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Three gallons of dishwater, in two batches, to water a small tree and flush a toilet.  

Website to dish soap verifying biodegradable:

https://www.mrsmeyers.com/product/dish/dish-soap/liquid-dish-soap-acorn-spice/
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Dishwater
Dishwater
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2 gallons
2 gallons
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Watering tree
Watering tree
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Tree to be watered
Tree to be watered
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Gallon of dishwater
Gallon of dishwater
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Flushing toilet
Flushing toilet
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Biodegradable says on the label, front and back.
Biodegradable says on the label, front and back.
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Used 2 pans of dishwater about 2 gallons each to water some plants on a hugleculture.  

Soap used:

Oasis Biocompatible Dishwash/All-Purpose https://a.co/d/10mylRF
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Pan 1
Pan 1
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Pan2
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Aurora House wrote:Over the course of the weekend I think I have 3gal dish water for plants


Additional dishes and dirty water from Basecamp Free BB 20 event I've just been chucking them outside on the hugle.
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I haven't been keeping track
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Used 2 pans of dishwater about 2 gallons each to water some plants on a hugleculture.  

Soap used:

Oasis Biocompatible Dishwash/All-Purpose https://a.co/d/10mylRF
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Watering plants with dish washing water
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Washing up water
Washing up water
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Into the bucket
Into the bucket
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Watering near the base of a holly
Watering near the base of a holly
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Washing up soap
Washing up soap
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Back of washing up soap
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https://www.ecover.com/products/dishwashing/washing-up-liquid-camomile-and-clementine/
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Washing up water
Washing up water
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14 litre bucket of water
14 litre bucket of water
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Pouring water in tree under story
Pouring water in tree under story
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Washing up soap
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here is my video!
https://youtube.com/shorts/Ym72vYMSJNs?

URL for the dish soap:
https://unscentedco.com/products/dish
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This is a nice BB to couple with the Nest "do dishes by hand" BB, however old habits die hard and I had half the sink drained before I realized my mistake.  Good thing there is no shortage of dishes!  So, the following load I learned from my error and saved the water.  Seventh Generation dish soap was the soap used.  Here is some information about the soap:

https://www.seventhgeneration.com/blog/dos-and-donts-greywater-systems

"While there are no standard requirements for greywater-safe products here in the US, Australia has a strict standard for assessing products for greywater compatibility... Have a greywater system in place? We’re got you covered! Seventh Generation laundry detergents, hand dish, and auto dish products are made with greywater systems in mind, meeting all Australian standards and requirements."

I removed the water from the sink and put it into a five gallon bin.  It appears to be right at or above three gallons.  Then a young lilac got watered with it.
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narsty water and the soap I used
narsty water and the soap I used
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Water in tub for measure and transport.
Water in tub for measure and transport.
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Watered the lilac with it.
Watered the lilac with it.
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All to the lilac and empty.
All to the lilac and empty.
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Hey Permies,
Like many of you, Oasis Bio-Pac is my go-to soap for laundry & dishes: https://www.bio-pac.com/oasis-biocompatible-cleaners/ (the little chicken tells you it's legit and is totally not ripping off Bon Ami). See fig0

So, as I have yet to get my kitchen resource drain set up  (see Brad Lancaster: https://www.harvestingrainwater.com/resource/branched-drain-greywater-distribution-plumbing/), I took a couple bowls and potfuls of water out to my grapefruit and lime trees to submit for this badge.

[disclaimer on some of the photos: one lens of my camera broke while crawling around under a mobile home, and it was marvelously repaired by Kapton tape - and is thus yellow]

Each vessel is 1+ gallon of liquid, some of it nice and bioactive like the whey (because my whey jar was full, it comes every day, sometimes you don't need more).
figs1-6 document the three different wash'n'dumps.

Happy homesteading!
Mark
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