[londongardener]

I have run out of rainwater, is there anything I can do to make tap water more palatable?

[janiejakemum]

Ive heard letting it stand for a day or so might help, failing that prey for rain...

[HLS]

I've heard of people putting a teabag in a watering can and letting it stand overnight.  Can't confirm that it works, though, as I haven't got blueberries (yet!).

[gillie]

There is nothing you can easily do to remove the lime from London water.  In an emergency you could water your plants with de-ionised water sold in garages or hardware stores for topping up batteries or using in steam irons.  A longer term solution if you have a lot of lime sensitive plants might be to install your own de-ioniser.

You could also try watering with Sequestrine, which does not remove the lime but compensates for it.

Gillie

[londongardener]

There is nothing you can easily do to remove the lime from London water.  In an emergency you could water your plants with de-ionised water sold in garages or hardware stores for topping up batteries or using in steam irons.  A longer term solution if you have a lot of lime sensitive plants might be to install your own de-ioniser.

You could also try watering with Sequestrine, which does not remove the lime but compensates for it.

Gillie

Not sure if that is 100% true.  I think that some natural acids might precipiate it out - but don't know which ones.  If you had lots of pine needles that might solve the problem (I don't  have though).

[londongardener]

http://yourorganicgardeningblog.com/growing-blueberries-organic-tips/

http://www.motherearthnews.com/Real-Food/Growing-Blueberries.aspx

[Dominic]

Chicken Poo is acidic, I just dump loads of that on mine.

Mine isnt doing too well at the moment, but, it is in a bad spot and is losing to hedge type thing I need to roundup.

[mountainvicar]

I  add some vinigar to tap water if I have to use it to water bleuberrys.

I use about 50/75ml added to a large watering can and leave it to stand abit before useing.

Also you can get special ericasious fertiliser to help with the Iron uptake problem.

[mumofstig]

have a look here http://chat.allotment-garden.org/index.php?topic=40586.0