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#279681 May 11th, 2009 at 05:44 PM
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I've been told not to use the water from my softner to water my garden but the grass where the water is spilling out on is growing great! any info?
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farmer_jan #279692 May 11th, 2009 at 06:22 PM
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Interesting. And welcome!

Just curious, where did this advise come from?

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Marica #279744 May 11th, 2009 at 08:24 PM
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softener systems usually use a high sodium content product to soften the water. too much salt isn't good for most plants. some grasses do very well with high salt levels.

where is the water that's spilling out coming from? if it's from a septic system, the salts from the softener will be dissipated some from the other stuff in the septic.

Last edited by Joclyn; May 11th, 2009 at 08:26 PM.
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