Will This Water Work?

[big rockpile]

At present we are in the middle of a 3 year Drought.

Thought of catching Rain Water found this to be a joke.

Got County Water with Chlorine and stuff in it.

Wanting to give my plants best I can which has to be County Water. So I'm collecting Barrels of it letting it warm up and set get the Chlorine out.

This will have to work right?

big rockpile

 

[Bleeckerclerk]

Let it set open for a couple days to degas, it won't be perfect, but better than before. Usually chlorinated water is not extremely toxic for plants, since it has to be usable by Humans....

 

[Oliver Buckle]

At present we are in the middle of a 3 year Drought.

Wow! How do you know it's the middle?

Sorry, I'll try not to be a smart Aleck in future.

Buried wood does help hold on to any water there is and release it slowly back to the soil.

 

[YumYum]

Laclede Co Water Quality Report

They don't report the free chlorine level but I'd assume it is similar to everyone elses in the country which is around 3-4 ppm. I routinely water my garden with city water. I don't let mine sit in a barrel. I water straight from the tap.

The main thing about city water is the carbonates (yours is high) in it which makes the pH of the tap water higher than optimal and can also raise your soils pH level. Your water test says the pH of the water is 7.8 which I don't think I'd want to water with that unless you can lower it with something. Maybe put it in a barrel and mix in some vinegar for that reason and not because it has a little bit of FC in it.

You can add hydrogen peroxide to chlorinated water to neutralize the free chlorine. It doesn't take much. A few drops per gallon.