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Originally Posted by Villagesgal
I also have many beautiful fruit trees. Try to purchase semi dwarf root stock fruit trees, they will grow to a height of around 10 feet. I have 1 peach, 1 Meyer lemon, 1 blood orange, 1 red grapefruit, and one fig tree growing in my yard, all produce fruit. I enjoy pruning and harvesting the fruit. I also have about 20 pineapple plants that I use instead of low bushes for landscaping which give me plenty of juicy sweet pineapples. I cut down my banana trees, too much work keeping them from spreading. You can grow great fruit here and enjoy the shade they give. If you enjoy pruning and eating home grown go for it.
The posters who commented on reuse water have no idea of what they are talking about regarding sewage water, the US DEP has strict regulations regarding reuse water from sewage plants. No worries there. I retired from FDEP, I do know and it's totally safe for gardens and plants. Enjoy your new mini orchard.
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Clearly this is no shortage of misinformation. As far as our recycled irrigation water I've asked several people including cooperative extension. Typical replies is they do not know. My guess our recycled water changes in quality depending on what people are applying to their lawns or dumping down the sewers pool chemistry, insecticides, dog waste, oil etc etc etc etc.
As far as sewage. Read many of the organic fertilizers, melorganite comes to mind. Few READ the instructions it says do not use on crops to be eaten. It contains stuff like lead, mercury, arsenic etc.