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Re: Water Recycling (was Re: This year's garden)

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Well, our water from the hose is also softened and the plants have never seemed
affected...

Mary in WI
Zone 4 (Appleton)

Charlie wrote:

> Square Foot Gardening List - http://www.flinet.com/~gallus/sqft.html
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> Hello,
>
> I would hesitate a bit doing that, water softeners are usually cleaned with
> salt and I always thought (perhaps wrongly) that there was salt residue in
> the water.
>
> Charlie
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mary Thorp [m*@wi.freei.net]
> Sent: Tuesday, June 06, 2000 11:14 AM
> To: Square Foot Gardening List
> Subject: Water Recycling (was Re: This year's garden)
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> Square Foot Gardening List - http://www.flinet.com/~gallus/sqft.html
>
> A related question...has anyone used the flush water from a reverse-osmosis
> water filter on their gardens?  My understanding is that gallons of water
> are
> "wasted" in the reverse osmosis process and I thought maybe I could feed it
> to the tomatoes instead of down the drain.  The water is already softened
> when it reaches the filter...
>
> Mary in WI
> Zone 4 (Appleton)
>
> Ian Stoba & Laurie Mandigo-Stoba wrote:
>
> > Square Foot Gardening List - http://www.flinet.com/~gallus/sqft.html
> >
> > Here is New York, I can get buckets of water straight out of the air via a
> > dehumidifier in the basement.  We had a drought last summer, but there was
> > no shortage of humid air.
> >
> > Regards, Laurie
> > Wappingers Falls, NY
> >
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