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Re: Gardening
Reply #30 - Sep 20^th, 2022 at 6:54pm

chimera wrote on Sep 20^th, 2022 at 6:13am:

Grappler Truth Teller Feller wrote on Sep 20^th, 2022 at 12:20am:

Going to re-jig the septic and turn a second tank into an enviro and use it on lawns etc ...

Submersible pumps aren't waterproof and burn out after a few years. So I fitted a 12v caravan water-pump on the outside with a plastic float valve (no rust). The slow pumping time equals the air-pumping time which is sufficient for oxygenating with no macerator. It gives low turbidity. Water pump $45.

Got a couple of pretty good yard pumps - electric - in the shed, one brand new. Might as well put them to good use... timer or float valve. Had the shed water on the farm running into a tank with a float valve and when near full it pumped up to the big tank up the hill for gravity feed. Gas hot water and away you go... gas cooking - never caught short.

Septic there had transpiration beds so no problem - this one is bad news... fills all the time - away for one week and it filled in three .... whaaat? ... better and cheaper in the long run to fit a second tank, pump the outflow into it, let it settle a bit again etc, then put it on the lawns and such.

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chimera Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 11197 armidale Gender:	Re: Gardening Reply #31 - Sep 20^th, 2022 at 9:45pm 'Honey barges' on China's Yangtse River carried human waste back to the rice paddies. The liver fluke depended on the cycle to keep breeding. https://www.csmonitor.com/World/Making-a-difference/Change-Agent/2014/0117/From-human-waste-to-fertilizer-to-fuel-rice-yields-green-charcoal-in-Senegal
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Reply #32 - Sep 20^th, 2022 at 11:38pm

chimera wrote on Sep 20^th, 2022 at 9:45pm:

'Honey barges' on China's Yangtse River carried human waste back to the rice paddies. The liver fluke depended on the cycle to keep breeding.

https://www.csmonitor.com/World/Making-a-difference/Change-Agent/2014/0117/From-human-waste-to-fertilizer-to-fuel-rice-yields-green-charcoal-in-Senegal

That's untreated waste....

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Reply #33 - Sep 21^st, 2022 at 12:42am

Lisa Jones wrote on Sep 20^th, 2022 at 6:24am:

chimera wrote on Sep 20^th, 2022 at 6:13am:

Grappler Truth Teller Feller wrote on Sep 20^th, 2022 at 12:20am:

Going to re-jig the septic and turn a second tank into an enviro and use it on lawns etc ...

Submersible pumps aren't waterproof and burn out after a few years. So I fitted a 12v caravan water-pump on the outside with a plastic float valve (no rust). The slow pumping time equals the air-pumping time which is sufficient for oxygenating with no macerator. Water pump $45.

Unfortunately I've not been able to follow the above post and I'm humble enough to admit this.

Gardening and watering go hand in hand. Is the above action related to water SAVING? If so I'd like to learn more. Our water bill just came through and it's over $800. I'm currently hiding it from my husband and will quietly pay it so he doesn't see it.

Unfortunately our last water bill came in at just under $1000. I hid THAT quarterly bill also. I feel awful about hiding these bills from my spouse as we never keep secrets from each other.

I need to seriously look at diverting water into my gardens from a bathroom or a laundry. It's a daunting task but I MUST sort this out.

Does anyone know how I can quietly and easily achieve this?

Note : I have a Bosch 10 litre front loader in our laundry and it does 2 to 3 loads a day. I think I should be able to re-use the final rinse water in the garden but I can't trap this water into buckets as that will involve me carrying heavy buckets of water out into the gardens (I have scoliosis and painful recurring sciatica issues).

Wow. huge bills.

PLant grevilleas instead. Use wicking beds

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Re: Gardening
Reply #34 - Sep 21^st, 2022 at 6:27am

Lisa Jones wrote on Sep 20^th, 2022 at 6:24am:

...I have a Bosch 10 litre front loader in our laundry and it does 2 to 3 loads a day. I think I should be able to re-use the final rinse water in the garden but I can't trap this water into buckets as that will involve me carrying heavy buckets of water out into the gardens (I have scoliosis and painful recurring sciatica issues).

Seriously? I have to ask Lisa; how is this even possible?

Two or three loads of washing every day?

Are you running a motel maybe, or an Airbnb?

