I keep a large empty bucket by the floor near my kitchen sink. As I rinse off my dishes, I collect the water in a container in the sink. (I use an empty large sized yogurt container.) Then I pour the water I collect into the bucket until it is full. I use this to water all of my potted plants in the garden. If there is left over water, I use it to water my flowers and veggies.
By Lois from Cleveland, OH
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I've done this with the shower water while waiting for it to get warm enough to get in. I never thought about the dishes, that is a lot of water everyday. Thanks for the tip.
Any way we can save on natural resources is a good thing, so congratulations! I have been doing that myself, except I use a 4-foot flexible hose to syphon water from the sink to the bucket. Just curl and completely submerge the hose in the sink to fill in water, making sure no air bubbles remain inside the hose.
If dishwater or other water from the house is used on the garden or lawn, biodegradable organic soaps should be used. Two years ago we had a flood in town which broke down our sewer system. Everyone was asked to let very little water down the drains and to throw dishwater etc. out on the lawn. We did throw our dishwater out repeatedly in the same place on the lawn by the door.
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