Any downsides to distilled water?

Bwpz

Bwpz

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My tap water is basically unusable, so I figured distilled would be a good way to go. I'm using FoxFarm Ocean Forest mixed with 20% perlite and dolomite lime. Any suggestions on how I could water it without my tap water?
 
probo24

probo24

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If your tap water is no good, maybe the water where you work is better?
If you test it and find out it is, buy a few gallons of distilled water, use it, then start
filling your jugs at work.
The only down side I see to distilled water is paying for it. So your garden size is
a factor too.
 
Bwpz

Bwpz

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I only have 4 plants. I just got laid off, no job to fill em at haha.

When it comes to a water filter, I don't really have the up-front $25 right now to get one, but if I filtered it would I have to add anything to it? Would the lime still be needed?
 
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wiseguy316

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Bwpz said:
I only have 4 plants. I just got laid off, no job to fill em at haha.

When it comes to a water filter, I don't really have the up-front $25 right now to get one, but if I filtered it would I have to add anything to it? Would the lime still be needed?
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i don't use any lime. my tap runs about 240 ppm.
 
Bwpz

Bwpz

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I don't have a way to measure ppm this grow, that's next grow when I got a bit more money :P I just know our tap water is horrible.
 
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wiseguy316

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look at the annual water report. it is avail online. go to you city or county website look under public works.
 
cranker

cranker

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I use a Brita and let it sit for 24 hours just in case. But yeah distilled water will work. Just don't use normal bottled water, since there's no regulations on it. 60% of bottled waters wouldn't pass the NYC water purities test.
 
johnman2880

johnman2880

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Bwpz said:
I don't have a way to measure ppm this grow, that's next grow when I got a bit more money :P I just know our tap water is horrible.
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tap water is filtered ALOT it has to pass epa test daily.Im sure yours will work fine I thought ours was bad but ists working great.plus weed needs cholrine to live
 
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wiseguy316

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johnman2880 said:
tap water is filtered ALOT it has to pass epa test daily.Im sure yours will work fine I thought ours was bad but ists working great.plus weed needs cholrine to live
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how do you figure weed need chlorine to live? I see it's benefits in hydro. How does outdoor weed get it's chlorine? It's not in rain. please school me.
 
RawBudzski

RawBudzski

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I used distilled water my 1st grow. & it will cost you more than $25 in the long run man. I have spent over $300 bucks on distilled water before I switched to tap.
 
slonez47

slonez47

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Wiseguy. The plants use of small amounts of chlorine is beneficial to the use of oxygen during photosynthesis and is necessary for root and cell division. So says Jorge in The Bible, page 128.
 
Bwpz

Bwpz

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RawBudzski said:
I used distilled water my 1st grow. & it will cost you more than $25 in the long run man. I have spent over $300 bucks on distilled water before I switched to tap.
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So if I use filtered water would I still need lime?
 
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