"grey" water
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"grey" water
I was just wondering whether any of you use "grey" water on your plants? I'm particularly thinking of washing up water which may contain a little "Fairy Liquid" nothing too nasty. I'm asking because I don't seem to have collected much rain water this winter (has it been particularly dry?)and since my water is metred using tap "fresh" water might prove to be a little expensive.
Re: "grey" water
Use it on the garden but haven't tried on succulents/cacti. It's a good question though.
May spurn me into testing it out on some of the more robust plants like Opuntias. Always a bit worried about chemicals but I use Ecover, which is supposed to break down. The only other possible content would organic matter in solution. Should be like soup to most plants but bot sure about cacti?
May spurn me into testing it out on some of the more robust plants like Opuntias. Always a bit worried about chemicals but I use Ecover, which is supposed to break down. The only other possible content would organic matter in solution. Should be like soup to most plants but bot sure about cacti?
Paul
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Copiapoas, Ferocacti, Neoporterias, Tephrocacti & John Coltrane (not a cactus) all hit the spot
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Re: "grey" water
How many cubic metres of tapwater are you planning on using on your succulents? One good session with a hosepipe on your garden would be enough to water my entire collection for a year. Use the grey water on the garden and clean water for the pots.
Cheshire, UK
Re: "grey" water
had enough rain here in the last hour to water my whole collection for the rest of the year
hob BCSS 49009 member of the south Norfolk branch
suffolk england
suffolk england
Re: "grey" water
Well my butts were nearly empty beginning of the week and are still not half full now. I wouldn't use grey water in the greenhouse, too much risk of build up of goodness knows what.
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Mainly Haworthia and Gasteria, a few other South African succulents and the odd spiky thing.
Haworthiad Editor
Mainly Haworthia and Gasteria, a few other South African succulents and the odd spiky thing.
Re: "grey" water
Bill Wrote:
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> Well my butts were nearly empty beginning of the
> week and are still not half full now.
i could fill my bucket for you, it's been raining for 8 1\2 hours without a break now
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> Well my butts were nearly empty beginning of the
> week and are still not half full now.
i could fill my bucket for you, it's been raining for 8 1\2 hours without a break now
hob BCSS 49009 member of the south Norfolk branch
suffolk england
suffolk england
Re: "grey" water
You're joking it's been like a summers day here, had to have the aircon on in the car on the way home tonight, it's that warm.
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Haworthiad Editor
Mainly Haworthia and Gasteria, a few other South African succulents and the odd spiky thing.
Haworthiad Editor
Mainly Haworthia and Gasteria, a few other South African succulents and the odd spiky thing.
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Re: "grey" water
Lovely day here in Stoke too. Mowed all the lawns and edged them then weeded all the borders. Just need a replacement back, knees, ankles, oh what the heck a full body transplant would be better.
Sue
Sue
Sue
Stoke on Trent
Stoke on Trent
Re: "grey" water
weather here
East of England
Headline:
Rain tonight. Mainly dry and becoming brighter on Friday.
This Evening and Tonight:
Generally cloudy with outbreaks of rain this evening heavy and thundery in places. The rain mostly dying out during the night.
strangely enough it just stopped
East of England
Headline:
Rain tonight. Mainly dry and becoming brighter on Friday.
This Evening and Tonight:
Generally cloudy with outbreaks of rain this evening heavy and thundery in places. The rain mostly dying out during the night.
strangely enough it just stopped
hob BCSS 49009 member of the south Norfolk branch
suffolk england
suffolk england