Tips To Avoid Fluoride Toxicity in Plants from City Waters

Conspiracy theories are all around us. It’s a large part of why our websites exists. Well, if you are a fan of conspiracy theories, here’s one you should familiarize yourself with because it affects you, if you use your tap water. We are talking about the fluoride in your water. “Fluoride in my water?” Is what you might be thinking. Yes, the folks who take care of our water supply put fluoride in it.

Why would they do that? Well, they do it because the government feels that adding fluoride to our water supply helps us. The program was first implemented in the United States in the 1940s so children who were poor could get the cavity fighting fluoride they need. In the United States the American Medical Association, the American Dental Association, and the CDC all supported the adding fluoride in the tap water of United States residents.

While the government might think that adding fluoride to water supply is necessary, times have changed since the 1940s and fluoride is regularly available in other products in today’s market. This excess fluoride isn’t good for us, but it is especially bad for our plants. By time you get done with this article you will be filtering your water and purchasing a rain barrel. In fact, if that’s the case, you should check out some kink free hoses here, which can get the fluoride free water to your gorgeous garden.

Negative Effects

Your tap water flows to your house filled with excess fluoride because the government decides it’s good for you. Upon ingestion, humans may see signs of fluoride toxicity such as gastrointestinal irritation, hyper salivation, vomiting and diarrhea. In severe cases, signs may include seizures or organ failure. Knowing its effects on the body, you can imagine it’s impact on other living things.

Still, when it comes to our drinking, this problem can be easily remedied by filtering it out. As for the green living things in our homes and gardens we have to take a few extra steps. So, here are some things we found out can happen when your plants are exposed to too much fluoride.

Damaged Tissue

When fluoride toxicity starts to take over your plant, dead tissues begin to appear on the outsides and tips of the leaves begin to show. They might turn brown or yellow and break apart and turn dry. These signs are not only signs of a fluoride poisoning your plants so make sure they aren’t suffering from drought stress or a salon overdose.

Still, when your plants have had too much fluoride the death of the tissue begins to grow inward. It won’t kill your plants but they will not be that pretty to look at.

How Different Plants Are Affected

The plants that are most vulnerable to fluoride toxicity are house plants, especially foliage plant, like the spider plant. The Oregon grape-holly is also susceptible and cut flowers in your home.

How to Get Rid Of Fluoride

This is pretty easy, when we think about the water we drink ourselves and give to our pets and houseplants. All you need to do is get a filter for your faucet and then you can be free of all the excess fluoride they put into your tap water. This process isn’t as easy when you are thinking about the flowers and vegetation in your garden.

If you are a city dweller and suspect that your garden plants are getting too much fluoride from the water system you have then there are steps you can take to ease that flow. Don’t worry. None of our suggestions will be to keep running in and out of your home with a watering can to retrieve filtered water from your new faucet.

Tips

One thing you can do is get a rain barrel for your garden. This is a great way to eliminate the amount of fluoride that goes into your garden. When you collect rain you are accumulating water that is free of all the added fluoride the government thinks is appropriate.

You can use all rain water if you have enough supply. Or you can dilute the water that you get from the outside spicket, which has as much fluoride as the stuff that comes out of your faucet. Fluoride free water isn’t the only benefit of owning a rain barrel. You will also be reducing the stress on your local water supply and your water bill as well as reducing sewer runoff.

More about Added Fluoride

Those who oppose the addition of fluoride in our water supply think it’s unethical, and it’s difficult to argue with that thought process. We should have control of the medicines that go into our bodies and not be fed them in such a massive way. Not only is fluoride not an essential nutrient it is difficult to control how much you are consuming because everyone drinks different amounts of water.

Conclusion

We can’t stop the government from putting the fluoride in our water. At least not right now. It would take petitions, lobbying government officials, and protesting before we might get them to stop this practice. In the meantime, get a filter for you and your indoor plants and a rain barrel for your outside garden.

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