Recycling skimate

[stevearlen]

Just wanted to share that, except during winter, I try to use RO/DI waste water on the lawn.

 

During weekly skimmer cleaning, I also throw most of the brown (salty) skimmer water down the drain but rinse the skimate gunk/sludge in a bucket of RO/DI waste and use it to fertilize the lawn.

 

I'm thinkin' about a lawn tour.... you should have seen my lawn two years ago!!!

[zoozilla]

I'm thinkin' about a lawn tour.... you should have seen my lawn two years ago!!!

 

[flowerseller]

I water my patio plants and my garden from spring to fall via R/O waste water.

 

 

I'm also in better shape at the end of the summer being able to hold several cocktails in one hand and a pizza in the other.

 

I do not recycle skimmate.

[treesprite]

I do not recycle skimmate.

Rich in protien... you sure you don't want to have a little spread on your breakfast toast?

[stevearlen]

Rich in protien... you sure you don't want to have a little spread on your breakfast toast?

 

Perhaps we can provide freebie samples at the next meeting..... Sorry, just 1 bag per customer

[treesprite]

Perhaps we can provide freebie samples at the next meeting..... Sorry, just 1 bag per customer

Might be interesting to have a taste contest, or at least a skimmate quality contest. Maybe we could do a whole thing on skimming and skimmate production - I would find that useful (minus the taste test).

[jamesbuf]

I would've thought the salt in the skimmate wouldn't be very good for the grass and plants.

[stevearlen]

I would've thought the salt in the skimmate wouldn't be very good for the grass and plants.

I think that is a valid point. I toss most the liquid and dilute the gunk in 4 gal of rodi waste water.

[hbh]

I would've thought the salt in the skimmate wouldn't be very good for the grass and plants.

 

 

Then is this the new way to kill weeds? Sign me up!

Edited April 17, 2008 by hbh