Talk about a "light bulb" moment! We were gone for a couple months and two different neighbors took my plants home to care for. They not only thrived, but looked amazing. One neighbor has plain old well water, the other watered them from the overflow from her window a/c unit. We have a water softener system. It makes sense that water full of salt would not be good for plants. Kind of makes me wonder what it's doing to our insides! Thanks for your post. Guess I'll collect rainwater or buy distilled water now.
Originally Posted by
dunster
I have lots of house plants and am always looking for more. I once thought I had a black thumb, but discovered it was because I was watering with softened water. Once I quit doing that, the plants started surviving.