Sally Pate · Gardenality Seed · Zone 8A · 10° to 15° F
Yes it did help. I'm trying to figure out why when I buy publix plants when I water them with tap water they start wilting and eventually die.They are bone dry so I water them with my tap water and they start to wilt the next day. So I let them dry out for a couple of day but they keep dying. I bought a gardenia from them and I put it in my yard and only water with well water and it is thriving. I bought roses and watered them with my tap water and soon after they died. My husband says the same thing that our tap water shouldn't cause that. He also said that I wasn't over water them. Also when I try to grow cutting and I use tap water it takes them forever to put off roots. they don't do very well. When I use well water they start putting off roots and are doing good in a couple of weeks.

Brent Wilson · Gardenality Administrator · Zone 8A · 10° to 15° F
It could be the type of plant? Are the one's dying houseplants? Also could be some kind of shock due to buying them from a grocery store, where the environment is cool, and then moving them to your home where the environment might be warmer? Keep in mind that grocery stores and mass merchants who sell plants are not really set up to care for and water them properly. That's why they were "bone dry" when you bought them. Our nursery and garden center checks and hand waters plants on a daily basis to ensure they are healthy when customers purchase them. One thing for sure, if you have well water I would recommend using it for watering. I have both a bored well and city water and always use the well water to water both indoor and outdoor plants. The well water will have more nutrients and minerals. City water has been stripped and then there's the flouride and chlorine they add to it. We filter our drinking and bath water.