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  • Veg water on veg patch?

    I am on a water meter and my water butt is almost empty after a while with little rain. Is it okay to use water from things like boiled spuds on my veg patch? I can't think why it would not be, suitably cooled of course! But wanted to check.

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    If you add salt to the cooking water as I do, the water left after cooking will be saltier due to evaporation and you could well pollute the soil :eek. However, Prince Charles uses the royal bath water in his gardens so that may be a solution(pun intended) for you

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    • #3
      I'm amazed you need to worry about water at the moment - its been chucking it down here in the last few days!
      I keep a watering can in the kitchen and a small bowl in the sink. Whenever I run water to wash hands, prepare veg or change the dog's water bowl, it all ends up in the watering can.
      On a meter here too

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      • #4
        Originally posted by vapd View Post
        Is it okay to use water from things like boiled spuds on my veg patch?
        I use the freshly boiled veg water on the weeds in the paving cracks. They don't like boiling water

        * I never use salt in the cooking water. Um, can't think why you would?
        All gardeners know better than other gardeners." -- Chinese Proverb.

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        • #5
          What a good idea Two_sheds!

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          • #6
            What a good idea and would be safe around the dogs too! I was just about to post asking if anyone knew of ideas to get rid of/keep down the weeds between my block paving. I didn't want to use weedkiller (see above dog problem) but seem to spend hours clearing the weeds. Will use my veg water now. I did read somewhere that if you use soda crystals and then follow with lots of boiling water this would keep the weeds at least managable. My job for today, scrape the weeds out and then put soda down with boiling water just before bed.

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            • #7
              Thanks for the interesting info people.

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