Hello

[westgebo]

Hello everyone. I gardened in PA for years and in 1980 I went west.  I live in n-central Wyoming where we have been running 95-103 degrees this summer. Tomatoes have been a problem every year here but when I add my well water which is really high in sodium and they have been impossible. This year I have two Earth Boxes and I haul water from town for my tomatoes and they are doing beautifully!!! Steady growth and abundant fruit. Can't wait for that first red one!

[cushman350]

Too bad you can't use well water, could it be filtered in some way?

[westgebo]

Sadly no, there is no way, short of reverse osmosis to remove sodium. I checked with some water gurus and the sodium is completely in solution and filters don't affect it.
Gypsum helps neutralize salts but not enough for a lot of plants. We can run our house on the well water. Livestock does fine.
Reverse osmosis is impractical for our situation. So by golly, if I'm going to have the joy of a homegrown tomato I'll haul water!
Thanks for the thought though

[cushman350]

Sadly no, there is no way, short of reverse osmosis to remove sodium. I checked with some water gurus and the sodium is completely in solution and filters don't affect it.
Gypsum helps neutralize salts but not enough for a lot of plants. We can run our house on the well water. Livestock does fine.
Reverse osmosis is impractical for our situation. So by golly, if I'm going to have the joy of a homegrown tomato I'll haul water!
Thanks for the thought though

Let's see, construct a solar furnace to distill the water, leaving the salts, deicer for the sidewalks and distilled water for the EBs.

[westgebo]

My two boxes are going through about 5 gallons of water/day right now.that would take a pretty darn big solar furnace! But if I build it, I'll cut you in on the profits cause I'll market that beauty

[Sun City Linda]

Welcome Westgebo!  Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain (named Cushman.)  LOL 

[PaulB]

Can you build a rainwater catchment system?