General Discussion & Chat: She's about to... 65... Spring will be here soon!!!, 1 by joeswife

joeswife wrote:
Tammy, I fill botttles, jugs, jars, anything with a lid and no holes with laundry water. I do not let the washer drain until I get as much stored as I can. It makes the tomatoes and plants go crazy.. the rinse water, the sink water, and we are not in restrictions, but we do use the toilet wet wise three times before flushing.. it seems to keep my water bill down , the plants in and out watered , ( especially when I don't want to undo the hose) and I am going to hook a coupler up to the drain hose on the washer to run outside later this summer. It kills bugs, and the phosphates seem to make things green. I know earth worms survive it, because when I transplanted stuff outside ( I watered all winter with laundry water) they were still there and multiplied.

I think ALL CITIES should use gray water. it is stupid to waste it. that is my soapbox for the day.


the purple bloom is dames rocket, a bi ennial. the small daisey is very tiny and is a creeper called creeping daiseys. I am sure accidentally sent out some with other plants last year, I apologize if any of you go this very aggresive, but good space filling creeper. the butterflys love it and it is pretty.
my mock orange finally bloomed this year, it came to me as a cutting three years ago..
the white with dark center is something called osteropurnum.. it comes in many colors, I like this one the best, I don't buy annuals much anymore, but these I buy at least four of and pot them in one pot.
my baptisia finally bloomed again, it makes cool pods..it is a native in white here, but the blue is not..
I also have winecups blooming now.. they are so pretty, have to take pics of them, i sent seeds of those with the seed bags i sent out also.
look at poor isabellas first bloom, she was all stuffed in a two inch bud.. this bloom even folded and crinkled was almost 8 inches long..