Tap Water

I know this has probably been asked but I couldn't seem to find it....

Can I use my tap water for my plants?
I know you have to let it sit open to let the chlorine evaporte - how long does this take?
How do you tell if you have other chemicals like salt in it that are not good for your plants?

Chlorine needs about 24 hours to evaporate. I can't say whether it's a good idea to use your tap water because I don't know what's in it. My tap water is pretty bad, so I decided to get a RO system. My tap water is something like 500 PPM. As long as yours is less than 200 you should be fine. Of course, you'll need to get a PPM meter or take a sample somewhere for analysis.

scragelynugz said:

I know this has probably been asked but I couldn't seem to find it....

Can I use my tap water for my plants?
I know you have to let it sit open to let the chlorine evaporte - how long does this take?
How do you tell if you have other chemicals like salt in it that are not good for your plants?

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Fill gallons or whatever you plan on keeping your water in and let it sit for 24 hours then use. PH it for best results.
I use spring water from the store for a neutral ph of 7.

ph of 7 !?!?!? Are you kidding? That is way tooo high, even for soil.

putting in an air stone and bubbling the water is good.

Dirtfree said:

ph of 7 !?!?!? Are you kidding? That is way tooo high, even for soil.

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Really? worked out fine for me. I thought the ph for soil was supposed to be 6.0 - 6.8?

Here goes the never ending PH debate.....yeehaw

diemdepyro said:

Here goes the never ending PH debate.....yeehaw

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Nah dude im pretty inexperienced..im not gonna argue

You said "Really? worked out fine for me. I thought the ph for soil was supposed to be 6.0 - 6.8?"
And where does 7 fall into between 6 and 6.8? It doesnt.
Im not going to argue with you. If it worked for you then great.

Dirtfree said:

You said "Really? worked out fine for me. I thought the ph for soil was supposed to be 6.0 - 6.8?"
And where does 7 fall into between 6 and 6.8? It doesnt.
Im not going to argue with you. If it worked for you then great.

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Wow ok it seems like your trying to prove a point but i dont get it. mabey im too high.

https://www.rollitup.org/view.php?pg=faq&cmd=article&id=71

What is pH, and what do the terms acidic and alkaline mean?
The acidity or alkalinity of the soil is measured by pH (potential Hydrogen ions). Basically it's a measure of the amount of lime (calcium) contained in your soil, and the type of soil that you have. A soil with a pH lower than 7.0 is an acidic soil and one with a pH higher than 7.0 is considered to be alkaline. A ph of 7.0 is neutral...

And i belive i was using like miracle grow potting mix which sucks..and is kinda acidic, so even according to seemorebuds book i should use water adjusted to 7.4 even..to balance out the acidity of the mg. Someone other than that guy correct me if im wrong because i very well MAY be..

well see told you so.... ph and crappy chem weed versus
kind clean organic. Two topics that we all agree to disagree.

diemdepyro said:

putting in an air stone and bubbling the water is good.

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Yeah thats what i did and let it evaporate for a day... Im testing one plant. I guess I will see how it turns out being I have no idea how to get my water analyzed...

TDS kit for swim pools. Culligan tests water for free they just try to sell you a softener.