Re: Grey laundry water for garden watering?

Billy wrote:
> In article <ompomelet-7C4D04.20163802052008@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>  Omelet <ompomelet@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>> In article 
>> <wildbilly-23F9F6.16564502052008@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>>  Billy <wildbilly@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>>> In article <snowshoe-685286.11271802052008@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>>>  Jan Flora <snowshoe@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>>>> In article 
>>>> <wildbilly-64D81C.21374701052008@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>>>>  Billy <wildbilly@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>>>>> In article 
>>>>> <204d8d89-6cd5-4f6c-87fb-21f24067db3a@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>>>>>  Laura at theGardenPages <laurabiz@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>>>>>> 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.