Organic, pro-biotic and organic growing without bottled nutrients

[DoNothingGarden]

I would just use tap water or rain water... RO is wasteful and possibly harmful to your soil as it can strip minerals to fill it's void...

[itchybromusic]

I would just use tap water or rain water... RO is wasteful and possibly harmful to your soil as it can strip minerals to fill it's void...

not a fan of using fluoridated tap water

i use rain or RO or mix of both depending on what i have at the time 

 

can you explain what you mean " possibly harmful to your soil as it can strip minerals to fill it's void "

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[flipperaust]

not a fan of using fluoridated tap water

i use rain or RO or mix of both depending on what i have at the time

 

can you explain what you mean " possibly harmful to your soil as it can strip minerals to fill it's void "

???

I know when i had a reef aquarium the only way to add wter was by using 4 stage RO/DI. Tds had to basically zero anything higher caused major issurs with coral growth. Niether the waste or output was suitable for drinkig. Waste for general gardens that is why i azked the queztion

 

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[Inthewoods]

Oh man. Now I'm paranoid about consuming flouride smoke, I already have to use the special toothpaste my dentist prescribed with the higher amount due to tooth decay and gum disease, probably from too much tobacco in my mix

[Inthewoods]

Those plants look great by the way. You can see the extra resin glands from soil grown and I rekon the sugar dusting moves way further down the leaves than hydro. My last one had the tastiest fan leaves I've ever had. Was almost better than some of the bud! I still have some extra dry to sprinkle on, love it.

[DoNothingGarden]

not a fan of using fluoridated tap water

i use rain or RO or mix of both depending on what i have at the time 

 

can you explain what you mean " possibly harmful to your soil as it can strip minerals to fill it's void "

???

RO water contains zero mineral content so be aware of what's in your soil as it may draw trace elements and other nutrients out... You might be ok if your soil contains a fair amount of paramagnetic basalt rock dust and other slow release rock mineral sources.

[Inthewoods]

I use a fair bit of lava rock, was a bit worried it might cause too much iron but I guess it leaches out very slowly and drains away before causing too much build up?

[Carbcon]

Any minerals in rainwater?

How does it compare to RO water?

 

RO water contains zero mineral content so be aware of what's in your soil as it may draw trace elements and other nutrients out... You might be ok if your soil contains a fair amount of paramagnetic basalt rock dust and other slow release rock mineral sources.

[DoNothingGarden]

I use a fair bit of lava rock, was a bit worried it might cause too much iron but I guess it leaches out very slowly and drains away before causing too much build up?

There should be no leeching of minerals in a high CEC, properly constructed living organic soil...

[DoNothingGarden]

Any minerals in rainwater?

How does it compare to RO water?

Rainwater is great, contains elements naturally of course. I believe if using RO U have to compensate for the dead nature of the water. Usually only used by people with very hard, polluted water. In Australia we should be fine in most places, leave water out to allow chlorine to evaporate if brewing teas. Flouride or any other element will attach to soil exchange sites and will only be taken up by the plant if and when it needs: the beauty of a living, fertile organic soil!