Is any one using washing machine water for growing plants?
 

We use lots and lots of water to wash cloths- Pay for using the water and
disposing it. Due to the high price of water in BUTLER COUNTY (OHIO), I am
thinking why not use this water to drain out into flower beds.
Has any one done this? Any precautions to be taken? Do I need to 'filter'
the water?

Is any one using washing machine water for growing plants?
 

I have gray water going into my woods. I have planted canna's just below the
outlet where the pipe is. They are HUGE. 'nuff said?
madgardener
"pantuvarali" wrote in message
...
We use lots and lots of water to wash cloths- Pay for using the water and
disposing it. Due to the high price of water in BUTLER COUNTY (OHIO), I am
thinking why not use this water to drain out into flower beds.
Has any one done this? Any precautions to be taken? Do I need to 'filter'
the water?

Is any one using washing machine water for growing plants?
 

pantuvarali wrote in message
...
We use lots and lots of water to wash cloths- Pay for using the water and
disposing it. Due to the high price of water in BUTLER COUNTY (OHIO), I am
thinking why not use this water to drain out into flower beds.
Has any one done this? Any precautions to be taken? Do I need to 'filter'
the water?
Redirecting the discharge of the washing machine can be good for plants that
like alkaline conditions. Remember the washing machine also cleans out our
pipes so once in a while use it to flush your sewer lines.

Is any one using washing machine water for growing plants?
 

"madgardener" wrote in message
...
I have gray water going into my woods. I have planted canna's just below
the
outlet where the pipe is. They are HUGE. 'nuff said?
madgardener

Do you regular detergent and liquid fabric softener? How do you deal with
loads that use hot water and chlorine bleach?

Is any one using washing machine water for growing plants?
 

In some of the places I've lived I've used the gray water to not only water
my flower beds, but even my lawns and no matter what I had in the water, it
gets so deluted between the two cycles that it didn't bother anything. And
as that one user says, her canna ( what color? get seeds? ) love the water.

"Vox Humana" wrote in message
.. .

"madgardener" wrote in message
...
I have gray water going into my woods. I have planted canna's just below
the
outlet where the pipe is. They are HUGE. 'nuff said?
madgardener

Do you regular detergent and liquid fabric softener? How do you deal with
loads that use hot water and chlorine bleach?




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Dear MG:
What zone do you live in? Do you have to dig out those cannas every fall?
PV
"madgardener" wrote in message
...
I have gray water going into my woods. I have planted canna's just below
the
outlet where the pipe is. They are HUGE. 'nuff said?
madgardener
"pantuvarali" wrote in message
...
We use lots and lots of water to wash cloths- Pay for using the water
and
disposing it. Due to the high price of water in BUTLER COUNTY (OHIO), I
am
thinking why not use this water to drain out into flower beds.
Has any one done this? Any precautions to be taken? Do I need to
'filter'
the water?

Is any one using washing machine water for growing plants?
 

"Vox Humana" wrote in message
.. .

"madgardener" wrote in message
...
I have gray water going into my woods. I have planted canna's just below
the
outlet where the pipe is. They are HUGE. 'nuff said?
madgardener

Do you regular detergent and liquid fabric softener?
liquid concentrated stuff I get at Sams, and yes, whatever gallon of
softener they have cheaper. no water softener, I have well water. and my
kitchen sink also empties out this same pipe, and if I were to shower in the
teensy weensy shower downstairs for apparently the tiny little woman who
originally lived here, that would go out the pipe too, and the utility sink
water. but just the kitchen sink and washer.
How do you deal with
loads that use hot water and chlorine bleach?

doesn't seem to affect the plants that I know of. The canna's seem to adore
cleaning this sludge and stuff up. It doesn't stink like you would think.
It's just mucky and boggy. And since my kitchen sink empties there too, I
tend to mush up the stuff and hot water it down the drain. I don't use drain
cleaner, but if I do grease, I cut it with Dawn first and that breaks it up
to rinse down the pipes and outside. So far, so good..........my next
experiment will be the Cardinal flower I got today in the trash at work. It
adores boggy places.......will let you know if it thrives.
maddie

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"starlord" wrote in message
...
In some of the places I've lived I've used the gray water to not only
water
my flower beds, but even my lawns and no matter what I had in the water,
it
gets so deluted between the two cycles that it didn't bother anything. And
as that one user says, her canna ( what color? get seeds? ) love the
water.

