flushing pots with tap water ?

[gingersmommy]

Thank you!

[greenpassion]

Originally Posted by gingersmommy

I've wondered the same thing. I fertilize weakly each time I water (soaking each approx. 5 min.), however, it is okay to flush with tap water once a month?

I also feed weakly weekly, but I don't soak. I pour the premixed solution made with my well water over each pot, but only until I see the roots turn green (on the inside of the pot). This only takes about 15 seconds for small pots, and maybe thirty seconds for the large ones. Is this long enough I wonder?