Re: rainwater/lightning

thanley (thanley@why.net)
Sun, 15 Sep 1996 14:47:07 +0000

> Just a comment. If you use rainwater, it contains nitrogen. I'm not sure
> who told me this but, I was told that lightning causes a reaction of
> somesort, that ends up producing nitrogen. I find that plants watered
> with rainwater tend to grow much better for me than when watered with
> other sources of water.

to carl and others
I have also been told lighning storms cause reactions in the atmosphere.
this actually came to me via a family friend who was a retired
waetherman in the north texas area with many years experience. For this
reason I have always tested the PH of all rainwater when possible. I
have found variation, but am unsure if it may also be due to suspended
dirt, etc. in the air. I would assume the first storm would wash the sky
clean and so on.. We don't get that many long sustained lighting storms
in our area. I do, however, automatically catch, maintain, and water
with this water. this keeps 128 gallons on hand and refreshed each time
it rains
bye for now
tom hanley