Some decent rain after a dry spell is always welcome. You can water all day long with a hose, but the difference good rain makes you just can’t beat! 

I am convinced that plants know the difference between rain and the hose. They perk right up even if they are well watered . I don’t usually water anything but the soil and I spend a lot of time watering but one good rain and they look much better! Harry

AMAZING!!! Harry

11 hours ago, Harry’s Palms said:

I am convinced that plants know the difference between rain and the hose. They perk right up even if they are well watered . I don’t usually water anything but the soil and I spend a lot of time watering but one good rain and they look much better! Harry

Me too. Our tap water is sourced from city wells so it’s very hard. Lots of calcium and high ph. We’ve had lots of springtime rain up here so everything looks so happy especially after the HOT month of March. By summer’s end, some of my palms have brown tipping as the calcium salts build up in the soil. I do try to flush the soil around the more affected palms with the garden hose periodically and that seems to help a lot. 

13 hours ago, Harry’s Palms said:

I am convinced that plants know the difference between rain and the hose. They perk right up even if they are well watered . I don’t usually water anything but the soil and I spend a lot of time watering but one good rain and they look much better! Harry

To me all the hose does is keep them alive, but the nitrogen in the rainwater is the best fertigate system one can have. 
Richard 

13 hours ago, Harry’s Palms said:

AMAZING!!! Harry

Licuala pelata var sumowongii, super sun tolerant! 
Richard 

2 hours ago, Jim in Los Altos said:

Me too. Our tap water is sourced from city wells so it’s very hard. Lots of calcium and high ph. We’ve had lots of springtime rain up here so everything looks so happy especially after the HOT month of March. By summer’s end, some of my palms have brown tipping as the calcium salts build up in the soil. I do try to flush the soil around the more affected palms with the garden hose periodically and that seems to help a lot. 

Iam so glad iam not on town water, flouride they can have on their own. I have a note for water that’s a bit high in iron thankfully the palms dont seem to mind it, although I have lost some small batches of palms, not to sure if it’s the iron, but they damp off so most likely grower mistake. What are your thoughts on acid rain? 

1 hour ago, happypalms said:

Iam so glad iam not on town water, flouride they can have on their own. I have a note for water that’s a bit high in iron thankfully the palms dont seem to mind it, although I have lost some small batches of palms, not to sure if it’s the iron, but they damp off so most likely grower mistake. What are your thoughts on acid rain? 

No fluoride in our water here thankfully. Acid rain has significantly improved here over the last two decades and is no longer considered a major threat to the environment. I’ve measured the ph of  rain water here a number of times and it’s always been about neutral. Our tap water is very alkaline however so I need to keep lots of acidifying organics on the soil here.  

4 hours ago, Jim in Los Altos said:

No fluoride in our water here thankfully. Acid rain has significantly improved here over the last two decades and is no longer considered a major threat to the environment. I’ve measured the ph of  rain water here a number of times and it’s always been about neutral. Our tap water is very alkaline however so I need to keep lots of acidifying organics on the soil here.  

Yes our government still puts chemicals in our drinking water. I do remember some 34 years ago in high school learning about acid rain in Europe, with the Black Forest dying due to it. I have tank water I drink at my home, so iam quite spoilt for water quality.