AllanC Posted April 8, 2021 Report Share Posted April 8, 2021 I am trying to find out if my tap water is soft enough for sarracenia smoorii. Please find below the official water classification . Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Calcium Hardness (mg/l) 27.6 Magnesium (mg/l) 0.6 Potassium (mg/l) 0.3 Calcium (mg/l) 10.1 Total Hardness (mg CaCO3/l) 11.1 Clark English Degrees 1.9 French Degrees 2.8 German Degrees 1.5 NI Hardness Classification Soft Thanks in advance Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guy Posted April 8, 2021 Report Share Posted April 8, 2021 Goodness, that water's amazingly low in hardness. Well, low in everything, actually! It's not tap water is it? If it is you're a lucky person. It'll be fine for Sarracenia. Have fun growing it. Guy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AllanC Posted April 9, 2021 Author Report Share Posted April 9, 2021 So suitable for pitchers ? And yes its tapwater Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunc Posted April 17, 2021 Report Share Posted April 17, 2021 You could bottle that water and sell it on here it's so soft!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AllanC Posted October 2, 2025 Author Report Share Posted October 2, 2025 Just bumping this with latest water quality report for comparison. My sarracenia smoori has since passed away a few years now and i am assuming it wasn't the water. Thinking of getting another sarracenia but don't know whether to get one now as a near dormant or wait until spring time. Latest water quality Total Hardness (mg/l) 10.7 Magnesium (mg/l) 0.9 Potassium (mg/l) 0.5 Calcium (mg/l) 9.2 Total Hardness (mg CaCO3/l) 26.8 Clark English Degrees 1.9 French Degrees 2.7 German Degrees 1.5 NI Hardness Classification Soft Dishwasher Setting 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AllanC Posted October 2, 2025 Author Report Share Posted October 2, 2025 The Total Hardness (mg CaCO3/l) appears to have jumped from 11 to close to 27 but not sure if thats a typo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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