Cold water or warm water?

Does anyone think that outdoor plants prefer one over the other? like after being in the heat, of course a human refreshes with cold water, so is it the same with plants? I know with indoor you have to keep the temps down to keep the water in your res. down, but do they actually prefer warm water? just something I was curious about.

As a scout We were told that warm water does a better job of refreshing the body in the heat then does cold. I don't remember why that is I think something to do with cold water shock to a hot body. I don't think plant care to much outside or in soil for that mater. The soil acts as a buffer for the roots. Like the body extreem temps hot or cold will cause shock.

stumps said:

extreme temps hot or cold will cause shock.

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I try to let my water sit for an hour or so outside before I use it, but if I don't have time I just run it out of the tap at as close to room temp as I can. I'm lucky to be able to do that, in that we have good water to begin with.

yup room temp to slightly warm i usualy fill my water containers and sit them outside 24hrs have a couple that way you can cycle your water supply

lol I use ice to water out side plants. and inside sometimes too.
i did a upside down tomato plant in a 5 gal bucket. I toss ice up top and just let it melt in to the soil.

I use my sprinkler

My old man always said warm rain water was better for veggies than cold ground water.

stumps said:

Like the body extreem temps hot or cold will cause shock.

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As stated here, you want to avoid too hots and too colds. I've seen people who use cold water to slow growth on mother plants they didn't need cuttings from.

stumps said:

lol I use ice to water out side plants. and inside sometimes too.
i did a upside down tomato plant in a 5 gal bucket. I toss ice up top and just let it melt in to the soil.

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Is there supposed to be some merit to that, or just....?

Ripshot said:

My old man always said warm rain water was better for veggies than cold ground water.

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That's all I need to hear!

Angus said:

Is there supposed to be some merit to that, or just....?



That's all I need to hear!

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For the tomato I'm having a hard time keeping water in the bucket. Thats a ez way to water slow. same for inside plants lazy way to water slow. It's not like piling ice up and letting it melt for hours. I toss 8-10 cubes in a 5 gal bucket size pot and so on. my old place had tons of house plants. All kinds an it was ez to fill a bowl with ice and run around and toss a few in all the pots. It's worked for years on all sorts of plants.

I usually let my water sit in 2 liters with no caps on for 1-2 days, just so any chlorine will get evaporated. So I usually use warm/room temperature water and it's always worked well for me.

Hmm all very interesting guys. I'm just wondering because on my smaller garden I just use tap water out of my facet so I was just wondering what temp I should try to run it at. sounds like as long as it's not frigid cold or blistering hot, plants are ok. also seems though that a bit warmer water would be more enjoyable. I remember learning in biology that warm water molecules are more spread out and cold water are closer together, so it's like if you go surfing in cold water and you eat shit, it's gonna hurt more and if it's warm and you fall, it's going to be more forgiving. so if warmer water molecules are more spread out, you think that'd make the water more absorbable by the roots compared to cold tight water molecules?

Cold slows down growth in general. And its a bit of a shock too, so room temperature is about as good as it gets i'd say