Well Water

I live in a pretty rural area in the northeast US.

I've been watering my plant with natural spring water (bottled).

Now that it's bigger and requires more water...yeah


Is well water OK for my plant? I think it's pretty "hard" because we have a big water softener set up in the basement.

just nervous about giving it to my plant and shocking it or something. it's always been given bottled water....

i know people who have used an it was cool but never done it my self so cant realy say

I have been useing well water for a while now and i think its alittle hard also my plant are doing fine,but dont just go on that, every well is differnt.

my well water is perfect ph and of much higher quality than typical tap water

My well is pretty deep...I live up on a hill...

I'm in NY....

does this have any bearing on my well water?

I'm water is classified as "hard"

Is it dangerous to use?

You'll have no troubles using well water......Hardwater just has alot of minerals in it, that's what makes it "hard". My well water (that I drink) 350 ppm of minerals etc. in it. My hydro units and my outdoor plants all get watered with it. The minerals are in the water from the ground so everything on earth is growing in it too. Distilled is just evaporated water (minerals don't evaporate) like rain water.....once it rains and hits the ground it has minerals in it from the soil. (hopefully that makes sense.) {kinda like making rock candy, you mix sugar and water. After the water evaporates you are still left with the sugar.}

I guess what I'm trying to say is, you are fine using well water! lol.

Alot of people like using distilled water so they can get an accurate measurement of what nutes they are adding and get it to an exact level I believe. I have used it before.

~Outlaw~

well water is very good is much better then city water city has all that chlorine and other chemicals in it to clean the water but ive been watering mine with well and rain water and there monsters...

SmokerMRA said:

well water is very good is much better then city water city has all that chlorine and other chemicals in it to clean the water but ive been watering mine with well and rain water and there monsters...

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good to hear. one question..

is well water generally more acidic or alkaline? or does it vary

its alkaline

I'd stick with what you've given it its whole life, or slowly transfer it over..
I usually water mine with bottled...

I went ahead and flushed it with 2 liters of well water. (First time using this water - hope it's ok?) I've been using bottled water all the time.

Anyways - she looks better, i got a few pics, let me know what ya think.