Omelet wrote:

...

> Last couple of summers I gardened, the cost of water was about $150.00
> per month to support just a small garden, plus the asparagus patch.
>
> It's less expensive to hit the local farmers market.
>
> I plan to experiment with container gardening, just have not gotten
> around to it yet.

Have you considered using gray water for your garden? The output of your
shower, dishwasher and clothes washer -- the last two are easy because
of their internal pumps -- is fine for vegetables. You could even catch
the water from your wash basin in a large jug that you empty periodically.

Jerry
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