Question about water

donddr · 10-22-2012, 04:46 PM

I have several dracaena plants, or dragon tree. The ends of the leaves, about an inch or so, was turning brown. I was told by other friends that have these that they just do that. Then someone told me its because of the city water supply. I started buying cheap sprin and distilled water. The new leaves didnt brown and now that I have been watering them that way for some time the issue has cleared up. Now that I have Banana plants, I notice that the very ends of the leaves turn brown like the dragon trees did. Not as much, but the plants are much different size. Would switching the water for the bananas stop the leaf ends from browing or do they just do that? I would switch now but the logistics of buying and storing the amount of water my Bananas use is not what I want to do until I know its going to be beneficial.

TIA.

Don.

Abnshrek · 10-22-2012, 04:50 PM

I never had a problem w/ city / town water and my banana's. :^)

sunfish · 10-22-2012, 05:16 PM

I have dragon tree watered with city water no problems

cincinnana · 10-22-2012, 08:39 PM

I water with city water also...no problems...bananas will get brown edges sometimes.

Nicolas Naranja · 10-22-2012, 08:47 PM

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Originally Posted by donddr

I have several dracaena plants, or dragon tree. The ends of the leaves, about an inch or so, was turning brown. I was told by other friends that have these that they just do that. Then someone told me its because of the city water supply. I started buying cheap sprin and distilled water. The new leaves didnt brown and now that I have been watering them that way for some time the issue has cleared up. Now that I have Banana plants, I notice that the very ends of the leaves turn brown like the dragon trees did. Not as much, but the plants are much different size. Would switching the water for the bananas stop the leaf ends from browing or do they just do that? I would switch now but the logistics of buying and storing the amount of water my Bananas use is not what I want to do until I know its going to be beneficial.

TIA.

Don.

It is possible that the chlorine or flouride levels are too high?

CountryBoy1981 · 10-22-2012, 11:40 PM

I saw in one of the other threads about discussions of city water having either chlorine or chlorinade (not exactly what it was but I don't remember the name of it) with chlorine not building up in the soil but chlorinade does build up?

sunfish · 10-23-2012, 07:43 AM

How Does Water Quality Affect Growing Plants? | Garden Guides

Our hose filter removes more than 90% of chlorine in city water with an nearly unnoticeable decrease in water pressure

hanabananaman · 10-23-2012, 09:57 AM

With sensitve plants I will periodically get some RO water, adjust the PH as needed and give them a flush. They always perk up a little. Right now in my yard there is 110 gallons of water in barrels that dechlorinated overnight. I have an aerator oxygenating it for an hour or 2 and then I will adjust PH and water. I have had a few plants perk up right after transplant by doing this, they looked better than when I bought them hours earlier and they were not dryed out at all before being transplanted. Plants really like the proper PH, you will see a difference if your water is less than ideal. I am going to get a calcium filter soon because my water is very hard.
Good luck
Larry

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