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good info greendesert, others were guessing. Talked with an expert at Leslies, he says pretty much what you said.
Cyanuric acid is not bad for lawns or plants but, its the chlorine that will kill them. remember if you have a pool with high cyanuric acid that you have what they call a chlorine lock which means if you've added chlorine and its not getting rid of algae, then you will be high in chlorine and shouldn't water plants with it. Best to test water to see if high in chlorine. Hope I didn't confuse you.
Rule of thumb, if you wouldn't drink it or give it to your animals, then I wouldn't give it to my plants. Pool water changes the normal chemistry for what mother nature intended for plants to survive. Green pool water is the worst.
That might be good advise, but I can think of a lot of water I wouldn't drink, but I would use for plants. I have no idea about the pool water. It is an interesting question though.
Pool water changes the normal chemistry for what mother nature intended for plants to survive. Green pool water is the worst.
Ironically enough, green pool water is full of algae. I'm not sure if algae are full fledged members of the plant family, but I'd probably lean the other way and assume that the water was not toxic to plant life.
I dump 2-3 feet out of my pool every fall when I do winter prep. I just put it on the lawn, or use it to water trees I've just planted. No issues yet. But I do follow a simple chemical protocol - bleach, muriatic acid, and cyanuric acid when needed.
good info greendesert, others were guessing. Talked with an expert at Leslies, he says pretty much what you said.
Cyanuric acid is not bad for lawns or plants but, its the chlorine that will kill them. remember if you have a pool with high cyanuric acid that you have what they call a chlorine lock which means if you've added chlorine and its not getting rid of algae, then you will be high in chlorine and shouldn't water plants with it. Best to test water to see if high in chlorine. Hope I didn't confuse you.
Now that we're well into the month of October it must be the things on everyone's to do list. This is what we found. We've been using the water a little at a time (on the hardier perennial bushes, hostas, etc.) and so far so good
One quick idea before you head off to recycle your pool water. Allowing the chlorine to evaporate from your pool will essentially turn your pool water into gray water, which is perfect for watering your garden.
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