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Using Grey Water in the
Garden during a drought. |
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Grey Water is the waste from Baths,
showers & Basins
Don't
waste your household water. Use it instead in the garden.
Washing up and bath water can be used to water your plants and
lawn. Small amounts of mild detergent or bubble bath will not
harm your garden.
Greywater can replace fresh water in many instances, saving
money and increasing the effective water supply in regions where
irrigation is needed. Residential water use is almost evenly
split between indoor and outdoor and all except toilet water can
be recycled outdoors.
The cheapest method of using grey water is to syphon it out of
the bath using your redundant hosepipe (and risk a mouthful of
soapy water!) or to connect the hosepipe to the exterior waste
pipe.
Alternatively, the following companies provide equipment for
the easy transfer of Grey Water to the Garden: |
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 The
all new Ban Beater Grey Water Recycling System makes recycling
your household grey water so easy you can start recycling within
minutes of receiving it. There is no pump up and down action,
just one single pull on the ban beater and you can empty an
entire bath and run your hosepipe. Available from
BanBeater.co.uk
at £39.99+£5.99 p&p |
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 DroughtBuster
moves used water from water butt, bath, shower or sink to garden
using natural atmospheric pressure.
With a few squeezes of the bulb, the DroughtBuster starts
flowing. It stores neatly and can be easily used any time.
Available from
DroughtBuster.co.uk
at £19.99 inclusive of p&p. |
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Some of the Water
Saving devices available:
 Big
Dripper Watering Kit: All the benefits of a drip watering system
without the need for a mains supply. 10.5 litre water reservoir bag,
5 metres of tube and 6 adjustable drippers, suitable to water two
grow bags. Available from Garden Centres and
OrganicCatalog.com |
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Combines the fast water-absorbing properties of Raingel with a
specially formulated, slow release plant food. Ensures great results
with the minimum of effort. Provides outstanding water retention and
nutrition for planting. One application will last all season.
Available from Garden Centres and
EverGreener.com |
 Reduce
the need for watering in your garden by choosing plants that are
well-adapted to growing in dry soil. For instance, this Bottlebrush
is a splendid crimson-red, brush-like flower spikes borne on in June
and July. Makes an eye-catching specimen for a sunny shrub border
with is silky, pinkish-red young shoots which turn dark green with
age. Available from
Crocus.co.uk |
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The
all new Ban Beater Grey Water Recycling System makes recycling your
household grey water so easy you can start recycling within minutes
of receiving it. There is no pump up and down action, just one
single pull on the ban beater and you can empty an entire bath and
run your hosepipe. Available from
BanBeater.co.uk |
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