Would dishwater kill plants?
Question:
Answers:
My only concern would be the oils and fats that would remain in the dishwater. Still, it should be ok for gardens, but maybe not so much for houseplants.
yesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyes...
short answer - yes!
Of course.
ahh.. no. it won't. Assuming a normal amount of dishsoap was used, it's just water with a surfactant in it.
I wouldn't use dishwater to water my houseplants, but for outside use, it's perfectly OK.
Jerry Baker even recommends dishsoap in a hose end sprayer as a means to kill bugs and clean off plants and to help open up soil to absorb water better..
so- no.. it won't hurt them..
from what i have heard it is good for them so I would have to say no it will not kill them . it kills spider mite and aphids .
Well, it would depend on the dish-soap you are using !! I just checked on MY soap "Sun Light - Lemon" by Johnson Diversey , and it wouldn't kill plants.
When I was a teen growing up in Northern California during our droughts, we had several years of water-rationing:
My Dad took a 42-gallon steel drum and rigged it so the laundry machine and showers (grey-water) dumped into the drum. There was then a submersible pump that ran to the lawn. Our lawn was the ONLY green lawn in the neighborhood, and in fact the diluted phosphates actually helped the lawn !!
My Dad always used Ivory dish-washing liquid to kill bugs in his garden and on his fruit trees. Don't exaggerate with the soap. I believe he used a teaspoon to 1 or 2 quarts of water.
not necessarily it helps kill the bugs..
But you are not drenching the plants in it. then your
plants will be ok
i think it might depend on the type/brand of soap... and how much of it...
More Related Questions & Answers...