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Grey laundry water for garden watering?
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I was hoping to get some advice regarding the use of grey water from the laundry for garden watering – mainly lawns. I’m not at all asking about the legality of it, which is not at all an issue. Rather I am trying to find out whether or not the grey laundry water is likely to stuff up my lawns. I use different sorts of washing powders, switching between different brands, but I typically add: NapiSan OxyAction MAX http://www.vanishstains.com.au/whats_new.shtml#1 Is this sort of grey water ok for lawn watering? What if this grey water was used for deep soil irrigation near plants and shrubs? (This is much less of an issue at this stage). I really would appreciate some advice. Thanks. |
Grey laundry water for garden watering?
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X-No-Archive: I was hoping to get some advice regarding the use of grey water from the laundry for garden watering – mainly lawns. I’m not at all asking about the legality of it, which is not at all an issue. Rather I am trying to find out whether or not the grey laundry water is likely to stuff up my lawns. I use different sorts of washing powders, switching between different brands, but I typically add: NapiSan OxyAction MAX http://www.vanishstains.com.au/whats_new.shtml#1 Is this sort of grey water ok for lawn watering? What if this grey water was used for deep soil irrigation near plants and shrubs? (This is much less of an issue at this stage). I really would appreciate some advice. Thanks. Have a look here. http://tinyurl.com/6n5mz6 It seems to have all the answers... |
Grey laundry water for garden watering?
g'day gas bag,
pity to waste it resource wastefull lawns but whatever, it won't harm the lawn well never did when i was that way inclined. we use ours on our vege' gardens etc.,. but then we make our own laundry gel and have never found the need to add things like nappy san whatever, mostly promotion gimmicks. On Thu, 1 May 2008 01:22:16 -0700 (PDT), Gas Bag wrote: snipped With peace and brightest of blessings, len & bev -- "Be Content With What You Have And May You Find Serenity and Tranquillity In A World That You May Not Understand." http://www.lensgarden.com.au/ |
Grey laundry water for garden watering?
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! |
Grey laundry water for garden watering?
"Gas Bag" wrote in message
... X-No-Archive: I was hoping to get some advice regarding the use of grey water from the laundry for garden watering – mainly lawns. I’m not at all asking about the legality of it, which is not at all an issue. Rather I am trying to find out whether or not the grey laundry water is likely to stuff up my lawns. I use different sorts of washing powders, switching between different brands, but I typically add: NapiSan OxyAction MAX http://www.vanishstains.com.au/whats_new.shtml#1 Is this sort of grey water ok for lawn watering? What if this grey water was used for deep soil irrigation near plants and shrubs? (This is much less of an issue at this stage). I really would appreciate some advice. Thanks. -- i'm instinctively inclined to worry about the addition of napisan, so i think you're going to have to stop doing that! it has a fearsome reputation for stain removal, so i naturally doubt you want it on your garden. bleaches, salts & whatnot should NOT go on your garden as they will poison the plants. any low- or no-salt and low- or no-phosphorus powder should be fine on a lawn, however, there are lots of brands available now that are more-specifically designed to end up as grey water, so go with one of those & ditch the napisan outright. i'm always spruiking "aware" (planet ark) washing powder because it's a great product & easy to get at almost any supermarket & not expensive, and i can confirm from personal experience that it won't do any harm at all. so that would be my personal recommendation. if you use a non-toxic product such as "aware" & are mindful of using the greywater within 24 hours, you shouldn't have any problems of any kind. (it's fine for your garden after 24 hours, but gets very germy & surprisingly smelly, so you need to be aware of not creating a health hazard before it goes into the ground! :-) most people just use either a home-made collection point & then send it straight out, or just direct it straight out (eg flexible pipe directed through the wall or window), or you can have a plumber install a pretty spectacular certified setup, but you still need to send it out within 24 hours or else send it down the drain - the plumber set-ups will have a drain diversion [which seems a waste to me, but is necessary for sanitary reasons if you live in town & have a lot of washing to do but it's too wet to water the yard that day] ). kylie |
Grey laundry water for garden watering?
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, 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 |
Grey laundry water for garden watering?
"Gas Bag" wrote in message
X-No-Archive: I was hoping to get some advice regarding the use of grey water from the laundry for garden watering – mainly lawns. I’m not at all asking about the legality of it, which is not at all an issue. Rather I am trying to find out whether or not the grey laundry water is likely to stuff up my lawns. I use different sorts of washing powders, switching between different brands, but I typically add: NapiSan OxyAction MAX http://www.vanishstains.com.au/whats_new.shtml#1 Is this sort of grey water ok for lawn watering? What if this grey water was used for deep soil irrigation near plants and shrubs? (This is much less of an issue at this stage). I really would appreciate some advice. Thanks. There is a chap whose sig block is George.com from NZ and he has made up a grey water system for watering his lawns. If you can attract his attention he may be able to help you out with the necessary info. |
Grey laundry water for garden watering?
