I don't often run across overly well written articles these days concerning Water. I mean its there and you use it. Some people use ROW = Regular Old Water and some people use RO Water = Reverse Osmosis Water while other use rain water along with captured water from flood tables and dehumidifiers, AC etc..
Reverse Osmosis would be my last choice just because it is so wasteful and is really not good for human and animal consumption ( this is my personal opinion mind you ) as it has most of not all of the beneficial minerals removed. I have also read articles in support of NOT using water softening of any kind for use in outdoor or indoor gardens.
I prefer to use ROW aka regular tap water to which I add a dechlorinator with a heavy metals remover similar to API Tap Water Conditioner - Google Search this. Similar products like API are extremely concentrated and will last for months if not years for some folks.
I have also learned that if your trying to get microbes to grow in your soil and your not using a water conditioner like API your just killing your bacteria. Chlorine kills everything. Including Humans.
Here is a very well written article on the benefits of this method.
Removing Chlorine and Chloramines from Water
Should be an interesting post after we get all the feedback in. I would appreciate verifiable, tried and tested feedback if that is possible.
Reverse Osmosis would be my last choice just because it is so wasteful and is really not good for human and animal consumption ( this is my personal opinion mind you ) as it has most of not all of the beneficial minerals removed. I have also read articles in support of NOT using water softening of any kind for use in outdoor or indoor gardens.
I prefer to use ROW aka regular tap water to which I add a dechlorinator with a heavy metals remover similar to API Tap Water Conditioner - Google Search this. Similar products like API are extremely concentrated and will last for months if not years for some folks.
I have also learned that if your trying to get microbes to grow in your soil and your not using a water conditioner like API your just killing your bacteria. Chlorine kills everything. Including Humans.
Here is a very well written article on the benefits of this method.
Removing Chlorine and Chloramines from Water
Should be an interesting post after we get all the feedback in. I would appreciate verifiable, tried and tested feedback if that is possible.