Q? About Natural Water...

heidiopolis · 10-17-07, 00:16

so im in the process of doing a lot of research and planning a big grow. im using mycotopia and fanaticus, trying to find the best info and sucessful methods :] ive heard that the water used makes a big difference; the more natural the better because of the minerals etc. i really want to try using water from a local stream. i know that everything gets sterilized during pressure cooking, but is there any risk of contamination through the water you use? i feel like its kind of a dumb question, but any thoughts/ experiences with using natural water sources?

Hippie3 · 10-17-07, 00:36

well i wouldn't use water from a toxic waste / 'superfund' site
but if fish live in it and are edible
safe enough.

darknezz7 · 10-17-07, 01:00

I have allways used water from a stream with better results.

the last batch of pf cake si did was after i moved and i used a pondish thing next to a road lol... good good results with that to.

myco-curious · 10-17-07, 07:08

there is absolutely no reason to bother with such superstitious beliefs. Tap water is fine, even better if you let the tap water sit in a bucket outside for an hour or two so the chlorine can "boil" off in the sun.

If you want nutrients, ask around your garden center for compost tea but i wouldn't use it for anything other than hydrating a substrate - not dunking, not casing materials, not anything...not even soaking grains. I think people overdo it on amendments.

Hippie3 · 10-17-07, 08:30

nothing superstitious about this,
you simply don't know of what you speak.
many, including myself, know for a fact
that lake/river water is better than tap,
and you should know better than to
speak of tapwater like it is all the same everywhere-
such is not the case.
might be ok where you are
but here my tapwater has a ph of about 9-11 and DS of 1100-1400+ ppm.

goldenteacher1163 · 10-17-07, 10:07

pond/lake/stream water is without a doubt better than tap water. The proof is in the puddin
Try a little experiment with both, and anyway experiments are always fun and the best way to learn IMO

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10-17-07, 00:16	#1 (permalink)
heidiopolis Mycophiliac Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 13	Q? About Natural Water... so im in the process of doing a lot of research and planning a big grow. im using mycotopia and fanaticus, trying to find the best info and sucessful methods :] ive heard that the water used makes a big difference; the more natural the better because of the minerals etc. i really want to try using water from a local stream. i know that everything gets sterilized during pressure cooking, but is there any risk of contamination through the water you use? i feel like its kind of a dumb question, but any thoughts/ experiences with using natural water sources? __________________ spores can travel through space

10-17-07, 00:36	#2 (permalink)
Hippie3 DUNG DEALER Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 43,277	well i wouldn't use water from a toxic waste / 'superfund' site but if fish live in it and are edible safe enough. __________________ visit dial-a-hippie .

10-17-07, 08:30	#5 (permalink)
Hippie3 DUNG DEALER Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 43,277	nothing superstitious about this, you simply don't know of what you speak. many, including myself, know for a fact that lake/river water is better than tap, and you should know better than to speak of tapwater like it is all the same everywhere- such is not the case. might be ok where you are but here my tapwater has a ph of about 9-11 and DS of 1100-1400+ ppm. __________________ visit dial-a-hippie .

10-17-07, 10:07	#6 (permalink)
goldenteacher1163 myco guru Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 300	pond/lake/stream water is without a doubt better than tap water. The proof is in the puddin Try a little experiment with both, and anyway experiments are always fun and the best way to learn IMO __________________ "It is a cursed evil to any man to become as absorbed in any subject as I am in mine." - Charles Darwin

10-17-07, 01:00	#3 (permalink)
darknezz7 Mycoentrepreneur Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 200	I have allways used water from a stream with better results. the last batch of pf cake si did was after i moved and i used a pondish thing next to a road lol... good good results with that to.

10-17-07, 07:08	#4 (permalink)
myco-curious Mike O. Kuerias Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 68	there is absolutely no reason to bother with such superstitious beliefs. Tap water is fine, even better if you let the tap water sit in a bucket outside for an hour or two so the chlorine can "boil" off in the sun. If you want nutrients, ask around your garden center for compost tea but i wouldn't use it for anything other than hydrating a substrate - not dunking, not casing materials, not anything...not even soaking grains. I think people overdo it on amendments.

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