Ranunculus are sensitive to high soil salinity and to high chloride concentrations. A trial was set up in fall 2024 at the Flower Fields in Carlsbad, CA to evaluate the yield and quality parameters of field-grown ranunculus under three irrigation water treatments and corresponding increasing levels of water salinity. The treatments were 1) Municipal water, currently used at the Flower Fields to grow ranunculus and other crops; 2) a 50:50 blend of municipal water and reclaimed municipal water; 3) 100% reclaimed water (called hereafter “recycled”). The objective of the study was to investigate if a blend of municipal and reclaimed water or 100% reclaimed water can be used in the future to grow ranunculus at the flower fields. The expected salinity levels in the water, measured as electrical conductivity before fertilizer injection were
