How to Feed Plants Softened Water
While the minerals in hard water can impact your household in many undesirable ways -- from water stains on the bathtub and sinks to dingy-looking laundry and dishes -- softened water can harm plants. Sodium is added to the water to displace the calcium and magnesium in hard water. It's that salt that causes injury to your plants and ruins the soil structure. However, there are certain times you can use softened water for plants. Does this Spark an idea?
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Water outdoor plants, shrubs, and trees with unsoftened water from the faucet outdoors. Aim the hose at the base of the plant and water deeply. Short, frequent watering can actually harm plants because it causes shallow rooting.
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Carry houseplants to your sink. Run the faucet until the softened water is lukewarm.
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Let the water run until it streams out the drainage holes in the bottom of the container. This will flush out the softened water and prevent salt residue from forming in the root zone. While you may be adding new salt to the soil, you will also be flushing out salt from previous times you irrigated the plant with softened water.
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