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[Growtogrow]

Hey Now,
My latest addition to my growing arsenal. One of my concerns about outdoor growing was water. Chlorinated water specifically. Don’t know why I did not think of this sooner. Total outlay excluding filters was 32 bucks. I put two carbon filters in there and now I have chlorine free water for my organic, living soil. I’m so psyched. View attachment 1211223

Way to go.. very good that'll keep your microbes alive while watering with that nasty city water

 

[Jpkindbud]

it is prohibited in many places.

How the hell they gonna know? Unless you point it out to the proper authorities... growing is illegal in my state but i do it. Just gotta keep a screen over it so mosquitoes cant breed. Not trying to be an ass... just saying

 

[Quentin3176]

it is prohibited in many places.

I didn't know that lol. I remember being young and there being a hose pipe ban over here in the 90s. Crazy something we take for granted can be deemed illegal. Crazy world lol.

 

[wwwillie]

noice dude. your city/county let you catch rain water?

If I could I would regardless. I am getting a new roof soon. AFAIK shingles are treated to prevent rot. This treatment does not lend itself to gathering rain water. I have a well on my property but it runs dry quickly so it’s not really that usable. So the filters will have to do for now.

 

[Little Brother]

Crazy world lol.

yeah it is.
if you are interested look up 'prior appropriations doctrine in water law'
something like you are stealing water from whoever has rights to the body of water where it theoretically might have wound up. they were there first so they get the water or something.

 

[Little Brother]

If I could I would regardless. I am getting a new roof soon. AFAIK shingles are treated to prevent rot. This treatment does not lend itself to gathering rain water. I have a well on my property but it runs dry quickly so it’s not really that usable. So the filters will have to do for now.

FS1218: Rain Barrels Part IV: Testing and Applying Harvested Water to Irrigate a Vegetable Garden (Rutgers NJAES)

FS1218, A fact sheet about water quality of harvested rainwater.

njaes.rutgers.edu

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looks like there might be a risk for e coli from bird shit. lol
i think i'm still gonna do it. it all winds up in the yard anyways

how long a life you get out of those filters?

 

[Little Brother]

How the hell they gonna know? Unless you point it out to the proper authorities... growing is illegal in my state but i do it. Just gotta keep a screen over it so mosquitoes cant breed. Not trying to be an ass... just saying

the city might come on to your property to work on power lines or check a meter and see your unlicensed water harvesting setup. or a neighbor might complain. but like you said if you control for mosquitoes i doubt you would ever have a problem

 

[MasonJarOG]

Come on man I play nice

You stuff is looking awesome!!

 

[wwwillie]

Quick update pics.

 

[wwwillie]

FS1218: Rain Barrels Part IV: Testing and Applying Harvested Water to Irrigate a Vegetable Garden (Rutgers NJAES)

FS1218, A fact sheet about water quality of harvested rainwater.

njaes.rutgers.edu

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looks like there might be a risk for e coli from bird shit. lol
i think i'm still gonna do it. it all winds up in the yard anyways

how long a life you get out of those filters?

That stated 15000 gallons but I’m changing them around 45 days.