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Old January 5, 2010   #15
huntsman
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Originally Posted by TZ-OH6 View Post
Most peoples' city tap water is/should be around pH8. The water companies keep it that high so that it doesn't corrode pipes. It shouldn't be a problem for tomatoes. Most water sensitive plants need low TDS water (total dissolved solids), meaning purified-reverse osmosis water, rather than pH adjustment from adding more chemicals/acids. SMany times fertilizer solutions from crystaline fertilizers are too acidic and must have "pH Up" chemicals added to them, especially if they are being used for container plants in areas where the tap water is not hard enough.
This wouldn't cause BER, though, surely TZ?

Thanks for the input, dice.
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