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Using Pasta Water in the Garden: Safe if Unsalted

Leftover pasta cooking water can be used on plants only if no salt, vinegar, or oil was added. The starchy water provides trace minerals and carbohydrates that soil microbes can use. If salted, it will harm plants and soil structure.

— Mack Jean, Master Gardener, Tennessee

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