating windmills on one particualr house along with a solar array. Today we specifically went for a walk so we could check out this house and it's set up as I was hoping to be able to read a name on the windmills - sadly nothing but a coat of paint. It been a very still, gorgeous Autumn day, with what we thought was no breze but these little guys were still turning and still generating - they were impressive. Ye gods a toilet inspector. Also a wind expert, and now a electrical name inspector. And a commentator. What will they think of next... ye gods! an inane commentator adding nothing to the convo. yes, the small windmills don't need a whole lot of breeze. 4- 6kph is enough. we get that fairly steady most of the year (& higher frequently). i guess it makes up for this latitude's low sun angle BTW, Fran, could you pop me off an email? i have some cancer questions for you. lee -- Last night while sitting in my chair I pinged a host that wasn't there It wasn't there again today The host resolved to NSA. |
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Grey laundry water for garden watering?
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Omelet wrote: In article , Billy wrote: In article , Omelet wrote: In article , Jonno wrote: Food grade poly drums are available from canneries. They buy their vinegar in them. Jan Also beware of mosquitos. That is likely to happen. Use BT dunks. That will keep mosquitos out of standing water? Put in some goldfish. Theyre organic eat mossies, and you can always eat them when they grow big enough. But carp are so bony! ;-) I'd personally vote for bass or crappie minnows! Any recipes for crappie minnows?;-)) Just eat 'em whole! Sushi. g I like my fish well done and flakey and who you callin' Sushi? Is that a speech impediment or somethin'?;-) -- Billy http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9KVTf...ef=patrick.net http://www.counterpunch.org/martin05022008.html |
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Grey laundry water for garden watering?
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, Billy wrote: In article , Omelet wrote: In article , Billy wrote: In article , Omelet wrote: In article , Jonno wrote: Food grade poly drums are available from canneries. They buy their vinegar in them. Jan Also beware of mosquitos. That is likely to happen. Use BT dunks. That will keep mosquitos out of standing water? Put in some goldfish. Theyre organic eat mossies, and you can always eat them when they grow big enough. But carp are so bony! ;-) I'd personally vote for bass or crappie minnows! Any recipes for crappie minnows?;-)) Just eat 'em whole! Sushi. g I like my fish well done and flakey and who you callin' Sushi? Is that a speech impediment or somethin'?;-) Sashimi... ;-) -- -- Peace! Om "My mother never saw the irony in calling me a Son of a Bitch." -- Jack Nicholson |
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Grey laundry water for garden watering?
enigma wrote:
Jonno wrote in u: FarmI wrote: "enigma" wrote in message "FarmI" ask@itshall be given wrote in "enigma" wrote in message lee contemplating windmills What are you contemplating windmills for? To pump water from your well? electricty generation. i'm on a ridge & there is always some breeze. i don't expect to make money, but if i can offset the US$300+/month in electric bills a little, i'd be happy. What a co-incidence! Today my husband and I went to a Festival in a small village reasonably near us. Dear, scruffy little village just off the highway and we have often stopped there to go to the loo in the village park rather than use the disgusting overused toilet facilities available on the highway rest areas/clip joints. The last few times we'd been there we'd noticed a couple of small electric generating windmills on one particualr house along with a solar array. Today we specifically went for a walk so we could check out this house and it's set up as I was hoping to be able to read a name on the windmills - sadly nothing but a coat of paint. It been a very still, gorgeous Autumn day, with what we thought was no breze but these little guys were still turning and still generating - they were impressive. Ye gods a toilet inspector. Also a wind expert, and now a electrical name inspector. And a commentator. What will they think of next... ye gods! an inane commentator adding nothing to the convo. yes, the small windmills don't need a whole lot of breeze. 4- 6kph is enough. we get that fairly steady most of the year (& higher frequently). i guess it makes up for this latitude's low sun angle BTW, Fran, could you pop me off an email? i have some cancer questions for you. lee That was an attempt at humour. This subject is so boring. Windmills like this can be imported directly and cheaply from China these days....Is that adding to the conversation? |
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Grey laundry water for garden watering?
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Omelet wrote: Sashimi... ;-) Oh, my god. Sashimi is a Japanese delicacy primarily consisting of very fresh raw seafood, sliced into thin pieces . . . A reputed motivation for serving wasabi with sashimi (and also gari, pickled ginger), besides its flavor, is killing harmful bacteria and parasites that could be present in raw seafood. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sashimi I was going to have breakfast, now I have to wait for the room to stop spinning:-P -- Billy http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9KVTf...ef=patrick.net http://www.counterpunch.org/martin05022008.html |
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Grey laundry water for garden watering?
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, Billy wrote: In article , Omelet wrote: Sashimi... ;-) Oh, my god. Sashimi is a Japanese delicacy primarily consisting of very fresh raw seafood, sliced into thin pieces . . . A reputed motivation for serving wasabi with sashimi (and also gari, pickled ginger), besides its flavor, is killing harmful bacteria and parasites that could be present in raw seafood. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sashimi I was going to have breakfast, now I have to wait for the room to stop spinning:-P Sorry. ;-) While I like cooked fish, sometimes I'm just in the mood for really "fresh" food... Steak Tartar is the most obvious one, but there are others using thinly sliced raw beef in a salad, but I can't remember what it's called. The trick to making it really good is using really _lean_ beef as, to me, raw beef fat is nasty. :-P Sometimes I just crave raw beef. I probably need the iron. It's a girl thing. I generally use Top round: http://i16.tinypic.com/5xywje1.jpg Dipped in a bit of soy sauce and/or raw egg yolk. ;-d -- -- Peace! Om "My mother never saw the irony in calling me a Son of a Bitch." -- Jack Nicholson |
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