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chlorinated water
In my area, there is no irrigation water. Everybody waters their
lawns, and other plants with chlorinated city water. Because of the fact that chlorine kills the beneficial bacteria in the soil, I've been thinking of some alternative ways of watering. Do you think it would be worth the time and effort to build some sort of holding basin (or pond) to hold water for long enough for the chlorine to dissapate, then using a drip system attached to the basin to water my small (probably 80-100 ft^2) veggie garden? Do you think I'm just being paranoid? How much actual harm does city water do? It seems that all the neighbors' gardens don't grow very well either. I've never had such a problem growing things before, in other places I've lived-- but then we always had irrigation water-- so I'm wondering if the water is what has been affecting my garding. The main problem is that the plants don't grow very fast, and when they finally start fruiting (much later than they should), the fruit is undersized (regular tomatoes looking like little hard cherry or grape tomatoes). Is this because the beneficial bacteria is gone, or something else? Has anybody else noticed problems using city water? |
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My gut feelings say that when watering lawns, quite a bit of chlorine
dissipates because of the fact that the water is sprayed, not poured. For the vegetable garden, though, that's not the case if you're watering by hand. The holding basin is a nice idea, except that you'll want to put some sort of fine screen over the top so mosquitoes don't make a hotel out of it. As long as you're thinking of these things, you might also think about a way of catching run-off from your roof gutters. That would solve your chlorine problem. "tmtresh" wrote in message m... In my area, there is no irrigation water. Everybody waters their lawns, and other plants with chlorinated city water. Because of the fact that chlorine kills the beneficial bacteria in the soil, I've been thinking of some alternative ways of watering. Do you think it would be worth the time and effort to build some sort of holding basin (or pond) to hold water for long enough for the chlorine to dissapate, then using a drip system attached to the basin to water my small (probably 80-100 ft^2) veggie garden? Do you think I'm just being paranoid? How much actual harm does city water do? It seems that all the neighbors' gardens don't grow very well either. I've never had such a problem growing things before, in other places I've lived-- but then we always had irrigation water-- so I'm wondering if the water is what has been affecting my garding. The main problem is that the plants don't grow very fast, and when they finally start fruiting (much later than they should), the fruit is undersized (regular tomatoes looking like little hard cherry or grape tomatoes). Is this because the beneficial bacteria is gone, or something else? Has anybody else noticed problems using city water? |
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tmtresh wrote:
In my area, there is no irrigation water. Everybody waters their lawns, and other plants with chlorinated city water. Because of the fact that chlorine kills the beneficial bacteria in the soil, I've been thinking of some alternative ways of watering. Do you think it would be worth the time and effort to build some sort of holding basin (or pond) to hold water for long enough for the chlorine to dissapate, then using a drip system attached to the basin to water my small (probably 80-100 ft^2) veggie garden? Do you think I'm just being paranoid? How much actual harm does city water do? It seems that all the neighbors' gardens don't grow very well either. I've never had such a problem growing things before, in other places I've lived-- but then we always had irrigation water-- so I'm wondering if the water is what has been affecting my garding. The main problem is that the plants don't grow very fast, and when they finally start fruiting (much later than they should), the fruit is undersized (regular tomatoes looking like little hard cherry or grape tomatoes). Is this because the beneficial bacteria is gone, or something else? Has anybody else noticed problems using city water? We've always had city water, never had a problem with it. Definitely something else causing the problem. Have you gotten your soil analysed? Janine |
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chlorinated water
I haven't had it analysed, but I've been adding compost and horse manure to it.
We've always had city water, never had a problem with it. Definitely something else causing the problem. Have you gotten your soil analysed? Janine |
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