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The Drainage Ditch

2/11/2014

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PictureIt's all ova now.
"Are you kidding me? We've been pouring it down the drain for years!" Kevin exclaimed after I shared a recommendation from a fellow gardener on Google+ to pour the water used to boil eggs near plants in the garden. 

The shells, which are rich in calcium, leach this valuable mineral into the water -- creating a nutritious tea that we've been wasting for as long as we've been gardening.

Basically, any water used to cook anything has a use. Starchy water from boiling rice or pasta or potatoes can be used to make breads or thicken soups. Vitamin-rich water from steaming or blanching vegetables is great for compost or soup stock. Now, we know to save egg-boiling water.

It's our everyday brush with chemistry.

These minerals and compounds interact with the water molecules and hitch a ride away from where they started. By reusing this enriched liquid elsewhere, we're just playing travel agent and directing them toward a more beneficial destination.

It has to be more fun than a trip through the sewer system!

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