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Old 13-Feb-2007   #10
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Originally Posted by soltan
I had the salt content of my water tested by the people who test my pool salt content. I was given the reading of 0.4 ppt Wich I take as parts per thousand.(

The reading of .4 ppt which corresponds at about .4 gm/liter and a conductivity reading of about 0.6 millihos/cm is a very low salt content. Normally plants are sensitive to salt concentrations that give a reading of more than 2.0 to 4.0 millihos/cm.
As suggested by repotter, give them for the time being a good flushing or drenching until repotting time when you can change the soil content.
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