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Re: water, recycling...

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Andrea & Margaret-  Just a caution... If you mean your toilet water, I have
read that grey water will transmit disease to your soil. This is why the
compost books strongly warn against using human waste in compost, disease is
easily carried into your soil. As Andrea has mentioned, other safer waters
are available? Check this out for yourself.

As I type this I am thankful for God's provision here in Canada. We have the
coldest, purest, freshest water in the world. I have never known a water
shortage, ever. I sympathize with you and hope your search is fruitful. I
have noticed that gardening repeatedly reminds me of the blessings we each
enjoy here in North America.

bill missen.


----- Original Message -----
From: "margaret lauterbach" <mlaute@micron.net>
To: "Square Foot Gardening List" <sqft@listbot.com>
Sent: Tuesday, June 06, 2000 11:33 AM
Subject: Re: water


| Square Foot Gardening List - http://www.flinet.com/~gallus/sqft.html
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| At 09:32 AM 6/6/2000 -0400, you wrote:
| >Square Foot Gardening List - http://www.flinet.com/~gallus/sqft.html
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| >When I really started thinking about it, I discovered I could find all
kinds
| >of water to re-use without much effort. Since right now I don't have a
real
| >garden and I live in an apartment, everything has to be hauled outside
| >anyway.
| >
| >I really want to use the laundry water when I move, because there is so
much
| >of it and I don't use any nasty chemicals anyway. It also helps that the
| >washer is on the second floor so, between the machine pump and gravity,
it
| >is no big deal to get water anyplace outside. The only question is where
to
| >store it.
| >
| >Yes, Mel talks about watering with a bucket. But how many people do that?
I
| >will if I'm using the recycled water and will probably get a spray head
with
| >shutoff for the hose if I'm not.
| >
| >Most of the prefab rainbarrels I see have a hose connection at the
bottom,
| >but that won't be very useful unless you can elevate the tank. A couple
of
| >cement blocks might be enough to fill a bucket or run a soaker hose, but
it
| >certainly won't do for anything hand-held.
| >
| >Andrea
| >
| Maybe it would be a good idea for you to check the laws in your area
| regarding greywater. Margaret L
|
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