Old fashioned Indian shot canna (green leaves, gets up to 15 foot high with
red flowers, seeds are hard enough to be fired outa a muzzle loader rifle.,
which they did back in the Civil war days) and Bengal Tiger or Praetoria
that has adjusted to my zone. Alas the Tropicanna Canna said screw you this
winter and never returned but provided some nice humusy remains to feed my
two large babies. Holler at me and I'll send you current pictures.......I'm
tempted to plant another hardy canna there just for contrast. A dark leaf
variety that has a red flower.............digging in that muck is
interesting. And I dig canna's double shovel deep.
maddie (if I get seeds, I'll holler)

Is any one using washing machine water for growing plants?
 

"pantuvarali" wrote in message
.. .
Dear MG:
What zone do you live in? Do you have to dig out those cannas every fall?
PV

zone 7, Eastern Tennessee, you see lots of varieties of canna's around here
that are left in the clay soil. planted even around mailboxes. and nope,
but I did lose the Tropicanna I put in with the big boys........I'm trying
another kind that has a dark purplish red leaf named Futility? Futurity? red
flowers, AWESOME visual.
maddie

Is any one using washing machine water for growing plants?
 

"madgardener" wrote in message
...

"starlord" wrote in message
...
In some of the places I've lived I've used the gray water to not only
water
my flower beds, but even my lawns and no matter what I had in the water,
it
gets so deluted between the two cycles that it didn't bother anything.
And
as that one user says, her canna ( what color? get seeds? ) love the
water.

Old fashioned Indian shot canna (green leaves, gets up to 15 foot high
with
red flowers, seeds are hard enough to be fired outa a muzzle loader
rifle.,
which they did back in the Civil war days) and Bengal Tiger or Praetoria
that has adjusted to my zone. Alas the Tropicanna Canna said screw you
this
winter and never returned but provided some nice humusy remains to feed my
two large babies. Holler at me and I'll send you current
pictures.......I'm
tempted to plant another hardy canna there just for contrast. A dark leaf
variety that has a red flower.............digging in that muck is
interesting. And I dig canna's double shovel deep.
maddie (if I get seeds, I'll holler)

I had a lot of that canna at one time, but I left them in the ground and
they didin't survive. They are increadible growers. If you are looking for
a nice red one with dark leaves, I would recommend Black Knight. Mine just
started to bloom this week. Here is link to a pictu
http://www.cannas.net/shop/product_i...kn ightlr.JPG

Is any one using washing machine water for growing plants?
 

"madgardener" wrote in message
...

"pantuvarali" wrote in message
.. .
Dear MG:
What zone do you live in? Do you have to dig out those cannas every
fall?
PV

zone 7, Eastern Tennessee, you see lots of varieties of canna's around
here
that are left in the clay soil. planted even around mailboxes. and nope,
but I did lose the Tropicanna I put in with the big boys........I'm trying
another kind that has a dark purplish red leaf named Futility? Futurity?
red
flowers, AWESOME visual.
maddie


I have seen acres of cannas planted in the medians of freeways in Eastern
Tennessee.

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I think mine is red Futurity............look on
alt.bianaries.pictures.gardens for the pic of it. the website says plant
them three inches........my dad taught me to plant them two shovels deep.
That'd be around 20 or more inches.......wow. what a difference, eh? I
think the Tropicana just froze. Given a really cold winter with long bouts
of freezing, I'd possibly lose my Bengal Tigers and possibly my dad's old
green Indian shot (I hope not, I brought it 13 years ago from my childhood
home)
madgardener
"Vox Humana" wrote in message
...

"madgardener" wrote in message
...

"starlord" wrote in message
...
In some of the places I've lived I've used the gray water to not only
water
my flower beds, but even my lawns and no matter what I had in the
water,
it
gets so deluted between the two cycles that it didn't bother anything.
And
as that one user says, her canna ( what color? get seeds? ) love the
water.

Old fashioned Indian shot canna (green leaves, gets up to 15 foot high
with
red flowers, seeds are hard enough to be fired outa a muzzle loader
rifle.,
which they did back in the Civil war days) and Bengal Tiger or
Praetoria
that has adjusted to my zone. Alas the Tropicanna Canna said screw you
this
winter and never returned but provided some nice humusy remains to feed
my
two large babies. Holler at me and I'll send you current
pictures.......I'm
tempted to plant another hardy canna there just for contrast. A dark
leaf
variety that has a red flower.............digging in that muck is
interesting. And I dig canna's double shovel deep.
maddie (if I get seeds, I'll holler)

I had a lot of that canna at one time, but I left them in the ground and
they didin't survive. They are increadible growers. If you are looking
for
a nice red one with dark leaves, I would recommend Black Knight. Mine
just
started to bloom this week. Here is link to a pictu

http://www.cannas.net/shop/product_i...kn ightlr.JPG

Is any one using washing machine water for growing plants?
 

