Water for BLSC and BLKH

This is the place to discuss Organic lawncare.
Post Reply
MolJawa
Posts: 2
Joined: June 14th, 2018, 10:06 am
Location: St Louis, MO
Grass Type: tall fescue
Lawn Size: 1000-3000
Level: Novice

Water for BLSC and BLKH

Post by MolJawa » October 4th, 2018, 12:18 pm

I live in an area where tap water is treated with chloramine to prevent the growth of pathogens. Unlike regular chlorine, the chloramine will not evaproate off if left out in an open container. The chloramine has a clear negative effect in baking, as it kills the yeast in bread and pastry dough and prevents a proper rise in the oven. I am curious as to how this would translate to BLKH. I wouldn't think it would have much effect in BLSC, but would it be worth my time to mix up BLKH with bottled or distilled water instead of tap water? Clearly my sprinklers use water with chloramine, I'm just thinking about the long term storage of the concentrated BLKH in the presence of chloramaine. Thoughts?

User avatar
Dchall_San_Antonio
Posts: 3341
Joined: December 17th, 2008, 1:53 am
Location: San Antonio, Texas
Grass Type: St Augustine
Lawn Size: 5000-10000
Level: Advanced

Re: Water for BLSC and BLKH

Post by Dchall_San_Antonio » January 8th, 2019, 1:19 pm

The purpose of adding soap to the soil is to break the surface tension of the water allowing it to penetrate more deeply into the soil. I'm not a chemist, but I don't see why chloramine would make any difference as to the effectiveness of that process.

Post Reply

Who is online

Users browsing this forum: No registered users and 6 guests