"FarmI" ask@itshall be given wrote in message ... "Gas Bag" wrote in message X-No-Archive: I was hoping to get some advice regarding the use of grey water from the laundry for garden watering - mainly lawns. I'm not at all asking about the legality of it, which is not at all an issue. Rather I am trying to find out whether or not the grey laundry water is likely to stuff up my lawns. I use different sorts of washing powders, switching between different brands, but I typically add: NapiSan OxyAction MAX http://www.vanishstains.com.au/whats_new.shtml#1 Is this sort of grey water ok for lawn watering? What if this grey water was used for deep soil irrigation near plants and shrubs? (This is much less of an issue at this stage). I really would appreciate some advice. Thanks. There is a chap whose sig block is George.com from NZ and he has made up a grey water system for watering his lawns. If you can attract his attention he may be able to help you out with the necessary info. don't drag me into this debate, I'm just an innocent bystander. I will provide my expertise if someone answers my post about community gardens in Sydney. My experiments with waste water was limited to our summer drought. 4 + months of fa water so I used the water from the washing machine on to the lawn by way of a surge tank (old rubbish bin) and scavanged washing machine pipe joined together with a gravity fall off the back deck. The system worked well. I was initially worried about salt build up from the washing powders. I brought some non-phosphorous powder but I also used some low(ish) phosphorous powder as well. Upon reflection I was not too worried about salt levels in the powder. My problem was a long drought by local standards. I simply wanted to try and nurse the lawn through. 2-3 loads of washing machine water a week was not enough to keep the lawn green but it did mitigate some of the effects of the long drought. We have heaps of rain in winter so salts in the soil will be washed through by constant rainfall. Since mid april we have had roughly 3-4 inchs I guess. That is enought to kick start growth and rains will continue through the winter. As a stop gap measure it worked okish. year round however the salts in the washing powder would worry me. Now, if someone wants to answer my Sydney query: Does nayone living in Syndey know of any community/permaculture/organic gardens within the sydney city? A woman from NZ is over in your city sometime shortly and is interested in visiting such gardens to see how it is done. Any contacts or websites is appreciated rob |
Grey laundry water for garden watering?
In article , Charlie wrote:
I agree with this very much. Lawns are an long outdated waste of resources and land, reminiscent of masters and subservients and attitudes from a time long gone and best forgotten. Let alone a major source of poisoning and pollution....... Well, it depends what you put on them. THe only water mine gets apart from rain is occasional grey water. It's rarely fertilised, except by mower-mulching. No velvety sward here, but it IS a place to play cricket and footy. -- Chookie -- Sydney, Australia (Replace "foulspambegone" with "optushome" to reply) http://chookiesbackyard.blogspot.com/ |
Grey laundry water for garden watering?
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: On Thu, 01 May 2008 18:42:21 GMT, len gardener wrote: g'day gas bag, pity to waste it resource wastefull lawns but whatever, it won't harm the lawn well never did when i was that way inclined. I agree with this very much. Lawns are an long outdated waste of resources and land, reminiscent of masters and subservients and attitudes from a time long gone and best forgotten. Let alone a major source of poisoning and pollution....... hm? the original manicured wide sweeping lawns at country manor houses were sheep pastures... the whole gardners mowing lawns thing came much later. Britan, at the time, had enough moisure to support broad pastures & the sheep groomed & fertilized. it was a gain, not a loss as it is now. lee contemplating windmills -- 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. |
Grey laundry water for garden watering?
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, Billy wrote: 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. Get some food-grade poly drums and set them up to catch the rainwater from the downspouts on your house. If you want to spend a lot of money, you can buy rain barrels that have hose bibs already installed in them. I think Gardener's Supply sells them. A caveat: you may want to put a piece of plywood or something over the top of the barrels, to keep debris out. At the very least, put a little piece of wood -- a stick or something -- in there, so little birds won't drown. If they get in there, they can climb onto the stick, dry out and fly away. Food grade poly drums are available from canneries. They buy their vinegar in them. Jan |
Grey laundry water for garden watering?
