De-Chlorinate the Water!
For best results
NON-CHLORINATED WATER PLEASE
While chlorine won’t kill plants directly, its intent is to kill
bacteria and microorganisms! Compost tea contains these
bacteria and microorganisms that are necessary and benefi-
cial to plant health.
If you can, please take one of the following steps:
•
The easiest and most economical step is to let water set
out in an open container (a bowl or bucket with a large sur-
face area) for more than 24 hours. This is at a room tempera-
ture of 70 degrees F or warmer (if the temperature is cooler
let it set longer).
•
If you don’t want to wait that long, you can boil water for
15 minutes or so and let it cool back to room temperature
prior to use.
•
Collect rain water.
•
Use water from an untreated well.
•
Use distilled water (Not bottled drinking water. It usually
still contains chlorine in the sealed container).
•
Run water through an active carbon filter (before mixing).
De-Chlorinate the
Water!
