[Arid_gardener] Question from Home-Hort WWW page

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I was using soft water to water all of my plants/trees for the last several years before I realized that it was not good for the plants.  I have now been able to use hard water for the last 6 months on the outside plants.  My question is that several of my plants (oleander, flowers, cottonwood tree, etc) are looking very unhealthy.  Would I need to use a certian fertalizer to replace or "fix" whatever damage the softwater would have done to the soil or plants?  Also my various plants that flower will rarely produce flowers anymore.  Could this have been caused by the softwater use also????  Some are planted in the ground and some are in pots.