permaculture

[mIEKAL aND <dtv@mwt.net>]

Anyone have links to designs for reed beds, especially ones closed in  
greenhouses?

~mIEKAL


On Feb 7, 2008, at 8:00 AM, Christoph Redwitz wrote:

> It not yet a concret plan. It's more a dream: moving to a warmer  
> place.
> Evapotranspiration is here in Germany no problem. The reed beds a
> working very well. But i in hot climat, one says: reed beds are a good
> option, because you can recycle your greywater in that way, and other
> say, you can use reed beds but u wont get water back. But actually i
> have these statements out of literatur. Thats why i am asking now  
> here :)
>
>
> Lawrence F. London, Jr. schrieb:
> > Christoph Redwitz wrote:
> >
> >
> > > Hi!
> > > Does anybody have some experience with read bed purification in dry
> > > areas? I'v read about it, that it is not practical there, because  
> > > of the
> > > high evapotranspiration loss of water. But on the other hand i  
> > > heard of
> > > many people that they use it. Do you get water back from that  
> > > system?
> > > And can you use the reed propperly?
> > > Are there more effectiv plants to use on that kind of pourification?
> >
> > Reedbed greywater purification systems are widely used in the UK.
> > Is evapotranspiration a problem unique to using reeds in beds?
> > If so maybe erecting some kind of greenhouse over the bed would  
> > reduce that water loss
> > and infuse the system with clean condensed water from the inside  
> > surfaces of the greenhouse.
> > Left partly open in hot weather for ventilation and closed in cold  
> > this structure could
> > be left in place year round. Where are you thinking of using this  
> > system? Europe?