is it safe to use water from my fridge that i collect and allow to come up to room temp for watering? i also have well water. should i just stick to distilled water?
You can take water from the faucet, and let it sit out over night so the chlorine evaporates, this is what I do.
The more you know about water, the better for your plants, get a pack of cheap Ph strips, to my blog http://forum.grasscity.com/blogs/vostok/31965-three-essential-tools.html "V"
I believe you're right, and the fix is to simply put some organic material in there so that the chloromine uses itself up (yeah I'm sure I explained that wrong but hopefully it gets the point across).
You should test the well water for ph etc. So you know what you're working with. A private well will not have chloramine and usually will not have chlorine unless it was added to it.
mine goes through a softener (lots of salt) using tap. my kenmore fridge filters out cysts, lead, chlorine, and toxaphene. i may just have a phobia of other things being in my water. i can adjust ph levels.