> Ive read that you can use tap water if it sits out for at least
> 24hours. How bad is it still for plants? I am leaving for the week and
> dont have time to get distilled water (being a carless college student)
> before I leave. Will my plants be ok for a week?
Depends rather on what the tap water was like to begin with. Leaving
it to stand would probably allow any chlorine (if added as a
disinfectant) to disperse, but it wouldn't do anything about
alkalinity which is the usual problem. I'd think though that
the plants should be OK for a week whatever sort of water you
give them - just flush them out with the proper stuff afterwards.
-- Clarke Brunt (clarke@brunt.demon.co.uk)