Today, at lunch, I heard a program on the radio called "Earth & Sky." It
just so happened that they discussed this phenomenon. Apparently, it
involves dialectic Nitrogen (I hope that is right!) which is in the
atmosphere (2 free atoms of Nitrogen). The electrical charge from the
lightning actually bonds the nitrogen to an oxygen atom creating
Nitrogen-Oxygen. It is also true that "pollutants" carry quite a bit of
nitrogen with them, but they are not as easily absorbed by the plant as
the Nitrogen-Oxygen is. So rainwater IS better than "pure" water.
It would stand to reason as well, that if you could add a very small
amount of Nitrogen to the "pure" water it would be almost as beneficial
as rainwater. Any thoughts? (SuperThrive??)
Ken C.