Deborah, you are tempting me to answer your question with one word: gas. Oops, shouldn't have said that. Why don't you pour this water on one plant you have two of, and see if the bean water inoculated plant shows extra growth or some improvement over the non beaned plant. I generally just throw the bean water down the drain. By the way, I'm missing your posts, so you must be busy. Have college classes started? How is your garden doing? It's finally cooler here (80s), and what a nice change it is. Diane

Deborah, I save a lot of water but I always mix it in with my rain barrel so it’s diluted. My rain barrels are still very full from Hilary, and it rained unexpectedly today, but usually I throw mop water, water from soaking or cleaning veggies and leftover drinking water (toddlers love to ask for a cup and then forget) all into the rain barrel. No problems so far.

Now Bean water is something that truly isn’t worth a hill of beans (sorry, could not resist). How has Constance grown for you? Maybe she could use that bean water.

Diane and Ben -- cue sound effects -- badumbum: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ngePwK-J1p4

Thanks you two (and Ryan) for your suggestions. I put the bean water on my...green beans! The only ones left after the ground squirrels took out three different plantings. These are in a small box right up on my patio -- and only morning sun, so we'll see if they even grow. I did dilute the water a bit. I figured that beans are high in potassium, so...

Ben, Constance was looking AMAZING, but was outgrowing the dinky pot -- so moved her, and now all the leaves are brown. HOping that's a temporary shock/sulk. Her roots were wound down into a little ring area of a decorative pot -- so had to disturb them. They weren't all in a root ball...

Diane -- yes, classes are back in session. Plus, I had to take care of my sister after her foot surgery, someone else for 2 weeks, and then my husband had knee surgery!!!!! So right before going back to school we went out to Santa Cruz Island and saw hundreds of dolphins and hiked all day, and then a couple of days later went to Disneyland. So I tried to cram some escapism into a few days to last me at least a semester! I miss hearing all your bon mots and seeing all the lovely photos. I hope things calm down soon so I can get back to the really important things in life -- my ROSES! What a whacky summer -- first overcast, gray, wet --- then fine -- then a storm -- then super hot -- then more drizzle -- now fine again. I hope fall brings a good flush of blooms since I missed my big spring bloom in May. I now have, however, a dreaded "pot ghetto" as I grow out my newer roses -- but I don't want to get rid of any of my current roses! Don't know what I'm going to do yet. I have a couple more months yet. Good news -- I now have 3 Augusta Luise! One is own-root from Straw, and 2 are the apology plants from Palatine that looked nearly dead. One is in a pot and going to town now, and the other is still not doing much, but still alive. I might move that into a pot as well. All three look healthy. And my Rouge Royale is putting out a bunch of new growth, so I think I will get a good fall bloom. Things are looking up. Be good, and keep everyone else in line and in stitches. I hope to write/follow/read more soon. p.s. reading the ministry for the future now -- it's very intriguing.