E-Coli in the water!!!

TruenoAE86coupe

Moderator

• Jul 3, 2013

• #1

City is recommending we boil the water to drink, wash dishes etc.
Of course it watering night for a lot of plants, cannabis and veggie.
Should i boil the water for my plants?

 

cannabineer

Ursus marijanus

• Jul 3, 2013

• #2

No way. Plants are even cool with F Coli. cn

 

chef c

Well-Known Member

• Jul 3, 2013

• #3

For real? What cities? Boil drinking water? What is this mid evil England? Bring out your dead! But I'm not dead yet! Donk!

 

TruenoAE86coupe

Moderator

• Jul 3, 2013

• #4

Its just Brighton, luckily, except for those of us who live here.
You need to boil the water you are going to drink, or wash dishes with, but bathing in it is fine?!?!

 

chef c

Well-Known Member

• Jul 3, 2013

• #5

Yikes. Looks like the apocalypse is near

 

cannabineer

Ursus marijanus

• Jul 3, 2013

• #6

E. coli won't survive in soil. The local flora will make short work of it and convert it into plant nutrient. In hydro, a drop or five of bleach or peroxide (unless you're running bennies ... same protection as soil) will nail this thin-skinned bacterium. cn

 

homebrew420

Well-Known Member

• Jul 4, 2013

• #7

Guys E coli is EVERYWHERE. EVERYWHERE. In our bodies on our bodies. These are plant in soil. That is bullshit. they got a line break or poor treatment?

Should not effect your plant at all. I highly doubt any population en mass will out compete in the soil. Sucks for you and fam though.

Good luck bud stay safe

 

TruenoAE86coupe

Moderator

• Jul 4, 2013

• #8

homebrew420 said:

Guys E coli is EVERYWHERE. EVERYWHERE.

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This is more or less the story the city is going with, the positive tests (some say one some say two) were from outside seal-cocks, and the test may have been contaminated by outside influences. The tests at the main distribution are clean so far. If i didn't have small kids, i wouldn't care probably, i drink filtered water anyhow.
The couple of precautions i am taking, i am not brewing any teas until the all clear, and i am not going to use my reservoir, hopefully keeping the bacteria out as much as possible. Probably a little over cautious, but it should only be a day or two for the all clear anyhow.
Thanks for the well wishes though, sucks not wanting to wash the dishes!

 

Csufan97

Active Member

• Jul 4, 2013

• #9

Dam hopefully it's only Brighton I live just down the way a little.

 

Sirdabsalot462

Well-Known Member

• Jul 4, 2013

• #10

Ah shit,

Sorry to hear this True, hope none of you or your family get sick.

 

420circuit

Active Member

• Jul 5, 2013

• #11

Bottled water for everyone, even the plants.