Jan Flora wrote:
Get some food-grade poly drums and set them up to catch the rainwater from the downspouts on your house. Why would food grade drums be necessary for catching rain water running off a non food grade roof... to do what... pour on the non food grade ground. Am I missing something, or why wouldn't an ordinary plastic trash can be suitable? You can buy low quality for like $10-$15 but they will decay from UV exposure and probably crack from freezing temps. I have two of these, excellent quality: http://tinyurl.com/79bqf http://www.lowes.com/lowes/lkn?actio.../20&lpage=none |
Grey laundry water for garden watering?
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, Sheldon wrote: Jan Flora wrote: Get some food-grade poly drums and set them up to catch the rainwater from the downspouts on your house. Why would food grade drums be necessary for catching rain water running off a non food grade roof... to do what... pour on the non food grade ground. Am I missing something, or why wouldn't an ordinary plastic trash can be suitable? You can buy low quality for like $10-$15 but they will decay from UV exposure and probably crack from freezing temps. I have two of these, excellent quality: http://tinyurl.com/79bqf http://www.lowes.com/lowes/lkn?actio...994-1097-8632- 92/20&lpage=none Last cistern I saw was in Ohio in 1968. Living in NJ no need at this time. Ground water is about 20 feet down. My well is about 40 feet down but all the new is about 100. Nitrates are the major contaminate and old gasoline tanks and oil residues. Bill http://waltonfeed.com/old/cistern.html http://www.google.com/search?client=...tern&ie=UTF-8& oe=UTF-8 -- Garden in shade zone 5 S Jersey USA |
Grey laundry water for garden watering?
powders, switching between different brands, but I typically add: NapiSan OxyAction MAX Is this sort of grey water ok for lawn watering? I would encourage you to use your greywater on the lawn (or scrap the lawn - but that is another story). Many cleansing products are fairly harmless but there are some potential problems. Some even have a mild nutrient effect from phosphourus compounds. One problem is that some contain sodium salts in fair concentrations, if this were allowed to accumulate without being leached away it could sodize your soil. Too much sodium displaces necessary minerals (potassium, magnesium, calcium, etc) which is harmful to plants. This is particularly a problem with dishwasher powder that typically has much washing soda (sodium carbonate) in it. So you should avoid such products or only use greywater from them if it will be well diluted. The other problem is that antibacterial products like napisan will kill bacteria (duh!) in your soil, which is undesirable as in this natural environment they have a positive role. The modern super-clean attitude where every microbe should be dead is not right for the garden (nor for humans either but that is yet another story). Consider if napisan is important to your normal wash or could you and your lawn do without it. There are web pages devoted to this issue which contain lists of laundry products and ingredients or ratings for them. David |
Grey laundry water for garden watering?
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Jan Flora wrote: In article , Billy wrote: 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. Get some food-grade poly drums and set them up to catch the rainwater from the downspouts on your house. If you want to spend a lot of money, you can buy rain barrels that have hose bibs already installed in them. I think Gardener's Supply sells them. A caveat: you may want to put a piece of plywood or something over the top of the barrels, to keep debris out. At the very least, put a little piece of wood -- a stick or something -- in there, so little birds won't drown. If they get in there, they can climb onto the stick, dry out and fly away. Food grade poly drums are available from canneries. They buy their vinegar in them. Jan Also beware of mosquitos. -- Billy http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9KVTf...ef=patrick.net http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=7WBB0s...eature=related |
Grey laundry water for garden watering?
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wrote: Now, if someone wants to answer my Sydney query: Does nayone living in Syndey know of any community/permaculture/organic gardens within the sydney city? A woman from NZ is over in your city sometime shortly and is interested in visiting such gardens to see how it is done. Any contacts or websites is appreciated Try this mob: http://www.communitygarden.org.au/index.html -- Chookie -- Sydney, Australia (Replace "foulspambegone" with "optushome" to reply) http://chookiesbackyard.blogspot.com/ |
Grey laundry water for garden watering?
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, Billy wrote: In article , Jan Flora wrote: In article , Billy wrote: 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. Get some food-grade poly drums and set them up to catch the rainwater from the downspouts on your house. If you want to spend a lot of money, you can buy rain barrels that have hose bibs already installed in them. I think Gardener's Supply sells them. A caveat: you may want to put a piece of plywood or something over the top of the barrels, to keep debris out. At the very least, put a little piece of wood -- a stick or something -- in there, so little birds won't drown. If they get in there, they can climb onto the stick, dry out and fly away. 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. -- -- Peace! Om "My mother never saw the irony in calling me a Son of a Bitch." -- Jack Nicholson |
Grey laundry water for garden watering?
