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Post by lowlanderfl on Apr 18, 2009 16:23:55 GMT -5
just to ask and if anyone knows .. How bad is watering your nepenthes with hose water? ive been doing it for the last year now and things seem to grow fine i guess.. but i just purchased an RO system .. do you think ill see any change in the nepenthes ? thanx jerry
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Post by flbunehugr on Apr 19, 2009 19:31:45 GMT -5
I think it depends on your public water supply and the techniques they use.
I water all my plants from the tap in Sarasota and have never had problems growing for over 12 years.
If you don't see any problems with your plants & tap water - I think your good to go. Depending on how you water you may get some build up of calcium deposits, etc. If you really flush the plants and let them drain out this shouldn't be a problem. Get them out in the rain when you can too to help flush them out.
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Post by Brian Barnes on Apr 19, 2009 20:42:14 GMT -5
Hey Guys, Some folks use tapwater with no visable problems, but I prefer not to take chances. Here in Central Fl., the water is horrible. I never realized how bad it was until i tested it with a TDS meter. Plus, when changing the filters in my RO unit, the greenish-red iron scented sludge on the sediment filter was kind of spooky. This is obviously the same crap my kidneys have been filtering for years as well! ;D I do bet that if you used RO water, your plants would grow twice as fast for you....  Happy Growing, Brian. |
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Post by khoas on Apr 21, 2009 3:15:00 GMT -5
Local members of the Australian Carnivorous Plants Society will use tap on Neps but not on any other CP. Adelaide tap water is certain death for all other CP and Ships water tanks.
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Post by rsivertsen on Apr 21, 2009 8:12:53 GMT -5
Tap water will eventually kill even my house plants! It's not just the dissolved minerals and salts, but even copper ions from the pipes! This was made very clear to me one day when I didn't turn off the shower nozzle all the way in my morning rush. By the time I got home, there was a blue-green streak where the water drops were dripping onto the shower floor. Copper is very toxic to all plants.
A few years ago, I put glass lasagna trays of tap water near the heaters to help keep the humidity up in my rooms, but after a few months, the entire rim of those glass trays were frosted with mineral salt deposits that were very difficult to scrub off; I actually had to use something to chisel off that crusty stuff, as nothing seemed effective to dissolve it. My neighbor said he used hydrochloric acid to remove it, and it was still a struggle! - Rich
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Post by lowlanderfl on Apr 21, 2009 13:28:55 GMT -5
wow... thank for all the info... ill def jst continue to use my RO system i just bought... im sure my nepenthes will like it better.. any ways.. thanks guys
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