I have seen acres of cannas planted in the medians of freeways in Eastern
Tennessee.

yes you have...................
maddie

Is any one using washing machine water for growing plants?
 

"madgardener" wrote in message
...
I think mine is red Futurity............look on
alt.bianaries.pictures.gardens for the pic of it. the website says plant
them three inches........my dad taught me to plant them two shovels deep.
That'd be around 20 or more inches.......wow. what a difference, eh? I
think the Tropicana just froze. Given a really cold winter with long
bouts
of freezing, I'd possibly lose my Bengal Tigers and possibly my dad's old
green Indian shot (I hope not, I brought it 13 years ago from my childhood
home)
madgardener


I had yellow futurity and it grew like crazy, multiplying four-fold in a
year. I dug them but failed to get them out of the garage before a very
early cold snap occurred and killed them.

Is any one using washing machine water for growing plants?
 

Hay, got a deal for you, if you tell me you'll save the seeds for me this
summer, and send me your address is personal e-mail, I'll send you a start
of the Omega canna I sell.

"madgardener" wrote in message
...


Old fashioned Indian shot canna (green leaves, gets up to 15 foot high
with
red flowers, seeds are hard enough to be fired outa a muzzle loader
rifle.,
which they did back in the Civil war days) and Bengal Tiger or Praetoria
that has adjusted to my zone. Alas the Tropicanna Canna said screw you
this
winter and never returned but provided some nice humusy remains to feed my
two large babies. Holler at me and I'll send you current
pictures.......I'm
tempted to plant another hardy canna there just for contrast. A dark leaf
variety that has a red flower.............digging in that muck is
interesting. And I dig canna's double shovel deep.
maddie (if I get seeds, I'll holler)




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Dump a load of leaves over the area for winter and if you have a water hose
on the drain, send the water to another part of the garden so the canna
rhizomes don't freeze. Out here I cove'm with leaves,straw,steer manure and
come spring and good warm temps they reach for the sky.

http://home.inreach.com/starlord/canna


"madgardener" wrote in message
...
I think mine is red Futurity............look on
alt.bianaries.pictures.gardens for the pic of it. the website says plant
them three inches........my dad taught me to plant them two shovels deep.
That'd be around 20 or more inches.......wow. what a difference, eh? I
think the Tropicana just froze. Given a really cold winter with long
bouts
of freezing, I'd possibly lose my Bengal Tigers and possibly my dad's old
green Indian shot (I hope not, I brought it 13 years ago from my childhood
home)
madgardener



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we use all our grey water here, it all goes to plants mostly fruit
trees and pumpkin vines etc.,. we have found that even wioth normal
wash detergents we can cut down the recommended rate of use to about
1/3. we now make our own pure soap based detergent that works very
well indead. but from our experience you don't need filters, i would
suggest that you not run it in the same place all the time move it
about to share it around.

len

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would you rather have a piece of the tuber? (we're talking which one? the
Bengal tiger which is Praetorie, or the old Indian Shot, or the red
Futurity) let me know. I can lift a piece of Bengal tiger and cut the stem
off and ship it to you. Or same thing with the old Indian shot. The Futurity
needs to mature.......first year. my e-mail is real. you can holler at me
and I'll give you me addy if you'd like.
maddie
"starlord" wrote in message
...
Hay, got a deal for you, if you tell me you'll save the seeds for me this
summer, and send me your address is personal e-mail, I'll send you a start
of the Omega canna I sell.

"madgardener" wrote in message
...


Old fashioned Indian shot canna (green leaves, gets up to 15 foot high
with
red flowers, seeds are hard enough to be fired outa a muzzle loader
rifle.,
which they did back in the Civil war days) and Bengal Tiger or
Praetoria
that has adjusted to my zone. Alas the Tropicanna Canna said screw you
this
winter and never returned but provided some nice humusy remains to feed
my
two large babies. Holler at me and I'll send you current
pictures.......I'm
tempted to plant another hardy canna there just for contrast. A dark
leaf
variety that has a red flower.............digging in that muck is
interesting. And I dig canna's double shovel deep.
maddie (if I get seeds, I'll holler)




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The BT & PT canna don't do well here at all, they get sunburned. I had a
good plant of BT and after the first hard week of our desert sun, it was
toast. I might have the dark one, some where sent to me last year and they
bloomed. This year the high winds we had ripped them up a lot and they are
just starting to show life again. That green with orange flowers I don't
have.

