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I think i just did the WORST possible thing I could do to my houseplants...every one of them! That includes a jade, an aloe, a prickly pear, an Amaryllis, my wonder egg seeds, lucky bamboo, and lots more... I've been watering them with a... windex spray bottle... I thought it was washed out REALLY good, but I sprayed some on my hand today, and I 'detected' slight traces of windex in the water..
I've been watering everything with that for 5 days or so, and have not seen anything bad happening to them, other than my wonder eggs not sprouting yet, but I think that's normal...
DID I KILL MY plants!!!

nah, they should be fine. just wash the bottle more, and use a cup in the meantime.

ive done the same thing mark! mine were ok, clean the bottle out with hot dish soap water

How bout washing out your bottle with a tblsp. of bleach in the water ....

That kills lots ......

Dont worry if you killed them.. I know where you can find more..

dodge

I am sure that if they havent died by now....they should be fine Mark.

Thanks, everyone... now.. if only my wonder eggs would sprout...

Mine sprouted, but they seem to be standing still,
Frozen in time I guess.

My white chenile is up and looking good.

dodge

Those things from what i understand...take forever, so i am sure they will.

Windex is ammonia - methane/ammonia where part of the primordial soup that spawned life on this planet - it is thought. In an aquarium - ammonia would be turned in to nitrates for the plants by the process of the nitrosamine digesting the waste of fish that turned in to ammonia.

They should live.

My house plants did great when I did a water change on a few 35 gallon fish tanks.

cliver

ah ah .right

I may add to that......When fish go to the bathroom ......There is ammonia in that ??
Presto...........your plants wont die. Heck were good folks on here.

dodge;o)

cliver and dodge got me confused

Sibyl .... Meaning Ammonia is a natural occurance in nature.. ex.. all animals go to the bathroom in the woods urine being the ammonia soooo it will not inhibite your plants as in such a diluted amount..
Hope that helped a bit?

thanks Rita! never knew that,
always did think ammonia smelled like cat pee! that stuff stinks! dont realy think it is cat pee, just smells bad,

sibyl

ha ha
Your no farmer......
Yes manure is what it is called on the farm.
It is the best food for the crops.....
Now with fish,,,,my sister saves the dirty water for the outside plants ............Good stuff for feeding plants??????

Sound more efficient Now?

dodge

my vegies never do live long!

i know manure is good for plants and roses love old fish water

dodge, my wonder egg sprouts seemed frozen in time too. Good phrase for it. Finally the other day they put out their third leaf!!! It has taken a long time!!

Hang in their Mark, yours will sprout!!
OH!!! by now I think they did.

Did everybuddys
Wonder egg sprout?

SOme wasnt..

Hope they did .....I planted peppers this morning .

Someone sent begonia seeds, they are already sprouted......

What else are we growning now/

dodge

My wonder eggs sprouted last week... they are all aobut 2-3 inches tall...

I like your new signature button, dodge!

badplanter,

I am so glad you made it .. Whee we must all stick together....;o)

Thanks for viewing my new sig button..I didnt see it yet.. Here goes.

dodge

Thanks......

Now I seen it .. Ilike it too . That was my White christmas cactus from a seed lady in california......I love it too.