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Omelet wrote: In article , Billy wrote: In article , Jan Flora wrote: In article , Billy wrote: 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. Get some food-grade poly drums and set them up to catch the rainwater from the downspouts on your house. If you want to spend a lot of money, you can buy rain barrels that have hose bibs already installed in them. I think Gardener's Supply sells them. A caveat: you may want to put a piece of plywood or something over the top of the barrels, to keep debris out. At the very least, put a little piece of wood -- a stick or something -- in there, so little birds won't drown. If they get in there, they can climb onto the stick, dry out and fly away. 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? -- Billy http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9KVTf...ef=patrick.net http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=7WBB0s...eature=related |
Grey laundry water for garden watering?
Billy wrote:
In article , Omelet wrote: In article , Billy wrote: In article , Jan Flora wrote: In article , Billy wrote: 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. Get some food-grade poly drums and set them up to catch the rainwater from the downspouts on your house. If you want to spend a lot of money, you can buy rain barrels that have hose bibs already installed in them. I think Gardener's Supply sells them. A caveat: you may want to put a piece of plywood or something over the top of the barrels, to keep debris out. At the very least, put a little piece of wood -- a stick or something -- in there, so little birds won't drown. If they get in there, they can climb onto the stick, dry out and fly away. 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. |
Grey laundry water for garden watering?
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lee contemplating windmills What are you contemplating windmills for? To pump water from your well? |
Grey laundry water for garden watering?
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..au: "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. 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. |
Grey laundry water for garden watering?
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enigma wrote: "FarmI" ask@itshall be given wrote in .au: "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. lee Rhode Island offers grants and the below URL reflects RI installation. Perhaps New Hampshire does as well. Good luck! Bill http://www.entech-engineering.com/Examples_and_Economics.htm#WES http://www.treehugger.com/files/2008/01/wind_turbine_lca.php -- Garden in shade zone 5 S Jersey USA |
Grey laundry water for garden watering?
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, Billy wrote: In article , Omelet wrote: In article , Billy wrote: In article , Jan Flora wrote: In article , Billy wrote: 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. Get some food-grade poly drums and set them up to catch the rainwater from the downspouts on your house. If you want to spend a lot of money, you can buy rain barrels that have hose bibs already installed in them. I think Gardener's Supply sells them. A caveat: you may want to put a piece of plywood or something over the top of the barrels, to keep debris out. At the very least, put a little piece of wood -- a stick or something -- in there, so little birds won't drown. If they get in there, they can climb onto the stick, dry out and fly away. 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? From what I have read, yes. BT dunks are specifically made for standing water skeeter control. -- -- Peace! Om "My mother never saw the irony in calling me a Son of a Bitch." -- Jack Nicholson |
Grey laundry water for garden watering?
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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! -- -- Peace! Om "My mother never saw the irony in calling me a Son of a Bitch." -- Jack Nicholson |
Grey laundry water for garden watering?
"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... -- Dave Parkinson's disease, not easy to define. Much less cure. |
Grey laundry water for garden watering?
Bill wrote in
news.net: Rhode Island offers grants and the below URL reflects RI installation. Perhaps New Hampshire does as well. the bills for alternative energy discounts are currently working through the legislature. Good luck! thanks. over 50% of my electric bill is carrier costs. that's just stupid. 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. |
Grey laundry water for garden watering?
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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?;-)) -- Billy http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9KVTf...ef=patrick.net http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=7WBB0s...eature=related |
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... My problem is that the garden is up-hill from my grey water. I have a pump and hoses. I think a twenty - thirty gallon tank on my garage (above the gardens) is basically all I need. That, and information on which laundry and dish washing compounds are safe with my plants. -- Billy http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9KVTf...ef=patrick.net http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=7WBB0s...eature=related |
Grey laundry water for garden watering?
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, Sheldon wrote: Jan Flora wrote: Get some food-grade poly drums and set them up to catch the rainwater from the downspouts on your house. Why would food grade drums be necessary for catching rain water running off a non food grade roof... to do what... pour on the non food grade ground. Am I missing something, or why wouldn't an ordinary plastic trash can be suitable? You can buy low quality for like $10-$15 but they will decay from UV exposure and probably crack from freezing temps. I have two of these, excellent quality: http://tinyurl.com/79bqf http://www.lowes.com/lowes/lkn?actio...994-1097-8632- 92/20&lpage=none We use those barrels to catch potable water at our cabins. If you set them so the first rain of the season doesn't go into the barrel, the dust gets washed off roof. A plastic garbage can degrades from UV a lot faster than a poly drum. And you have to pay for a garbage can. We get our poly drums for free. Jan |
Grey laundry water for garden watering?
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? |
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 |
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 |
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 |
Grey laundry water for garden watering?
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"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. |
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... |
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. |
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 |
Grey laundry water for garden watering?
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... |
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 |
Grey laundry water for garden watering?
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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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