"Andrew Gabriel" wrote in message
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"Sparks" writes:

We live in a reasonably hard water area, however we do have a water
softener, so the water that is used in the bathroom is very soft.

Hum, I wonder if this might cause a problem with gradual
contamination of the soil with the resulting sodium ions
(assuming your softener is an ion exchange type)?

Yes it is (I think! - I put salt in it!)