RO water

Keith,

The stuff you do with rainwater is exactly correct with RO water.

Pay particular to the pH and buffering.

Ray Barkalow - First Rays Orchids -

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The stuff you do with rainwater is exactly correct with RO water.=20

Pay particular to the pH and buffering.=20

Ray Barkalow - First Rays Orchids -

According to the LA Times the feds are cutting water deliveries in Calif. This is the main reason why I don't use RO.

..and in some communities in Colorado (I think that's what I read in the paper), collecting rainwater is being deemed illegal, as it upsets the "community water resource planning".

Ray Barkalow - First Rays Orchids -

They're from the government and they're here to help

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Hi Ray , so my regime should fit in ok . I add 15ml feed, 5ml cal ,5ml sulphate of ammonia ,5 ml mag then add this gradually to 80 ltrs to get the required strength depending on time of year. So no more additives are needed ? I tested some waste RO water today and the PH was 7.4 and 750 m/sm i was thinking of using this waste water for my hydrofogger. Good or bad idea or is it no better than tap water so waste of time using. Thanks Keith "Ray B" snipped-for-privacy@nospam.firstrays.com> wrote in message news:000401c9e3e5$d81fd2f0$0200a8c0@fro... Keith, The stuff you do with rainwater is exactly correct with RO water. Pay particular to the pH and buffering. Ray Barkalow - First Rays Orchids -

If your hydrofogger does not deposit any droplets on your plants, and you don't mind doing some periodic cleaning, the flush water ought to be OK. I use RO in mine, because it does and I do.

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From: keith kent [mailto: snipped-for-privacy@ntlworld.com] Posted At: Thursday, June 04, 2009 5:59 PM Posted To: rec.gardens.orchids Conversation: RO water Subject: Re: RO water

Hi Ray , so my regime should fit in ok .

I add 15ml feed, 5ml cal ,5ml sulphate of ammonia ,5 ml mag then add this gradually to 80 ltrs to get the required strength depending on time of year.

So no more additives are needed ?

I tested some waste RO water today and the PH was 7.4 and 750 m/sm i was thinking of using this waste water for my hydrofogger. Good or bad idea or is it no better than tap water so waste of time using.

Thanks Keith

Keith,

The stuff you do with rainwater is exactly correct with RO water.

Pay particular to the pH and buffering.

Ray Barkalow - First Rays Orchids -