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  • From: Pat Meadows <pat@meadows.pair.com>
  • To: Healthy soil and sustainable growing <livingontheland@lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [Livingontheland] Greywater chemistry
  • Date: Tue, 16 May 2006 10:00:39 -0400

On Tue, 16 May 2006 15:36:32 +0200, you wrote:

>
>2. Does anyone think there is a problem growing cucumbers from water thus
>filtered? Much to my amazement some Chinese cucumber seeds I sowed around
>the greywater area sprouted vigorously yesterday.

Recognizing that I am probably over-cautious: yes, I think
there might be a problem with it. If there are fecal or
other harmful bacteria in the gray water, and there might be
(from laundry), then I think it might be a problem. There
might be bacteria in kitchen waste too; salmonella or
something.

However, you could safely grow something there that is
always eaten cooked. Hmmm - eggplant? Okra?

Pat
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Gardening in northern Pennsylvania.

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