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Yeah I have no desire for RO, so much water wasted, but shit man....Everything has been so much happier with rain water.
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If I was down home rainwater is all I would use. Maybe some creek water. 
Lookin Stanky in here bud! Great job on the clones! 100% not too shabby.
Isn't rain the same as distilled water?
So what’s a good way to capture rain water?
By standing outside, with your head tilted back and your mouth open...
Usually people will use barrels or something to catch it in.
MiOutdoorsman
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By standing outside, with your head tilted back and your mouth open...
Usually people will use barrels or something to catch it in.
MiOutdoorsman
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I have to set up a rain barrel. My well water is horrible and ro is my only option
FutRfarmer
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looking very nice brother!!!
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Same principle but drastically different outputs. Rain water still has minerals in as well as a ton of oxygen.
Distilled water is in theory the same basic principle but is done with the specific purpose of removing everything from it. There are no minerals, and certainly not the same oxygen that rain water will have.
Also apparently rain water can be supercharged if there is an accompanying electrical storm. I can't confirm that though...only what I have read.
What I can confirm is that the plants do better with the rain water than any other source to include spring water (from local spring).
Where does rainwater get minerals from? It could only absorb what is in the air as it falls, no?
One of the things that happens during thunderstorms is that the lightning separates out the massive concentration of nitrogen in the air. It is then free to bond wth oxygen and be captured by the rain water as it falls. All rain water has a little nitrogen... lighting storm rain water has a a lot!
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We capture ours from the roof runoff. I let the runoff go for a while when it rains.....washes away all the junk off the roof and out of the gutters. When its flowing nice and clean I just capture it with buckets.
ANd I think, although I’d need to go deeper into the science than perhaps i’m Ready for... it’s nitrogen in different forms than what we get in organic matter or ferts etc. - its nitrates and nitrites.
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It picks up anything that it passes through including nitrites and nitrates as well as gases. I am definitely not a scientific expert, but I can tell you the stuff is gold for plants here. Plus the pH is perfect for my soil!
Derbybud
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What you need Van is a roof washer or other known as a first flush water diverter. Made out of pvc and goes over or attaches to your down spouts. Pvc tubing needs to fill up first with the run off then clean water is diverted into the barrel. Amount of run off is based on trees that over hang or ot in the open you need less run off .
The little weep hole in the end allows the water to slowly drain until the next big rain and the plug at the end is so you can flush out dirt.
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Sorry for my crappy picture/ sketch
Kismet
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Yah decided i can't date anyone unless she's a grower lol
Nice Derb . Hillbilly Ingenuity right there.What you need Van is a roof washer or other known as a first flush water diverter. Made out of pvc and goes over or attaches to your down spouts. Pvc tubing needs to fill up first with the run off then clean water is diverted into the barrel. Amount of run off is based on trees that over hang or ot in the open you need less run off .
The little weep hole in the end allows the water to slowly drain until the next big rain and the plug at the end is so you can flush out dirt.
Kismet
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Girls are looking great/groovy Sir Stanksalot per usual.