Pure water vs environment

[AllGleam]

A quirky and not sure if this has been asked or even discussed a customer asked if there was anything i put in the water? I replied No as its filtered to pure water with no minerals sediments then he said "oh ok, its just i have some roses under garage window that aren't looking great and some have gone brown and died" and also some other flower he said i explained the process of water purification etc and i was wondering overall if there was anything that could effect plants etc or if its becos there is no minerals in the water could affect plants

 

[Pjj]

A quirky and not sure if this has been asked or even discussed a customer asked if there was anything i put in the water? I replied No as its filtered to pure water with no minerals sediments then he said "oh ok, its just i have some roses under garage window that aren't looking great and some have gone brown and died" and also some other flower he said i explained the process of water purification etc and i was wondering overall if there was anything that could effect plants etc or if its becos there is no minerals in the water could affect plants

Pure water won’t hurt plants but neither will it give them the minerals that normal water would , I wouldn’t worry about pure going on plants

 

[Bwfc]

It's better for the plants tbh very clean water

 

[tench0771]

I was under the impression Pure water has a higher ph and can up set some plants ! Or have I got that completely wrong ???

 

[Pjj]

I was under the impression Pure water has a higher ph and can up set some plants ! Or have I got that completely wrong ???

Not that Ime aware of ? But Ime not a chemist ??

 

[ched999uk]

It's not that the water is hitting the plants and the sun is evaporating it causing burning to the plants is it?

 

[Chris34]

Water: using softened and other types / RHS Gardening

Many households have water-softening units fitted to reduce household limescale on appliances and to reduce the quantity of household detergents used. Advice can be confusing on whether softened water is safe for plant use.

www.rhs.org.uk

Purified water is available in a number of forms; including distilled and deionised. These waters do not contain any impurities such as minerals. Purified water is too expensive for widescale use but can be useful for plants that do best with rain water, such as orchis, when rain water is unavailable. However, because they lack minerals, balanced fertilizers need to be added to meet plant needs. Although orchid specialists might have their own deioniser or reverse osmosis machines, most people have to source purified water from a car accessory shop or an aquatic shop. Cost, transportation and storage limitations usually make them impractical for all but a few plants.

Note: Water collected from tumble dryers and dehumidifiers is distilled and therefore suitable for use on plants.

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Seems like it's fine. Maybe even an opportunity to start selling him some pure? ???

 

[AllGleam]

Pure water won’t hurt plants but neither will it give them the minerals that normal water would , I wouldn’t worry about pure going on plants

Was a strange ask lol Cheers, yeah i thought same, plenty of other customers with flowers where windows are ?

 

[AllGleam]

It's not that the water is hitting the plants and the sun is evaporating it causing burning to the plants is it?

It's not that the water is hitting the plants and the sun is evaporating it causing burning to the plants is it?

No as i had done them previous before this heatwave and we don't get this weather often lol