Quote Originally Posted by ozzyleven
Just out of curiousity, how much of a difference would aerating your water prior to watering with an airstone make, compared to watering with tap water? It sounds like a pretty good idea, just makes we wonder why it isn't common practice

It is a common practice, 'round here, brah:rastasmoke:

And, I guess it would depend on where you get the tap water.
If you get it from a faucet with an aerator, you're all set.
If you get it from a hose bib, and let it sit, it will "go flat"
Lots of folks let their tap water sit in buckets for a while believing it will allow the Chlorine to dissipate.
Not true!
This just lets the dissolved air dissipate.
Then it makes it a good mosquito nursery!

Most tap water nowadays is treated with chloramine, a compound, not a gas. It will not dissipate.

Fortunately it does not hurt plants, (though it WILL kill fish).

You don't have to get all fancy with airstones and all, either.
Half filling a gallon jug with water and shakin' it like a red-headed step-child will do the job.


That said, putting an airstone in soil is an unknown.
Roots do not really use oxygen directly, as far as I know. (trust me, it's not all that far, so ya might wanna look that up,ya)?
I think they do need/use oxygen dissolved in water.
Conventional wisdom and common sense tell us that drying out roots kills them.
Konvict here, is willing to challenge conventional wisdom with an experiment..
Goodonya K. you just might surprise me here.
I'd like that.
Either way, it adds to the Gestalt of information.

Disclamer:
To the best of my knowledge, no red-headed step-children were harmed while composing this post.

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