Grey Water- Not Drinking Water- For Your Garden

Article by: John Payne

The average home , Robotic Lawn Mowers Keep Burglars Away can reduce their water , Hot New Sunflowers to Grow consumption by around 30% by re-using grey water , Gardening for Wildlife on their garden. , Summer Vacation and Your Pond

The figures are compelling. Sure, they vary from household , Wicker Patio Furniture or Teak Patio Furniture is Great in a Gazebo to household, , Landscaping - Put A Pond in Your Back Yard but they go something like this"Â¦

An average household , Hot New Sunflowers to Grow on a suburban block consumes some 60,000 gallons/300,000 litres of water , Landscape Fabric - Is Landscape Fabric Even Necessary In Landscaping? a year- all of it drinking-quality water , Planting for Wildlife from the tap.

Around one-third, or 20,000 gallons/100,000 litres a year, is used on gardens , How to Grow Apples and lawns. , Gardening for Wildlife

That means that around 40,000 gallons/200,000 litres get used in the home. , Mulch Your Spring Bulbs In The Fall For A Beautiful Spring Display

Almost all of that (lets say 36,000 gallons/180,000 litres) leaves the home, , Orchids Plus More Newsletter - December, 2004 and the block, as waste water. , Wicker Patio Furniture or Teak Patio Furniture is Great in a Gazebo

Now, here's the fun part. According to one major water , Vermiculture: Indoor Composting and Organic Soil Improvement body, approximately 60% of that is re-usable grey water. , Growing Hibiscus That includes water , Camellias from the bathroom , How to Grow Apples and laundry, , Camellias but does not include black water , Companion Planting from the toilet, or water , Landscape Fabric - Is Landscape Fabric Even Necessary In Landscaping? from the kitchen. , Life's a Beach--A Shore Theme in your Outdoor Space

60% of 36,000/180,000 is just over 20,000 gallons/100,000 litres.

Where have we heard that number before? Oh, yes, that's the same 20,000/100,000 we put on the garden , Orchids Plus More Newsletter - December, 2004 and lawns! , Turn Your Patio Into A Voluminous Vegetable Garden

As we said, the figures are compelling. The question is, how do we do it in practice? Where do we find a product , Orchids: A Luxurious Look That's Really Not Hard To Achieve to take advantage of this free water, , Organic Gardening worth about $100 at today's low prices?

Let's start by excluding a few options from the discussion. At the bottom end of the scale, we'll exclude bucketing water , Spurce Up Your Garden With Decorative Birdhouses from the house, , Mulch Your Spring Bulbs In The Fall For A Beautiful Spring Display and gravity feeding a hose from the washing machine. Cheap, but time consuming, and limited in application. We'll also exclude waste/grey water , wise Xeriscaping for an Extraordinary Spring Garden treatment systems that cost many thousands of dollars.

So that's what the product , Planting for Wildlife we're seeking isn't. What would the ideal product , Vermiculture: Indoor Composting and Organic Soil Improvement be? It would

- be able to accept water , Garden Makeover On A Budget from both bathroom , Waterwise Xeriscaping for an Extraordinary Spring Garden and/or laundry. , 7 Tips for Creating Fresh Hydrangea Bouquets

- automatically pump water , The Perfect Beginner Perennial Flower to the garden. , Lawn Tractors Were Never a Chore

- pump , Mulch Your Spring Bulbs In The Fall For A Beautiful Spring Display itself out every 24 hours to meet the requirements of health and environment , Flower Gardening authorities.

- have a unit price under $1000.

There is now such a product , Garden Makeover On A Budget on the Australian market, called eco-Care. Visit our website, and you can read more about it, and other Grey Water , Low Cost Home Landscaping Tips Systems.

We need to think about how we use grey water , Garden Makeover On A Budget to get the best results, and avoid problems. A few points worth considering"Â¦

"Â¢ Use grey water , Wicker Patio Furniture or Teak Patio Furniture is Great in a Gazebo sub-surface if possible.

"Â¢ Don't use grey water , Hot New Sunflowers to Grow near fruit , Orchids Plus More Newsletter - December, 2004 or vegetables. , Organic Gardening

"Â¢ Don't use grey water , Gardening During Hard Times or Emergencies - You Can Feed Yourself! containing lint and hair with fine-pore soaker hoses.

"Â¢ Grey water , Landscaping - Put A Pond in Your Back Yard is alkaline, so don't drown acid-loving plants , Landscape Fabric - Is Landscape Fabric Even Necessary In Landscaping? in it.

"Â¢ Choose a less aggressive detergent and you can use the water , Camellias on more plants. , Do You Know About A Bamboo Orchid

"Â¢ Read the detergent lab report at our site to help you choose.

"Â¢ Don't let grey water , Feed the Birds leave your property

"Â¢ Remain actively involved in the use and maintenance of your equipment

Follow these few sensible guidelines, and you may be able to reduce YOUR water , Colour in the Garden consumption by 30%, saving money, and the environment. , Low Cost Home Landscaping Tips -

What about water , Landscape Fabric - Is Landscape Fabric Even Necessary In Landscaping? tanks, you ask? It's a whole different subject, but I'd answer you this way"Â¦"ÂThey're great, but use that high-quality rainwater inside , Hot New Sunflowers to Grow the house, , Create a Hummingbird Garden Habitat where we can't really use grey water. , Vermiculture: Indoor Composting and Organic Soil Improvement "Â

John Payne is the Founder of Enviro-Friendly Products, , Camellias a marketer of water , Garden Sheds tanks, solar , Robotic Lawn Mowers Keep Burglars Away hot water , Colour in the Garden systems, grey water , Summer Vacation and Your Pond systems, leafless guttering and hot water , 7 Tips for Creating Fresh Hydrangea Bouquets recirculators. You're invited to visit the Enviro-Friendly Products , 7 Tips for Creating Fresh Hydrangea Bouquets website, where you'll find full product , Garden Makeover On A Budget and contact details.

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