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Paph problems
I must try that! It's cheap too! *g* Thanks, Cheers Wendy
"Ray @ First Rays Orchids" wrote in message ... | That's a good question, Wendy, as straight vinegar is a marvelous herbicide! | I use it to keep weeds out of my brick walkway. | | -- | | Ray Barkalow First Rays Orchids | http://www.firstrays.com | Secure Online Ordering & Lots of Free Info! | | | "Wendy" wrote in message | ... | Interesting Mark? How much Apple Cider Vinegar do you use in proportion to | water? | Cheers Wendy | "Mark Prout" wrote in message | ... | | 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 | | http://orchids.legolas.org/gallery/albums.php | | | | -- | | ----------------------------------------------------- | | Click here for Free Video!! | | http://www.gohip.com/freevideo/ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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