We have pretty basic water here in KC. Nearly pH 9. No problem with salts if
I flush well when watering. I used bottled distilled for my brachys though.
For all else, I just lower the pH of the tap water with apple cider vinegar,
a natural acid with some bonus micronutrients as well. The phals love it.

On 1/29/03 12:49 AM, in article APKZ9.76097$rM2.43834@rwcrnsc53, "Jerry
Hoffmeister" wrote:

Not really trying to escape anything except chlorine. It's more that the
dehumidifier is "making" water so I might as well use it. I remember when I
was a kid, my mother would use it in her iron thinking it was essentially
distilled or pure water. I figured the same but was suprised when it read
higher on the TDS meter than the tap water. And yes, we're blessed here in
Seattle with great water! In the greenhouse, I simply use a hozon thingy to
add fert to the tap water.

"Clare Sleeter" wrote in message
...
What is in the Seattle water that you are trying to escape? I ask the
same. The
water up here is so wondxerful compared to Southern CA.

Susan Erickson wrote:

On Wed, 29 Jan 2003 02:37:33 GMT, "Jerry Hoffmeister"
wrote:

I have an RO water / pH question - I'm watering w/ "distilled" water
from
the dehumidifier
that ----------------clipped -----------------------------
The other interesting thing is that the dissolved salts in the
"distilled"
water reads more than the water straight out of the tap - 40 ppm vs 33
ppm
here in Seattle.

So, Why are you using RO water? And DEHUMIDIFIER water is NOT
RO. It is, in my experience, not very clean or chemical safe
water. What metals are in the pipes in your dehumidifier?

What is in Seattle's water you are trying to escape?
What is in the new water?

SuE
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