Grey Water and Plants

I love plants in the house - they keep the air humid (important in Colorado) and clean, not to mention they cheer up the winter months.

However, the bigger the plants, the more water they require and I am one of the people who think that water is far more valuable to our planet than oil or gold, and so needs to be conserved.

There are two ways I water my indoor plants using
"grey" (reused) water instead of clean tap water:

1. Between sports and life, my family is always filling up water bottles but never emptying them. I dump the leftover water into my plants.

2. When running the shower none of us like to jump in when it is cold. We keep a bucket in the shower that we use to collect the cold water that runs before the warm water. I use that water to water plants or flush toilets.

Give this a try or let me know your ideas for conserving water for your plants!