What Water is best for Organic?

after i bubble my tap or ro water it comes out at about 8.2 or so. If i leave my ph pen in the water it comes out to about 6.9 after 5 mins or so. Maybe thats the same with your water?

Only time you need ro water is for aero and simply leaving water sit for 24 hours can dissipate the chlorine.

I had a buddy who used organics in a deep water culture with ro water it almost killed his plants he didnt have any beneficial bacteria to break the organics down which allowed bad bacteria to cultivate and cause nutrient lock

bird mcbride said:

I use domonite lime to ph down. You'll find it at your lumber yard in the concrete section.

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...the problem with the dolomite lime is that it takes months for it to become active...it's best to mix the lime into your soil and let it sit for several weeks before you use it.

trichome fiend said:

...the problem with the dolomite lime is that it takes months for it to become active...it's best to mix the lime into your soil and let it sit for several weeks before you use it.

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Actually, it's active immediately, just much slower acting than garden lime, But I'll go with aging the soil a bit.

purple puffinstuff said:

I had a buddy who used organics in a deep water culture with ro water it almost killed his plants he didnt have any beneficial bacteria to break the organics down which allowed bad bacteria to cultivate and cause nutrient lock

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Doesnt organics works a lot with BEING IN SOIL to create all the beneficial organisms so by puting it in hydro your defeating the purpose?not saying it doesnt work I have a buddy doing it and its just too messy for me.

Well I transplanted them into air pots with FFOF and the coco soil mixed up. 50/50. I added a teaspoon of dolomite per gallon of soil. I also mixed in a bit of Espoma Citrus tone. When I transplanted I watered with Nitrogen fixing bacteria to reduce transplant stress.
Plant are looking much better. I'm not tripping on pH anymore. I'm just using tap that sits out for 24 - 48 hours. I stirr it everyday to get some o2 in there. Water is kept in a 10gal drum with a black plastic bag over it.

I don't know if it's considered organic, but you can add 1/8 tsp of citric acid powder (vitamin c) to 5g of water to get rid of chlorine and chloramines.

You can buy a pool chlorine test kit for about 10 bucks and verify that you're getting rid of the chlorine. I've found that chlorine (not chloramine) will dissipate in minutes with just vigorous aeration.

I use nothing but rain water. Add a little cal/mag every watering and your good to go. Find something to catch it in and bottle it up, It's that easy. Never use tap water ever.

Distilled water new from gallon jug.

3-chambered RO system. Check out Pure Water Products out of Texas. High-quality products, including countertop RO systems that are great for anyone living in an apartment or similar situation where tapping into a main water line is unavailable.

I once filtered with the Brita's, DuPont's, etc etc...

As soon as I switched to distilled there were way fewer issues with plants, root health went through the roof. Roots are incredibly white.

WATER MAKES THE DIFFERENCE.

ACT water is best my friend. no need to worry about ph with teas...

7.0 Kangen water > any other h2O for Organics!

Well water here. Ph runs around 8.0. I have an all organic medium and never worry about ph. Don't even check it anymore.