hello. the rain from late last week really helped the garden out tremendously. I think the tomato plant grew by 50% in that shower.
I’ve also started looking for water that isn’t chlorinated to water my plants with. I guess it ain’t good for them, huh? last night I filled my sprinkling can from the ditch in front of the house. That ought to be better for the plants. I’d like to get a rain barrel, but I’m hesitant to butcher my landlord’s downspout.
If they survive the winter, I’m gonna have tons of little tomato plants from the seeds I planted. Hope we have some global warming relative to last year...
The chlorination won’t hurt them and can actually be a benefit in larger concentrations because it kills bacteria.
Fill a couple of buckets and let them sit overnight. The chlorine will gas off in 24 hours or so and you will have chlorine free water.
The chlorine won’t hurt your plants, but water that comes through your water softener can because of the salt, especially, container plants.
Depending on how your house is plumbed, check to see if you have an outside spicket that bypasses the softener.
cold and almost snowy here in Eastern Washington.....planted crocus and garlic, still cleaning up the garden, gathering bags and bags of leaves from town for compost, and hopeing and praying my 3 amarylis come along....one is new and I hope it peaks around Christmas...the other two are greening up but I don’t know if I’ll get any flowers....