What kind of water do you use with your plants?

[Shiva's Mistress]

My indoor plants get filtered RO water, about 60 ppm, pH perfect 7.0,
to which I add whatever nutes I have, mainly Peters, that bring down the pH.

You gotta see my ghost-scorpion peppers, they are super healthy!!!

 

[DOA]

Evian, Highland Spring or Volvic it’s all ph7 and normally £2.50 for 9litres. Saves using a ph pen and checking ppm when using soil and AN.

 

[Olderfart]

We are on a cistern that receives water delivered by truck, ~350 EC as I recall. I ran into some sort of mischief with it in my first indoor grow, so I changed over to lake and pond water at ~25-30 EC, supplemented later by melted snow. I will stick with the pond water as long as it lasts this winter, then back to the snow. Seems to work a treat.

I'm in a rural area in northern BC, so I don't worry much about atmospheric contaminants. I considered using rain water off our roof, but figured there could be nasty contamination from our asphalt shingles.

 

[WildBill]

I use a small water company tap water sat aside for the chlorine to evaporate. It's usually around 180ppm and 8.2Ph.

 

[Doug58]

Mine is a new window air conditioner. My understanding is that consumer products manufacturers, particularly mass market items like air conditioners, have all abandoned lead, with anything involving any detectable lead release nowadays not good PR and inviting lawsuits, if not violating some regulations. I doubt that such a consumer product made for the U.S. market now uses readily leachable lead solder to any significant extent. [I vaguely recall looking inside the AC and seeing some type of compression fittings used].

I had to destroy my previous dehumidifier, apparently they were catching fire and burning down houses in the US. I had it about three years and they were sold at Lowes or Home Depot. The company was required to give a complete refund to anyone that bought one after owners cut off the cord and removed the model labels and mailed the items back to the company. I bought another dehumidifier of a different brand but never operate it or leave it plugged in unless I am home.

I replaced all faucets and light fixtures when I bought my current house and every box was labeled with the California lead warnings ( I don't live in California).

From a UK government site:
"dehumidifier water isn’t expected to be drank, the manufacturers of these machines don’t have to use food-grade materials. This means that as the captured water runs over the plastic and metallic surfaces they can leach carcinogenic plastic compounds and heavy metals like copper, aluminium, and possibly even lead into the water.

Only use on inedible plants"

I make edibles from my weed so I just dump gallons onto the lawn but I could have used it on the weed I grew for seeds this year as I just toss the plants after removing seeds. I live on an island in the middle of a smaller lake that I would use for irrigation but the sprayed herbicides into the lake to kill weeds and I won't use the lake water for anything because of the herbicides.

 

[NorthernLights_420]

All my plants are stalling right now and dying. I suspect the water.

That's your issue homie. Your water is way too hard for weed. You want 100 to 200 ppm max in your tap. I wouldnt drink that shit bro. Cancer! You need to filter your water or collect rain water or spring water or buy ro bottled water from walmart or local grocery store. You need better water. Check up on cannabis water quality. 100 to 150 ppm is acceptable for tap if you remove Chlorine or Chloramine. But you need better water or your not gonna do good in your grow bud. Good luck. hope this helps you out on your way. Oh and if you use ro water or filtered water you may need to add a cal/mag (calcium and magnesium) supplement. Lots of nutrient companies offer calmag nutrients including greenleaf nutrients if your using mega crop. What nutes you running?

 

[NorthernLights_420]

I use a small water company tap water sat aside for the chlorine to evaporate. It's usually around 180ppm and 8.2Ph.

Yeah that will work. I'm not sure my tap ppm as I have sold my bluelab meter and waiting on moneys to get a new 1. I'm hoping my low funds dont fuck my grow up from ph issues. Hopefully the money falls thru quick.

 

[NorthernLights_420]

I been feeding tap and filtered brita water both this grow. My plants are all healthy. 1 plant out of my 5 auto cheese is a mutant and growing weird tho. Not like the other 4 are growing.

 

[Death The Cultivator]

That's your issue homie. Your water is way too hard for weed. You want 100 to 200 ppm max in your tap. I wouldnt drink that shit bro. Cancer! You need to filter your water or collect rain water or spring water or buy ro bottled water from walmart or local grocery store. You need better water. Check up on cannabis water quality. 100 to 150 ppm is acceptable for tap if you remove Chlorine or Chloramine. But you need better water or your not gonna do good in your grow bud. Good luck. hope this helps you out on your way. Oh and if you use ro water or filtered water you may need to add a cal/mag (calcium and magnesium) supplement. Lots of nutrient companies offer calmag nutrients including greenleaf nutrients if your using mega crop. What nutes you running?

Working on getting RO soon. I'm using MC 2 part and I have their extra CalMag supplement. I believe that when I started growing in this house my ppm was around 160 and gradually increased to 400+ over time. Thanks

 

[NorthernLights_420]

Working on getting RO soon. I'm using MC 2 part and I have their extra CalMag supplement. I believe that when I started growing in this house my ppm was around 160 and gradually increased to 400+ over time. Thanks

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