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#88420 January 4th, 2007 at 09:56 AM
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I think i just did the WORST possible thing I could do to my houseplants...every one of them! eek 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.. ters
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!!! ters ters

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

#88422 January 4th, 2007 at 12:15 PM
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ive done the same thing mark! mine were ok, clean the bottle out with hot dish soap water

#88423 January 5th, 2007 at 08:28 AM
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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 p

#88424 January 5th, 2007 at 09:03 AM
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I am sure that if they havent died by now....they should be fine Mark. thumbup

#88425 January 5th, 2007 at 09:12 AM
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Thanks, everyone... now.. if only my wonder eggs would sprout... lala laugh laugh laugh

#88426 January 5th, 2007 at 09:14 AM
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Mine sprouted, but they seem to be standing still,
Frozen in time I guess.

My white chenile is up and looking good.

dodge

#88427 January 5th, 2007 at 09:14 AM
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Those things from what i understand...take forever, so i am sure they will.

#88428 January 5th, 2007 at 09:24 AM
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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.

#88429 January 5th, 2007 at 09:29 AM
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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)

#88430 January 5th, 2007 at 12:38 PM
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nutz cliver and dodge got me confused laugh

#88431 January 5th, 2007 at 12:50 PM
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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? Duh

#88432 January 5th, 2007 at 02:43 PM
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thumbup thanks Rita! never knew that,
always did think ammonia smelled like cat pee! that stuff stinks! laugh shocked dont realy think it is cat pee, just smells bad,

#88433 January 5th, 2007 at 09:40 PM
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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

#88434 January 6th, 2007 at 04:42 AM
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laugh laugh laugh my vegies never do live long!

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

#88435 January 14th, 2007 at 11:29 PM
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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.

#88436 January 15th, 2007 at 12:03 AM
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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

#88437 January 15th, 2007 at 12:40 AM
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My wonder eggs sprouted last week... they are all aobut 2-3 inches tall... thumbup

I like your new signature button, dodge! thumbup

#88438 January 15th, 2007 at 01:36 AM
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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.


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