[compost_tea] Re: Water Quality

From: Bill Pleasants <Bill_Pleasants_at_aaahawk.com>
Date: Fri, 9 Apr 2004 22:29:42 -0400

George Hahn advised me that water with total disolved solids more than 50 p=
pm is not advisable for compost tea. The well water is around 300 so I bou=
ght a RO filter which will reduce the TDS to 10% of the input value. This =
is distinct from a water softener which adds sodium ions to the water.

It just occurred to me, what happens when the well water is used for irriga=
tion?

Bill Pleasants

-----Original Message-----
Date: Fri, 9 Apr 2004 10:04:40 -0700
   From: "Ted Peterson" <ted.peterson_at_tcsn.net>
Subject: Re: Water Quality

Avoid RO and softened water. Use the well water unless it is chlorinated o=
r too salty. Softened water contains too many salts but is not totally unu=
sable and RO systems I have encountered are also softened. Yours may be di=
fferent though.

Ted Peterson
Earth-Wise/Spirit of the Earth
  ----- Original Message -----
  From: mrkringles
  To: compost_tea_at_yahoogroups.com
  Sent: Friday, April 09, 2004 2:32 AM
  Subject: [compost_tea] Water Quality


  I have an abundant supply of deionized, reverse osmosis, softened,
  and well water in my shop. Does it make a difference which water I
  use to brew tea?

  Thanks,

  John






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