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Sort of Sunny Sometimes, WA

Sooo. . . I got a preliminary report back on our well water and the iron content is 1.4 ppm. What does that mean for my future patch? pH is 6.8, manganese is .01 and that's all I know for now. I'll be getting the soil tested as soon as I can walk into the patch without sinking to my knees in mud.

11/16/2006 10:48:19 PM

Follansbee, Wv

A lot depends on the current Iron levels in the soil. I wouldn't be too concerned with 1.4PPM.

11/18/2006 12:01:11 PM

Montoursville, PA

It's OK in my book. Just do not add products like Ironite.

11/18/2006 3:43:57 PM

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Not an issue for your plants in most cases.

I'd be more concerned with drinking it so I just ran a Google. It looks like that's a non-issue too.

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The most common water complaints are those of red water, laundry spotting, metallic tastes, and staining of plumbing fixtures. These are usually due to the presence of iron above 0.3 mg/l.
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So the iron is not a health hazard either. You just won't be challenging Poland Springs or Evian any time soon. LOL

11/18/2006 7:35:47 PM

sevierville, Tn

don't wash anything white in it. It won't stay white for long if you do.

11/18/2006 10:52:15 PM

Sort of Sunny Sometimes, WA

Yeah, and think of all the money I'm going to save on Geritol. . .
thanks for the info!

11/22/2006 5:08:57 PM

Montoursville, PA

Somewhere along the way of discovery it is important to know if you have organic iron or metalic iron or both. Then the local authorities will tell you what the common practice is to treat them.

As to gardening it would seem to me that an investment in a 200 mesh stainless steel screen in the system would prevent many a headache. A T-Y with a back flush function in plastic, from Dripworks will cost less than twenty bucks. A second item in the Dripworks line is a magnetic water conditioner. It works very well with metalic iron. Check out these two items if you have to live with iron in the system.

Just don't get bogged down in this great water or the iron in your blood may turn to lead elsewhere in your system. :)

11/26/2006 6:59:35 PM