What's my best option for buying water?

I have been buying RO water at Walmart for a while,but the machine has been out of service for a while.They also sell "drinking water, spring water,and distilled water" in gallon jugs.Which one of those would be best to buy for now until they get the RO machine back in service?I have well water that goes through a softener,so I know I am better off buying water.I am growing in Fox Farm soil.Also,will I need to add Cal-Mag to all of those options?

Distilled

I used to buy their spring water when I ran out of rain water from my barrel (6 month drought) and I didn't have any problems with it.

Shit what's wrong with your tap water?

Distilled if adding back cal/mag or spring if not. Check ppm of spring to know it is not too high.

kiwipaulie said:

Shit what's wrong with your tap water?

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I have well water,which goes through a softener.I am afraid the salt in the softened water won't be good for the plant's.

Skunk smell said:

I have well water,which goes through a softener.I am afraid the salt in the softened water won't be good for the plant's.

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Are you just assuming it wont be good? Or have you tried. I wouldn't have thought it would matter too much?

I never tried it,but I searched the topic and read that the extra salt can kill your plant.Supposedly your plant can die of thirst because the plant stops taking in the water thinking it has enough.These are not my claims, just what I read.

Distilled will be the cleanest. I would look into getting an R/O unit as soon as possible. Even with your water softener, it will drastically reduce your water bill. I'm sure you're not paying $.65/gal like I was, it's still a hefty price though.

I would gladly use my own tap water, just as soon as I move to a place with 8ppm water. Until then, I'll use R/O as it produces the softest, coolest temperature smoke, when everything else is done right, of course. All I have to do is use tap-water and it doesn't matter how clean I grow, it's going to come out hot and harsher.

LOVE R/O filters.

Try Kroger they have RO like .39 cents a gallon though...

Skunk smell said:

I never tried it,but I searched the topic and read that the extra salt can kill your plant.Supposedly your plant can die of thirst because the plant stops taking in the water thinking it has enough.These are not my claims, just what I read.

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That's really dumb. You're trippin homie.

mr sunshine said:

That's really dumb. You're trippin homie.

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Not tripping,every article I have read says it's a bad idea to water plants with softened water.

Skunk smell said:

Not tripping,every article I have read says it's a bad idea to water plants with softened water.

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This is correct. Water softener water is heavily salted and your plants will not like it.
Now... run that softened water through an R/O filter and you're golden.

Just be sure to test your ppm/tds every few months or so, change your filter when it starts rising. I don't like higher than 12ppm

I guess I'm tripping.

I would try it just to see with my own eyes. Losing a plant isn't a big deal.

mr sunshine said:

I would try it just to see with my own eyes. Losing a plant isn't a big deal.

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You go ahead and do that. Then come back and give advice on it.

Those of us who've used and understand what 'softened' water does to plants, will advise against it. HEAVILY. Thanks.

Hi, I'm a cannabis grower but today I'm going to give advice on BRAIN SUGERY! Only because I've never done it before, so listen carefully if you want to get it right on your relatives.

Seriously. *sigh*

Douglas.Curtis said:

Hi, I'm a cannabis grower but today I'm going to give advice on BRAIN SUGERY! Only because I've never done it before, so listen carefully if you want to get it right on your relatives.

Seriously. *sigh*

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lol!

Douglas.Curtis said:

You go ahead and do that. Then come back and give advice on it.

Those of us who've used and understand what 'softened' water does to plants, will advise against it. HEAVILY. Thanks.

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You're welcome.

Douglas.Curtis said:

Hi, I'm a cannabis grower but today I'm going to give advice on BRAIN SUGERY! Only because I've never done it before, so listen carefully if you want to get it right on your relatives.

Seriously. *sigh*

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Do you even grow?