I have soft water and have been using it to water my house plants but they are all looking bad what should ido

I have soft water and have never had a problem with any plants, inside or out. Maybe you are watering too much or too little? In fact, one company has literature that says plants actually thrive on soft water.

I have soft water and have been using it to water my house plants but they are all looking bad what should ido
give them some Miracle Grow...that should pepp them back up.
Reply:I doubt that it is the water that's the problem. Except for certain water plants, especially in an aquarium, the hardness of the water does not matter. If you are using well-water, you should have it tested. If you are using city water, it probably has too much chlorine in it. Let the water sit for a few days before you use it on plants, or use an in-line filter to remove the chemicals.



Alternatively, set up a rain-water catching system and use that (with caution in the northeast, where the rain is very acidic).
Reply:If that soft water is coming out of a water softener STOP USING IT right away! Water softeners use salt to counteract the natural alkali (base pH) in hard water, and it's awful for your plants. (So is hard water, but that's another story.)



Stick a bucket under the downspout from your roof so it will fill with rain water. Save that in a clean five-gallon jerrycan, and use it just for watering your plants. While you're waiting for it to rain, you can take a jerrycan to work or to a friend's house and get tap water that isn't as hard as yours!



And miracle gro isn't a bad idea, but mix up a batch each time you water. If you add it to your jerrycan you're going to have to clean out the algae from time to time, which is harmless but nasty. Happy watering!
Reply:soft water kills plants
Reply:I live in scotland, reknowned for it's soft water. I'm a gardener, %26amp; have noticed no adverse effects from this ! I would agree about the feeding. I would also hit them with seaweed solution in addition to the previously recomended miracle gro. Seaweed solution is not actually a fertiliser, but a soil conditioner. It really helps to green your plants up. Consider the light levels too - in winter, even behind a window, light is dramatically reduced. Is your house a stable temperature ? dramatic fluctuations can affect them too. Make sure they're not sitting in water, but don't let them become bone dry between waterings.

Some of your plants may be getting leggy. I don't know where you are, but it's just comming into spring here - tip them back.
Reply:You should not use soft water to water with . The salt residue is bad for the plants. Buy a couple gallons of distilled water and use that to water them with
Reply:Miracle Grow won't work unless they have good water!! if there is an accessible spring near your house, i suggest that.
Reply:Water is usually softened by salts. If you water your plants with it, you're basically putting salt on them and killing them. You need to have a separate source of water that is not softened for watering your plants, or buy water to water your plants with, or stop using the water softener.



Good luck!
Reply:Instead of using the water from inside the house use the out side faucets, prior to the water running through the softener. Keep a gallon, or whatever your preferred storage container in the house filled so you can water when apporopriate, and refill as necessary.

You could also use potassium chloride pellets or sodium

chloride pellets.
Reply:Watering flowers should be done at specific times. You cannot just water them at any time of day specifically when the sun is at its peak. Do it early morning or late afternoon. It doesn't matter what kind of water you use just ensure that they are not being choked by weeds and u r good to go

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