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Old 06-14-2021, 06:34 PM
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Maybe. It depends on whether you are north or south of 44. South of 44, the irrigation water might be reclaimed (from water treatment plants). North of 44 (but south of 466), the irrigation water is not reclaimed (from water treatment plants).

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Originally Posted by Malsua View Post
Short answer no.

Longer answer...new homes use reclaimed water and have a separate water system for irrigation, older homes use the same water as the residents in the house use.

Longer, Longer answer, having spend a bunch of time in the 3rd world, I've seen tomato plants watered with black dookie water, brown sludge water, and clear stream water and the plants all thrive.

The issue is probably related to the soil, a fungus, snails, other bugs, too much water, or a million other little things.