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dansdan

Watering with algae

11 years ago

I was wondering if during my rainwater collection process if growing algae inside my rainwater tank would be beneficial to my gardens plants when I water them. It should be like a natural fertilizer right?

Is this a good or bad idea?

Thanks!

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