Water quality for plants.

[Richard Hole]

Hi

Does the quality of water make much difference to the growth of carnivorous plants? We have reasonably soft water in the town area at Tolga in North Queensland, Australia. It does not have much pollution and is fit for drinking. However, it has chlorine added to it. I already have bought an Alphion alkalizer and ionizer water treatment system for drinking from https://alkaway.infusionsoft.com/go/ahp/ . However, this would not produce enough volume of water to water a whole garden. Although the water may be better for the plants than the below magnetized water system because the Alphion water filters the water.

However, the unfiltered magnetic system would have advantages because it outputs a greater quantity of water.
The magnetized water systems supposed to increase the growth of plants significantly.
They claim:
“Magnetic treatment breaks up the molecules to smaller clusters allowing them to pass through plant capillaries more readily. After magnetization, the molecules line up in sequence “+-+-“ resulting in reduced surface tension, reduced viscosity, increased dissolvability, increased permeability and increased oxygen content hence making nutrients more readily available to our body, plants and soils. Water is then said to be biologically “alive”.”
More information on the system which can magnetize all the water on your property is at http://www.waterforlife.net.au

The Alphion system is supposed to be similar except it purifies the water. It also has magnets. In one of it’s outlets the system produces a high PH water which is worse for plants but better for drinking. However, the Alphion alkalizer system also passes the acid water out a separate outlet and this could be good for plants. If it is too acid, both the acid and alkaline water could be mixed to produce the correct PH water.

Would the water be much better for plants if these chemicals are filtered out?

On another note, does it matter what material the trays are made from that are used to stand the plants in water. For example aluminium or plastic could be used. Some parts could be sealed by silicon. Some of these things can be toxic to the plants in the soil. However, the small quantities leaching out of the trays may be so small it may not matter. Is this so?

Your help is appreciated,
Regards Richard.