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if i put bath water on my plants in the garden will it kill them?

i do not use perfumed soap

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1. I suggest all will be ok
2. No, it's a very good way of recycling water.
3. the soap still could harm your plants
4. were you bathing in bleach, if not scolding hot water might cause some wilting...
5. NO! Bathwater can contain fecal matter and ecoli bacteria. Never use it on anything, especially edibles.
6. Depends on how much dag from your ass is in it.
7. As long as you use natural products, no it won't harm them. My friend does it with her baby's bathwater (ie, mild products) and her garden is much greener than mine. Or why not just get a water butt?
8. No, it's fine, and the soap can help keep aphids (greenfly/ backfly etc.) off your plants. Probably best not on things you're going to eat straight away, or at least remember to give them a good rinse first. Watch out if you use nasty chemical shampoos or bubble bath though, they can have formaldehyde and all sorts of nasties in them that are no good for your garden (or your skin come to that) Great way of saving water. I know some people who have their grey (bath/ shower) water recycled into their toilet cisterns as an alternative. Or you can do what the old women round our way do, and use it to scrub the doorstep and paths outside the house!
9. no because bath water comes from a tap so bath water is tap water and that is what people use mostly!!! lol u numpty!!
10. The soap you are using probably won't hurt it anyways. I use dish soap and garlic in a spray bottle as a pesticide..something in the soap suffocates the bugs that eat on your plants. Good way to recycle the water..I would do it.
11. It may depend on the properties of the soap itself. It could do some harm to your plants. You should try using you bathwater as a presoak for your cloths and save water there.
12. I lived in a house once that had a broken drain pipe on the washing machine. The hot soapy water would empty directly into my garden. I had Easter lilies planted there and not only did they bloom longer than normal, the cups were huge! Picture a Giant Big Gulp Slurpee cup from 7/11.
13. Soap suds repels some harmful insects. Dishwater is good on roses. Ahhh. who washes dishes by hand any longer?
14. no. dont talk crap water is water
15. It is recommended by the experts, I think you syphon it off into a water butt. It makes a lot of sense in the hot summer. Another must is to plumb a water butt to the gutter down pipe. Some modern houses have a filter system that takes waste water from sinks and bathes back to the toilet cistern. But even better use a compost loo. If these are done well they can be better than a flush loo and actually less smelly.
16. Make sure yu out it on the ground not on the plant,as some of the scents and bath oils/soap are not good for the leaves
17. No, although not ideal for seedlings/young plants
18. Should be ok...if your unsure,add more water to it..it will do more good than harm as any soap will protect plants from pests.
19. no problem but you need to cover where you have watered with soil to stop smells.
20. No it won't do any damage at all. More people ought to do it.