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It really depends on the quality and nature of the water you have available to you, essentially from the hose. Detroit area water is rated as some of the best in the country so I don't worry about water quality and use it right from the hose. Other parts of the country may have high contents of this that and other stuff, you just have to figure out where you stand. Usually leaving the water to stand for a few days to percolate out sediments and the like is enough but some chemicals may not respond this way. A water purification system may give you what you need.

DO NOT USE SOFT WATER. Water that has gone through a water softening process runs the risk of having toxic levels of salt in it and is not fit for bonsai.

2-Jan-2006	#3
Vance Wood bonsaiTALK ArchMaster Join Date: Sep-2002 Location: Roseville Michigan Country: USA USDA Zone: 5/6 AHS Heat Zone: ? Posts: 2,371	It really depends on the quality and nature of the water you have available to you, essentially from the hose. Detroit area water is rated as some of the best in the country so I don't worry about water quality and use it right from the hose. Other parts of the country may have high contents of this that and other stuff, you just have to figure out where you stand. Usually leaving the water to stand for a few days to percolate out sediments and the like is enough but some chemicals may not respond this way. A water purification system may give you what you need. DO NOT USE SOFT WATER. Water that has gone through a water softening process runs the risk of having toxic levels of salt in it and is not fit for bonsai. __________________ The only finished bonsai is a dead one; me 1992 MABA Des Moines Iowa