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Slow Learner
Greetings to all :-)
I have bought about 4 Lassiandra Tibouchina 'Jazzie' all within 2 weeks of each other. Not long after I brought the first one home I watered it and saw it die before my very eyes! This pattern continued until the last one I bought. Then I had a light bulb moment... I finally clicked that maybe the tap water needs to sit for a while. Three weeks on and Jazzie is alive and well!! BTW I live in Perth. Does anyone know of any other plants that are sensitive to tap water? Happy gardening :-) Linda |
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Slow Learner
"Linda" wrote in message news:49cb62fe$0$4016$a369bfa1@exi-reader... Greetings to all :-) I have bought about 4 Lassiandra Tibouchina 'Jazzie' all within 2 weeks of each other. Not long after I brought the first one home I watered it and saw it die before my very eyes! This pattern continued until the last one I bought. Then I had a light bulb moment... I finally clicked that maybe the tap water needs to sit for a while. Three weeks on and Jazzie is alive and well!! BTW I live in Perth. Does anyone know of any other plants that are sensitive to tap water? Happy gardening :-) Linda Tap water in Perth is alkaline, high in chlorine and Floride all killers of plants. |
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Slow Learner
g'day linda,
in the past here in brissy, (only chlorine in the water at that time) i've noticed that plants stay alive when watered with town water but don't realy thrive. nowadays i have a rainwater tanks so no problems ever. On Thu, 26 Mar 2009 20:10:24 +0900, "Linda" wrote: snipped With peace and brightest of blessings, len & bev -- "Be Content With What You Have And May You Find Serenity and Tranquillity In A World That You May Not Understand." http://www.lensgarden.com.au/ |
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Slow Learner
Many thanx to all .....so it IS the water!!!
Damn! well at least now I know *shrug* Linda (now watering from the bucket *sigh*) "len gardener" wrote in message ... g'day linda, in the past here in brissy, (only chlorine in the water at that time) i've noticed that plants stay alive when watered with town water but don't realy thrive. nowadays i have a rainwater tanks so no problems ever. On Thu, 26 Mar 2009 20:10:24 +0900, "Linda" wrote: snipped With peace and brightest of blessings, len & bev -- "Be Content With What You Have And May You Find Serenity and Tranquillity In A World That You May Not Understand." http://www.lensgarden.com.au/ |
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