Re: rainwater

Ken@casadyg.com
Mon, 16 Sep 96 13:50:56 PDT

> Just a comment. If you use rainwater, it contains nitrogen. I'm not sure
> who told me this but, I was told that lightning causes a reaction of
> somesort, that ends up producing nitrogen. I find that plants watered
> with rainwater tend to grow much better for me than when watered
with other sources of water.

Today, at lunch, I heard a program on the radio called "Earth & Sky." It
just so happened that they discussed this phenomenon. Apparently, it
involves dialectic Nitrogen (I hope that is right!) which is in the
atmosphere (2 free atoms of Nitrogen). The electrical charge from the
lightning actually bonds the nitrogen to an oxygen atom creating
Nitrogen-Oxygen. It is also true that "pollutants" carry quite a bit of
nitrogen with them, but they are not as easily absorbed by the plant as
the Nitrogen-Oxygen is. So rainwater IS better than "pure" water.

It would stand to reason as well, that if you could add a very small
amount of Nitrogen to the "pure" water it would be almost as beneficial
as rainwater. Any thoughts? (SuperThrive??)

Ken C.