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Jasin Gold Member Offline Posts: 47603 Gender:	Re: Gardening Reply #37 - Sep 21^st, 2022 at 10:14am My Garden is a Cemetry with beautiful stone works and lovely flowers everywhere. It's such a peaceful place, my Garden.
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Re: Gardening
Reply #38 - Sep 22^nd, 2022 at 11:32pm

AusGeoff wrote on Sep 21^st, 2022 at 6:27am:

Lisa Jones wrote on Sep 20^th, 2022 at 6:24am:

...I have a Bosch 10 litre front loader in our laundry and it does 2 to 3 loads a day. I think I should be able to re-use the final rinse water in the garden but I can't trap this water into buckets as that will involve me carrying heavy buckets of water out into the gardens (I have scoliosis and painful recurring sciatica issues).

Seriously? I have to ask Lisa; how is this even possible?

Two or three loads of washing every day?

Are you running a motel maybe, or an Airbnb?

You know what? You're right! Because at times I feel like I AM running a motel or a B&B here.

My life consists of : Forever washing. And cleaning. And gardening. And cooking. And making sure everyone around me is sorted.

And I work from home 2 days ie 16 hrs a week on average. Oh and I manage all our budgets/taxes/financials/cars etc. I had better get back to finishing off our weekly online grocery shopping. Still trying to figure out why it's so expensive this week.

Cheers. i

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Re: Gardening
Reply #39 - Sep 23^rd, 2022 at 6:20am

Lisa Jones wrote on Sep 22^nd, 2022 at 11:32pm:

AusGeoff wrote on Sep 21^st, 2022 at 6:27am:

Lisa Jones wrote on Sep 20^th, 2022 at 6:24am:

...I have a Bosch 10 litre front loader in our laundry and it does 2 to 3 loads a day. I think I should be able to re-use the final rinse water in the garden but I can't trap this water into buckets as that will involve me carrying heavy buckets of water out into the gardens (I have scoliosis and painful recurring sciatica issues).

Seriously? I have to ask Lisa; how is this even possible?

Two or three loads of washing every day?

Are you running a motel maybe, or an Airbnb?

You know what? You're right! Because at times I feel like I AM running a motel or a B&B here.

My life consists of : Forever washing. And cleaning. And gardening. And cooking. And making sure everyone around me is sorted.

And I work from home 2 days ie 16 hrs a week on average. Oh and I manage all our budgets/taxes/financials/cars etc. I had better get back to finishing off our weekly online grocery shopping. Still trying to figure out why it's so expensive this week.

Cheers.

I was thiking that too.
There are 2 of us here, we probably do a load of washing most days .
I generally do the washing, but my lovely wife quite often does too.
We both work, so house chores are 'whatever you want to do is good, thanks'.

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Reply #40 - Sep 27^th, 2022 at 10:16pm

Lisa Jones wrote on Sep 22^nd, 2022 at 11:32pm:

AusGeoff wrote on Sep 21^st, 2022 at 6:27am:

Lisa Jones wrote on Sep 20^th, 2022 at 6:24am:

...I have a Bosch 10 litre front loader in our laundry and it does 2 to 3 loads a day. I think I should be able to re-use the final rinse water in the garden but I can't trap this water into buckets as that will involve me carrying heavy buckets of water out into the gardens (I have scoliosis and painful recurring sciatica issues).

Seriously? I have to ask Lisa; how is this even possible?

Two or three loads of washing every day?

Are you running a motel maybe, or an Airbnb?

You know what? You're right! Because at times I feel like I AM running a motel or a B&B here.

My life consists of : Forever washing. And cleaning. And gardening. And cooking. And making sure everyone around me is sorted.

And I work from home 2 days ie 16 hrs a week on average. Oh and I manage all our budgets/taxes/financials/cars etc. I had better get back to finishing off our weekly online grocery shopping. Still trying to figure out why it's so expensive this week.

Cheers.

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I think Larry just trotted out that line like he did when the imaginary twins were babies and toddlers Grin

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Reply #42 - Sep 30^th, 2022 at 9:17pm

My new crop of tomatoes are being eaten.
Looks like quite a large animal, by the mess and marks.
Had a google, it most likely possums. We have one living here at times too, she sleeps downstairs, has been a resident off and on for years.

