Water???
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7L!fTeD24
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Ok good to know that I'm doing it right. I emailed the lady from Fox farm and she told me not to use distilled water but I didn't include in my email that I was using ph up and down and calmag too with the nutrients so that's probably why she said that. Thanks again
7L!fTeD24
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I'm using happy frog right now. They're in germination process.
Corso312
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That's soil, why would you use distilled? That tap water has iron, calcium, magnesium and another dozen micronutrients your plants need.
Corso312
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Id mix your tap water 50-50 with distilled.. I honestly don't think you'd have any problems with straight tap in soil.. But if you whacked it in half you'd absolutely have no problems.
7L!fTeD24
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Is there any issues with distilled water because I also pH it too. I have no issues buying it really they sell it at the store right up the street from my house for like 75 cents a gallon so I figure it would be safer knowing exactly what I'm giving my plants which I wanted to do anyways it's no biggie except the whole process of carrying the 20 gallons of water from store to car to house then my wife yelling at me because we have a whole closet full of nothing but water.
Rdubz
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Invest in a cheap RO setup why carry water ? And u gotta remember when u water in soil u should have 50% runoff so depending on how many plants that could be a trip to the store 1 or 2 times a week and u should test the run off see what your pH is and ppm and adjust what u put in according to that
corncob ghetto
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Great info!
Wattzzup
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Try tap with soil. There’s no reason not too. Like mentioned above it will be helpful.
Corso312
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50% runoff? In soil? No way, that'd be some awful advice.
I don't get any runoff.. Zero, none. I bottom feed once the plants roots fill up a pot.
Runoff in soil is only used if you fucked up and overfertilized the hell out of a plant or you fed too much too often and salts build up.
If you feed, water,feed, water alternating dvery time there is no salt built up.
cannabineer
Ursus marijanus
If the water has any sodium or chloride in it, this is “how to kill a plant”.
Rdubz
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To each there own buddie I'm just giving the best advice for his situation and yes u want to flush them so your always pushing the old out and keeping the new
Anonymous2020
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I'm just asking a question on this thread I've been wondering was nothing but Cal Mag supplement basically pure powdered calcium magnesium diluted majorly with water and it water my plant with that now I want to go to a bloom booster I think it's a morbloom 0-10-10
Wattzzup
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Would love to see an article supporting this “50%” runoff.
and it’s terrible advice. It might be the best advice YOU can give but that doesn’t make it good.
Rdubz
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So what are u saying you water your plants with just enough so there is no drainage?