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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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