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To: tiki
I’ve also started looking for water that isn’t chlorinated to water my plants with.

Chlorine also kills the microorganisms and fungi in your soil that have essential symbiotic relationships with your plants, not to mention the benefits they offer your soil by composting. Without those microorganisms your plants will not thrive. Worms don't like chlorine, either. It takes a while, but chlorine residue will build up in the soil over time, especially in potted plants, and kill these essential critters. Chlorine free water is a much better way to go.

19 posted on 11/12/2010 6:09:28 AM PST by Thermalseeker (Stop the insanity - Flush Congress!)
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To: Thermalseeker

I’ll need to find some more buckets, then...thanks for the tip! Where I grew up, we only had to worry about iron and sulphur in the water...


23 posted on 11/12/2010 6:34:00 AM PST by stefanbatory (Insert witty tagline here)
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To: Thermalseeker

Why I need a water barrow !

thanks


34 posted on 11/12/2010 7:59:16 AM PST by RnMomof7 (Gal 4:16 asks "Am I therefore become your enemy, because I tell you the truth?")
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