Rice Water

ArcLad

Rice "After you wash your rice, you can save the water and use it to water your plants."



I saw on facebook a group that had the Greenbook application. It's an application that suggests green ideas that has the potential to save the environment. One of the threads reads, if and when you wash your rice save the water you use to wash the rice and water your plants. can this be applied to bonsai as well? i do not want to risk the chance to poisoning the roots because i am not sure if it is safe. someone also said that the water you used to boil eggs will help as well because apparently it's very good for plants.

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bisjoe

Grey water, or wastewater from domestic processes, is often safe or even nourishing for plants. I would not use it on indoor plants or bonsai though, because it can attract mold and pests. I would stick to the outdoor plants in the ground or large planters. Of course if an area is under severe drought water restrictions, then that may be the only way to keep the bonsais alive.

tachigi

I would speculate that the starch from rice would, over time, hamper drainage. I would be very leery of this practice for our particular obsession.

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