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.......... Every gardener has their collection of tips and tricks to keep possums away from their tomato plants. But do they really work? We’ve tried every method, from using possum sprays, to using light, sounds and scarecrows to scare them off, and even predatory urine sprays. They all worked for a while, but possums eventually got used with them and just ignored our efforts.

Personally, we found that the best way to deter possums from our tomatoes and gardens was using a physical barrier. A hardware cloth fence with a floppy top worked wonders, keeping even the hungriest, most stubborn possums out. ..........

https://www.evergreenseeds.com/do-possums-eat-tomatoes/

What is a 'hardware cloth fence' ?

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Re: Gardening
Reply #43 - Oct 1^st, 2022 at 3:18am

Sprintcyclist wrote on Sep 30^th, 2022 at 9:17pm:

My new crop of tomatoes are being eaten.
Looks like quite a large animal, by the mess and marks.
Had a google, it most likely possums. We have one living here at times too, she sleeps downstairs, has been a resident off and on for years.

Found this
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.......... Every gardener has their collection of tips and tricks to keep possums away from their tomato plants. But do they really work? We’ve tried every method, from using possum sprays, to using light, sounds and scarecrows to scare them off, and even predatory urine sprays. They all worked for a while, but possums eventually got used with them and just ignored our efforts.

Personally, we found that the best way to deter possums from our tomatoes and gardens was using a physical barrier. A hardware cloth fence with a floppy top worked wonders, keeping even the hungriest, most stubborn possums out. ..........

https://www.evergreenseeds.com/do-possums-eat-tomatoes/

What is a 'hardware cloth fence' ?

Hush - a wee beastie. Wired off the vegetables from the peacocks roaming.... most vanished for the breeding or whatever they do, but one was hit by a car on the corner, and then shot. Hope they kept it for roast peacock.... car accidents here could supply a boutique restaurant, with deer and peacocks and stuff.

Anyway - Bok Choy is growing from supermarket cut off root section.... same with lettuce, the nice stuff you buy in a bunch, and celery... all grown from the root part of the supermarket buy. Got some cherry pits in soil and waiting to see how they go, plus another half dozen avocados in pots.

Too much rain for some plants - again! Tomatoes are blooming and fruiting. Citrus is going gang-busters.

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Re: Gardening
Reply #44 - Oct 1^st, 2022 at 5:41am

Grappler Truth Teller Feller wrote on Oct 1^st, 2022 at 3:18am:

Sprintcyclist wrote on Sep 30^th, 2022 at 9:17pm:

My new crop of tomatoes are being eaten.
Looks like quite a large animal, by the mess and marks.
Had a google, it most likely possums. We have one living here at times too, she sleeps downstairs, has been a resident off and on for years.

Found this
Quote:

.......... Every gardener has their collection of tips and tricks to keep possums away from their tomato plants. But do they really work? We’ve tried every method, from using possum sprays, to using light, sounds and scarecrows to scare them off, and even predatory urine sprays. They all worked for a while, but possums eventually got used with them and just ignored our efforts.

Personally, we found that the best way to deter possums from our tomatoes and gardens was using a physical barrier. A hardware cloth fence with a floppy top worked wonders, keeping even the hungriest, most stubborn possums out. ..........

https://www.evergreenseeds.com/do-possums-eat-tomatoes/

What is a 'hardware cloth fence' ?

Hush - a wee beastie. Wired off the vegetables from the peacocks roaming.... most vanished for the breeding or whatever they do, but one was hit by a car on the corner, and then shot. Hope they kept it for roast peacock.... car accidents here could supply a boutique restaurant, with deer and peacocks and stuff.

Anyway - Bok Choy is growing from supermarket cut off root section.... same with lettuce, the nice stuff you buy in a bunch, and celery... all grown from the root part of the supermarket buy. Got some cherry pits in soil and waiting to see how they go, plus another half dozen avocados in pots.

Too much rain for some plants - again! Tomatoes are blooming and fruiting. Citrus is going gang-busters.

Well done Grappler.
Thanks for the planting suggestions.

had a thought on the tomato eater here. It may be a rainbow lorikeet. there are many of those here. Or a bat.
The fruit from the top of the vines is being eaten.
I'll try a roof of shade cloth. Have a frame around it already so can just drape shade cloth over it, cable tie it on.

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