My husband used old grey water (daughter's bath water, a few days old) to water potted capsicum/pepper plants (with fruit) and tomato plants (not yet fruiting) and then came down with vomitting that night. I hope it is only a gastro-intestinal virus. It is clear that the grey water was old, and he should not have used it. That's not the question. My question is this: Do we have to cook all the fruit that are currently on the plants, even if they need a few more weeks to ripen? Say I pick all the fruit off now, then what about subsequent fruit? I was hoping to keep these pepper plants for a few years and we do like to eat the tomatoes and peppers raw in salads.
posted by Tsisqua47 on Jan 6, 2009 - 26 answers

I do a lot of stuff with paper pulp that I make from recycling newsprint, magazines, etc. The process requires a decent amount of water use (soak water, rinse-out-the-ink water, etc) and I hate just seeing it go down the drain. Can I use this (literally) gray water on my plants?
posted by tingting on Jul 24, 2008 - 6 answers

I'm kicking off a major home renovation and looking for some green innovations I can incorporate without breaking the bank. This gray water recovery system looks promising. [more inside]
posted by wsg on Mar 19, 2008 - 6 answers

Do you or anyone you know make use of graywater. If so, how? [more inside]
posted by bonobo on Jan 9, 2008 - 35 answers

Is it wise to setup a gray water system when you have a septic tank? [more inside]
posted by TauLepton on Nov 4, 2007 - 8 answers