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RE: Water

On Monday, November 10, 1997 12:40 PM, LFontan@pseg.com 
[SMTP:LFontan@pseg.com] wrote:
> I fill a jug with water and let it sit overnight so the chlorine levels
> drop before I use it.  What about salt?  I read that it is no good for
> house plants and just boiling the water doesn't rid of it completely. 
 This
> causes tips of leaves to burn, edges to yellow, and leaves to fall.  Some 
> of my plants have more or one of these symptons.  What can I use?  If I
> need an attachment, something inexpensive.

How about putting a bucket under the downspout and getting rainwater, or, 
if you live north, scoop up a bunch of snow and melt it...?  Or if you 
steam veggies, use the leftover water.  Air conditioner water in the summer 
is pure.  Jerry Baker swears that dirty aquarium water is great, but then 
again he feeds his plants beer :).  That kind of grosses me out, 
personally.  We had a really good rain a while back and I filled up a bunch 
of 5-gallon buckets, and when I run out of that, I intend to just get one 
of those filters that attaches on the tap.  Unless it rains again, then the 
buckets and milk jugs come back out.

Also, just as Keith suggests, give 'em a shower now and again at room 
temperature.  If you can carry them that is....

Tom Meunier
Austin, TX
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