Irrigation water has a too high degree of hardness depending on the region. So here are a few tips today on how to soften your irrigation water.
From 8° dH, the water is generally only considered to have an increased degree of hardness and from 15° dH it is said to be hard water. You should generally not treat water that is harder than 21° dH for plant care.
But how do you find out how hard the water is? Quite simply: so-called indicator sticks are available in the garden market. With these you can easily measure the hardness of your water. If the test shows that the water is too hard, then you should use the tips below to soften the irrigation water.
5 tips on how to soften irrigation water
Tip 1 - hang peat bags in the irrigation water:
You can, for example, soften the water by pouring the water into a water container of the right size and hanging a bag of peat in it. For this purpose you should ideally fill the peat in a disused nylon stocking. Depending on the size of the container, you may need to use several peat bags.
Tip 2 - Put wood in the water:
Alternatively, you can also soften the irrigation water by placing a larger piece of wood in a water container.
Tip 3 - Add vitamin C:
Water becomes significantly softer if you add pure vitamin C to the water.
Tip 4 - Mix tap water with well water:
You can also mix conventional tap water with pure well water. In this way you also achieve a far better degree of hardness.
Tip 5 - Boil the irrigation water:
You can also boil tap water at 60 degrees for the purpose of watering plants in small quantities. For larger quantities, this method is certainly too expensive due to the electricity costs involved.