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Tuesday - July 03, 2012
From: Austin, TX
Region: Southwest
Topic: Watering
Title: Recycling bath water from Austin
Answered by: Barbara Medford
QUESTION:
Is using bath water going to hurt my plants or grass? If I use water from the bath on vegetables and fruits will the soap be absorbed by the fruit and/or vegetables thereby transferring to us when we eat it?ANSWER:
Fortunately, Mr. Smarty Plants has already thought of that. Here is a previous answer that should help.
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