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Rusty Hinge 2 <rusty.hinge@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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|> > Runs down into a 40 gallon tub as does rainwater. Have started using
it
|> > for plants and notice it has an unpleasant smell. Is there any way of
|> > stopping this and am I right in not using wa****ng machine water.
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|> Unpleasant smell is due to old skin scales, etc, decaying. It won't do
|> the plants any harm, but will act as a weak phosphate fertiliser.
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|> You are quite right not to use the outfall from the wa****ng-machine as
|> many wa****ng powders contain borax, which is an effective weedkiller.
Er, ineffective weedkiller, ****rley?
Plants need boron in small quantities - if there is enough in your
wa****ng-machine water to make the soil toxic to them, you have other
problems!
Your statement stands, of course - most wa****ng-machine powders are
pretty nasty mixtures of chemicals. The water could well cause leaf
burn, if nothing else.
Regards,
Nick Maclaren.
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