Guest guest Posted January 17, 2001 Report Share Posted January 17, 2001 > What make you think that dishwashing soap will poison plants ? Back in the old pre-dishwasher days, my mom said they used to throw the dishwater on the plants ....seems the bugs didn't like it, but the plants didn't seem to mind. Don't know from personal experience. > > malinda I'm talking about the stuff you use in a dishwasher, not the stuff you use in the sink. I use a simple, biodegradable soap for hand-washing the dishes and the plants don't seem to mind, though I do have to keep adding compost and sulfur to the soil to keep it from going too alkaline. Yeah, my grandmother had a pipe running from her kitchen sink to the flower garden in the back yard -- biggest camelias and lilies I've ever seen! I really don't want to give up the dishwasher. I may have to just give in and use one of the not-too-impressive environmentally sound brands of dishwasher detergent. Ordinary commercial dishwasher detergent has enough phosphate in it to kill every fish within a several-mile radius, not to mention the harsh detergents, bleaches and heaven knows what else. The drain field for the dishwasher is only about 15 feet from a natural spring, so I'm pretty serious about doing this right. Peace, Laura Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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