My addy is real too, it's just a 3rd party spam filter/good mail forward
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"madgardener" wrote in message
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would you rather have a piece of the tuber? (we're talking which one? the
Bengal tiger which is Praetorie, or the old Indian Shot, or the red
Futurity) let me know. I can lift a piece of Bengal tiger and cut the
stem
off and ship it to you. Or same thing with the old Indian shot. The
Futurity
needs to mature.......first year. my e-mail is real. you can holler at me
and I'll give you me addy if you'd like.
maddie
"starlord" wrote in message
...
Hay, got a deal for you, if you tell me you'll save the seeds for me
this
summer, and send me your address is personal e-mail, I'll send you a
start
of the Omega canna I sell.

"madgardener" wrote in message
...


Old fashioned Indian shot canna (green leaves, gets up to 15 foot high
with
red flowers, seeds are hard enough to be fired outa a muzzle loader
rifle.,
which they did back in the Civil war days) and Bengal Tiger or
Praetoria
that has adjusted to my zone. Alas the Tropicanna Canna said screw you
this
winter and never returned but provided some nice humusy remains to
feed
my
two large babies. Holler at me and I'll send you current
pictures.......I'm
tempted to plant another hardy canna there just for contrast. A dark
leaf
variety that has a red flower.............digging in that muck is
interesting. And I dig canna's double shovel deep.
maddie (if I get seeds, I'll holler)




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pantuvarali wrote in message
...
We use lots and lots of water to wash cloths- Pay for using the water and
disposing it. Due to the high price of water in BUTLER COUNTY (OHIO), I am
thinking why not use this water to drain out into flower beds.
Has any one done this? Any precautions to be taken? Do I need to 'filter'
the water?
First off make sure the plants you are watering like alkaline conditions.
Lint is part of the discharge so every once in a while you have to pick it
up. One thing to remember is washing machines flush out your sewer lines so
reconnect it every couple of weeks to flush the lines especially the kitchen
line.

Is any one using washing machine water for growing plants?
 

"redclay" wrote in message
...

pantuvarali wrote in message
...
We use lots and lots of water to wash cloths- Pay for using the water
and
disposing it. Due to the high price of water in BUTLER COUNTY (OHIO), I
am
thinking why not use this water to drain out into flower beds.
Has any one done this? Any precautions to be taken? Do I need to
'filter'
the water?
First off make sure the plants you are watering like alkaline conditions.
Lint is part of the discharge so every once in a while you have to pick it
up. One thing to remember is washing machines flush out your sewer lines
so
reconnect it every couple of weeks to flush the lines especially the
kitchen
line.


My washer is in the basement. Can you discharge the water up to ground
level or does everyone who is using washing machine water have their
equipment on the first floor?

Is any one using washing machine water for growing plants?
 

Back when I was living at home (Hawaii) we'd have drought warnings and
the city required everyone to water their lawns every other day.
Needless to say our lawn didn't do too well in the strong Hawaiian
Summer sun with waterings every two days. I'd fill up the wash sink
with the washing machine water and hauled the buckets of water out to
the lawn. Also, I'd siphon out the water from the fish tank into
buckets and use that too. The lawn did great!

Layne

On Wed, 7 Jul 2004 23:12:58 -0400, "madgardener"
wrote:

I have gray water going into my woods. I have planted canna's just below the
outlet where the pipe is. They are HUGE. 'nuff said?
madgardener
"pantuvarali" wrote in message
.. .
We use lots and lots of water to wash cloths- Pay for using the water and
disposing it. Due to the high price of water in BUTLER COUNTY (OHIO), I am
thinking why not use this water to drain out into flower beds.
Has any one done this? Any precautions to be taken? Do I need to 'filter'
the water?

Is any one using washing machine water for growing plants?
 

In article ,
"pantuvarali" wrote:

We use lots and lots of water to wash cloths- Pay for using the water and
disposing it. Due to the high price of water in BUTLER COUNTY (OHIO), I am
thinking why not use this water to drain out into flower beds.
Has any one done this? Any precautions to be taken? Do I need to 'filter'
the water?




I use a bio-d laundry detergent without phosphates and water my whole
garden with the rinse water from the washing machine.

Jan, in Alaska