Hagakure Posted April 18, 2007 Share Posted April 18, 2007 Anyone using their grey water on their garden?there are some interesting ideas out there.some pretty elaborate stuff for salehttp://www.aquareviva.com.au/how_it_works.asplots of systems are being developed by different peoplehttp://www.seed.slb.com/en/voices/community/mhape/index.htmanyone resusing their grey water? got any simple ideas that are easy to put into practice? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rev Posted April 18, 2007 Share 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 outill get pics soon ive put my citrus peaches and mulberries around ittheres also arrowroot (mulch only) over which my gourds have gone madif i was frost free id have several banana plants insteadalongside all this is lots of comfrey and vetiver grass to suck up lots of waterwe 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 gardenall seems to be working well so farits 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 betterand id have a composting toilet so there wouldnt be much except grey waterid 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 italso id run the absolute excess of the rainwater system through it too in season to flush the system of accumulated salts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wisemonkey Posted April 18, 2007 Share 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dqd Posted April 18, 2007 Share 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! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rev Posted April 18, 2007 Share Posted April 18, 2007 so wahts wrong with "sodium laurel sulphate!"ive heard rumours but usually alongside other conspiracy theoriesanyone done their homework? new thread? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dqd Posted April 18, 2007 Share Posted April 18, 2007 so wahts wrong with "sodium laurel sulphate!"ive heard rumours but usually alongside other conspiracy theoriesanyone 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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