Hagakure Posted April 18, 2007 Anyone using their grey water on their garden? there are some interesting ideas out there. some pretty elaborate stuff for sale http://www.aquareviva.com.au/how_it_works.asp lots of systems are being developed by different people http://www.seed.slb.com/en/voices/community/mhape/index.htm anyone resusing their grey water? got any simple ideas that are easy to put into practice? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rev Posted April 18, 2007 all my water currently goes to the septic system of 2 tanks when the second fills an auto pump comes on and pumps it into a 10m x 9m gravel filled trench where it 'evaporates' in reality though i think a fair bit seeps out ill get pics soon ive put my citrus peaches and mulberries around it theres also arrowroot (mulch only) over which my gourds have gone mad if i was frost free id have several banana plants instead alongside all this is lots of comfrey and vetiver grass to suck up lots of water we try and use low sodium , but i prefer the high phosphorus detergents cos i WANT that 'free' fertiliser, o/wise im going to have to buy it anyway - like binbags the idea is to assist in the safe retention and use of this water, and to recycle the nutrients back into the rest of the garden all seems to be working well so far its a patch job really on a broken system before i moved in. if i was to design one from scratch id do it a lot better and id have a composting toilet so there wouldnt be much except grey water id have the grey water subsurface irrigated to the fruit and nut trees and any excess going to a vetiver or reed 'swamp' to be biofiltered. then id cut this a couple times a year or more and mulch the trees with it also id run the absolute excess of the rainwater system through it too in season to flush the system of accumulated salts Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wisemonkey Posted April 18, 2007 We use a bucket or a plug in our shower and other sinks and have grown vegies all year round with it. Just dont do this when shampooing or using chemicals. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dqd Posted April 18, 2007 As far as I know using natural plant-based glycerin soap is the go. Supposed to be naturally fully broken down by 21 days, fine on the garden, with no nasties left and no sodium laurel sulphate! (spelling?). Don't know about watering pots/cacti though There should be some shampoos etc out there with similar benefits, though I just use soap on my hair anyway! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rev Posted April 18, 2007 so wahts wrong with "sodium laurel sulphate!" ive heard rumours but usually alongside other conspiracy theories anyone done their homework? new thread? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dqd Posted April 18, 2007 so wahts wrong with "sodium laurel sulphate!"ive heard rumours but usually alongside other conspiracy theories anyone done their homework? new thread? Among other things has been found (in toothpaste) to cause 'unmedicatable' cankers of the mouth (v. easy to mistake for oral thrush and cold sores!), but they go away when SLS-free pastes are substituted. Will try to find full article tomorrow, am tired . Yeah, I reckon it's worth a thread. In Chems, or keep it here? There should be a few viewpoints on this amongst us Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
