It wasn't filtered, but it sat out for like a week in 3 gal. plastic jugs. I bet a large britti type filter would probably be perfect. Anyhow Graytail, thanks for the get back !! Today is cook day 1. Don't know if it's going inside or outside yet150ppm is a bit high, but you're good. The best water is around 80, and you'll run into trouble with pH drift in the 3rd run, if your ppms are much over 200.
Tea isn't necessary with the newest amendment formula, but it doesn't hurt anything either. Sometimes I add it, don't know why - I just do.
[Edit] But you have to get rid of any chlorine! There are cheap inline cartridges that can remove the chlorine for you.
Well Mr. duggan , you being pissed will only get your blood pressure elevated . I've only read the 1st. 180 pages of this thread, and I don't remember anything being said by you about never to use tap water. and like I said, I asked this same question of Doc bud himself, just before purchasing the kit. And although I respect your knowledge as a grower, and would want you on my side, you being pissed, means nothing to me.
I know you are right, sometimes mine will peek up to 175, for a few weeks. I rent, so ro is out, unless I use store bought ro or distilled water and I refuse to go that far. How about lake water or creek water ? Not that I look forward to transporting water. Thanks TGY !!
Yeah lugging water is the biggest pain in the ass. I would love to have a tap that gave me super clean water ready to use but alas I do not. My well water is so hard it isn't even funny. One day I would like to have a home RO system but I do not care to strain my septic system with all of the waste water it would create.
I will let you know on this thread, when I start it. Don't know if I'll be able to grow this long winded sativa during june here. Soil will be ready on April 1st. And this 11-12 week strain, that I've been cloning for 6-8 months now, would finish right in the middle of out hot month, June. Get's to hot in grow room in June, and air conditioning is really expensive here. Understand that I live on a fixed income.Hey Slow! First off, I don't think Duggan was pissed at you, I hope you didn't take it that way. Lugging water is a bit of a pain but it's worth it for awesome produce. If you can catch rain water that'll work. I don't think lake or creek water is good but could be wrong. If I am, I may change things up because I have a creek that runs through my property. I get spring water for free from a mountain spring and also have a spring closer to home where lots of people get their drinking water. I have 3 containers, two 7 gallons and one 6. I've been doing this for 3 years. At one point the local spring was closed and I wasn't getting to the mountain so I went to that big box store ending in mart and paid 37 cents per gallon. Whatever you decide, looking forward to watching your grow, let us know when you start a journal.
And yes, I've found a spring, about 4 miles away. Just terrific !! I should have waited one more day, but O well !!
Weanmeoff, moved here from CA by way of the Big Island (left before the volcanoes blew near my neighborhood), and growing in the tropics has almost no relation to the information available online unless it's indoors. The weather here is pretty glorious, not as wet as Hawaii, so I do a hybrid grow, start and veg indoors and move the plants outdoor for flowering. Until I found Doc, it was a constant fight with leaf septoria, mold, and bugs. It's simply amazing that the only bugs that the plants attract are wasps and spiders! Can't wait to start growing food in the same way!Hi Brixgirl! Love to hear from more and more happy kit growers! I'm a little jealous of your location, I could use a little tropical heat right now. Just hoping the snow and ice will melt here soon. If you ever decide to start a journal of your grow, drop a link here so we can follow along.
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