Bad Phal

[Vanda lover]

We had water with white powder where we used to live. I used r/o water, rain water, melted snow or water from my dehumidifier.

[No-Pro-mwa]

Yes it is not fun great water to drink but I do put it through a brita. I don't even know what r/o water is, I hear people talking about it but what is it? When I go to town I can get town water, because I live out in the country. But I get town water and it doesn't do that. I have an old neighbor that is 95 I look some what after and I just get water from his apartment in town, small town just had to add that.

Oh he use to be a neighbor but sold his place now lives in town. And forgot to say said orchid is in it's new home lets hope for the best. Went ahead and repoted a couple of others on in sphagnum that I was waiting to stop blooming but I had the mix so I did it.

Hope it's happy as I don't think it was in the moss.

[Vanda lover]

r/o is reverse osmosis.

[Skayc1]

so how do you get reverse osmosis water?

[Discus]

Originally Posted by Skayc1

so how do you get reverse osmosis water?

You buy it from a shop that sells it, or you install a reverse osmosis filter to make your own.
In most places, rainwater is perfectly adequate if you can rig up a way to collect it.

[No-Pro-mwa]

I collect all the rain water that I can but I have also used my well water. Could be some of my problem, I don't know but my garden and all my house plants do well on it I think, no pun intended

I put it in plastic gal jugs but several years ago my neighbor gave me some of his plastic cat litter jugs and they hold allot more water and work fantastic. I also bought a big rain barrel last year best thing I ever did. It does have to be empty by winter however. I did use it last year for some of my outside plants but this year I think I will save it all for my orchids.

Now don't yell at me but I use the same water to water all my orchids, I know, I know that could spread disease. Is that the only reason you are not to do this. If I don't I would never have enough water. It doesn't rain that much in Wyoming you know.

How expensive is it to get a r/o water filter?

[brn_thmbs]

Originally Posted by No-Pro-mwa

I collect all the rain water that I can...

Now don't yell at me but I use the same water to water all my orchids, I know, I know that could spread disease. Is that the only reason you are not to do this. If I don't I would never have enough water.

I do this too sometimes.
*runsandhides*

Originally Posted by No-Pro-mwa

How expensive is it to get a r/o water filter?

Too rich for my blood... Couple hondos for a good system from what I've read.

[Skayc1]

how do you keep bugs from getting in rain water that you collect.

[Vanda lover]

Originally Posted by Skayc1

how do you keep bugs from getting in rain water that you collect.

Most rain barrels have screens in the top. Just put screening over your container.

[No-Pro-mwa]

Yes it is a 50 gal water barrel they were selling last year,wish I would have gotten another this year but I may get one in the next town as they have some there. It has a topper with holes and they have screens in them so you can put it under a rain gutter but stuff doesn't get in there.

There is bird poop that gets in there from off the roof if it hasn't rained in a while but I figure that's fertilizer. But for the winter I store it in either gal jugs or like I said am using cat litter plastic jugs that are 3 or 4 gal's I think. Works pretty good for me. I have an under ground garage the I put them in.