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West Bridgewater /Brockton Ma. USA

Just wondering what you all use for water ,... city , well ...other ?, and if so do you filter and sofen it before you water or straight out of the well ? And if straight out of the well do you heat it at all or let the cold water run ? Do water spec as to minerals etc ...play any part as to weight gain or loss ?

Bill G.

7/20/2005 1:13:59 PM

Massillon, Ohio

i water from the well without warming or softening

7/20/2005 1:26:23 PM

addison Il

we use water from the well no softner no warming have to be careful do to know rainfall but other then that the plants are doing great for now lol.

7/20/2005 1:31:17 PM

Appalachian Mtns.

Rain here, we average .75" a week.

7/20/2005 1:47:35 PM

Omaha, NE (N41-15-42 )

I got a carbon filter from Charley's and will hopefully carry them next season at PumpkinSupply.com. Works great!

7/20/2005 1:50:01 PM

Berlin,mi.([email protected])

river water here and well water. i do not filter or warm it but the river water is allready warm. so far the plants are doing fine.

7/20/2005 2:28:59 PM

Billerica,Massachusetts

town water here, straight from the tap, no need to warm as it's not that cold as it's river water which is then run through the treatment plant, i tried the filtering thing a few years ago, forget it! the filters were clogging up in no time due to all the organics in my water.
Glenn

7/20/2005 3:09:10 PM

Follansbee, Wv

Plain tap water here, when needed. I checked it's pH and chlorine levels with my pool test kit when I first started and found a near neutral pH and chlorine levels below 0.5 ppm, so it looked OK to me. Besides, none of the other garden plants have ever complained over the years :)

7/20/2005 8:40:25 PM

Hayes, Virginia

well water no warming

7/20/2005 8:51:33 PM

Butler, Ohio

town water here. I've used it for years on my peppers and always got blue ribbons at the fair, so...why change a good thing?

7/20/2005 8:56:36 PM

Paradise Mountain, New York

Well water stored in a 1,500 gallon tank. Very warm with all the hot days here in New york this year...

7/20/2005 11:04:08 PM

Western NY

creek water.

300-gal. thank for warming when i need to, or for mixing ferts. been pumping directly from creek lately.

7/21/2005 8:24:47 AM

Minnesota([email protected])

Well water.
Usually it's rain water direct from the clouds, which I much prefer, as long as no strong winds or hail come with it.

7/21/2005 10:27:17 AM

Key West, FL

city water, out of the tap.

7/21/2005 10:47:06 AM

Indiana

I use city water from the tap and lake water from out back I wouldnt use softened water it would probably raise your sodium levels. HMMMM they make a potassium based water softening stuff that you use instead of salt I wonder if that would help???? HMMMM

7/21/2005 9:22:48 PM

Streator ,Illinois

city water , cause no rain in 2 months

7/22/2005 12:13:35 AM

Cameron,ontario Team Lunatic

Creek water. I dried up my garden well two weeks ago and now depend on it unless it rains. I'm hauling 200-400 gals per day. No real measurable rain in 6 weeks.

Phil

7/22/2005 6:13:20 AM

Montoursville, PA

Well water stored in black drums to temper it with outside ambient somewhat. Delivery by drip T-Tape adjusts it, to gound temperature along the way, to delivery into the patch.

Thermal shock may be small but this is a sport, of little things, being the best we can administer.

7/22/2005 9:41:38 AM