Billy wrote:
>>
>> Rain water has nitrogen in it. City water does not. Plants love
>> nitrogen.
>>
>> Depends where you live and the size of your garden. I have five 55
>> gallon rain barrels and works just fine for me. It rains often
>> enough in Michigan were I do not need that much extra water. Just
>> enough to get through those slightly drier August summers. If it
>> really gets dry, I put an inline hose filter and the water the
>> garden. I am on a well system and chlorine is not a problem for me.
> Explain how you have nitrogen in your rain water, and no chlorine in
> your well, please.
One of the natural methods of fixing atmospheric nitrogen is in lightning
storms, the spark zaps nitrogen and oxygen together to make oxides of
nitrogen which dissolve in rain. I am not sure how important this is
compared to biological fixation in any case it would depend on the frequency
of storms.
David
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>> Rain water has nitrogen in it. City water does not. Plants love
>> nitrogen.
>>
>> Depends where you live and the size of your garden. I have five 55
>> gallon rain barrels and works just fine for me. It rains often
>> enough in Michigan were I do not need that much extra water. Just
>> enough to get through those slightly drier August summers. If it
>> really gets dry, I put an inline hose filter and the water the
>> garden. I am on a well system and chlorine is not a problem for me.
> Explain how you have nitrogen in your rain water, and no chlorine in
> your well, please.