For those of you who have the hobby of a freshwater fish tank as well as gardening you might not know that the used water is like liquid gold for gardens & plants. Regular maintenance is required for our fish tanks, every month. This involves siphoning 25% of the water out of the tank. Save that priceless water for you garden & plants. It is loaded with micro nutrients that plants love and you should not just send it down the drain!
In the water that most think is yucky or nasty, from decaying food and other things. Our plants welcome with open leafs. They are more then willing to accept the free Phosphorus, Nitrogen, Potassium, Iron and more. All these help our plants thrive and survive. We always pour the water in our flowerbeds, around shrubs and in the veggie garden. Even in the winter I continue to dump the water in the garden & flowerbeds.
And if the sad day should come that one of your little finned friends should pass, dig them into the garden. This is no new concept; dead fish have been added to soil for years.
Water is something we waste too much of. I try very hard to save on the water used for our gardens. We have a rain barrel system, a hand dug shallow pond to dip water from. I even save the water from hot bath for canning, once cool I water.
Chimes and Birds hopes this little tip is helpful for you.
Enjoy your yard & birds!
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