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The salt water will cause soil salinity which will damage most plants currently growing and will have lasting and environmentally damaging effects.

The salt water needs to be diluted with fresh water to attain a salt level of 2 (dS/m) or less.

An alternative would be to evaporate the water off and recover the salt for re-use.

Have a look here for specific information on the effect of saline soil on plants. http://ag.Arizona.edu/gardening/news/articles/12.15.html

It depends on the kind of plants that are there. For example, if you have plants that are immune to salt water (i.e. mangrove trees), they won't be harmed. If the plants are not immune to salt water (i.e. your garden crops), they will be harmed.

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== Ok, the answer is yes, depending on what plants you are talking about, if you are talking about epsom salts that is a good thing for some plants. Also magnesium, and try to direct your pool discharge away from your landscape. The art of pool water discharge is easy. PVC pipe is very helpful, or try a flat rubber hose as an alternate. == == No, salt is actually good for plants believe it or not. I know for my tomato plants, I put a little bit of epson salt in the hole where I plant my tomatoes, unless of course you were to flood your plants completely. I agree some salts are necessary for plants however the type of salt used in most Swimming Pools is Sodium Chloride or Common salt, while a bit of this stuff is not necessarily going to do too much harm you could end up with a build up of salt that will harm the soil and some of the plants. Salt contamination of the soil is a big problem throughout Australia. However a new salt water system system using Magnesium and potassiums chloride is actually good for the plants, but this stuff is only just coming onto the pool market.

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No, saltwater is actually good for plants and trees believe it or not. If you were to drown your plants with the backwash............ I have to disagree. Only a few plants, those that grow in saltwater marshes can survive saltwater. You MAY get away with one or two applications of saltwater, depending on the concentration, and the amount of fresh water added to dilute and disperse the salt over a larger area. However, over time, the salt concentration will tend to build up and will eventually damage or destroy your plants and trees. I do not recommend the practice, but if you want to risk the loss of your plants and trees, and are willing and able to afford the cost of total replacement of them, then go ahead and try it.j3h. Saltwater will probably kill them.

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Since salt water has a lower concentration on water, and a higher concentration of salt, the water in the plant will diffuse [by osmosis] into the soil, causing the plant to crenate, or wilt, and eventually die.

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