Where do you dump your used nutes?
Tomasinho if you are growing for personal use the amount of fert you dump in your soil wouldn't even make it to the ocean...if you are concerned about a build up of nutes just spread the nutes out around your lawn and other plant sites fairly evenly and you should be fine...
And to comment on the farmers...they are growing fields and fields of plants so yes when you are spraying 100,000 gallons of fertilized water a week I'm sure it could have an affect but for the isolated case of dumping a 20gallon res, it just isn't enough to damage anything...most likely the nutes you dump in will be used in the general area you dumped them by the plants that are already growing...
Peace and happy cultivating
Where do you dump your used nutes?
Everything in moderation. Giant 100,000 square foot geen houses do treat their water so they don't damage the environment...but who the hell how much water they use. I think your average growers few gallons a week would do more good than harm in their own back yard. :jointsmile:
-Doyu
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Where do you dump your used nutes?
well if you look at the big picture there is around 2000-5000 grow houses in this city according to the police.So if they are all dumping say 10 gallons of water/fert into the sewer every week thats 20,000-50,000 gallons of fert per week thats alot no matter how you look at it
Where do you dump your used nutes?
that's if all of them are goin hydro and all of them are dumping full res's I have got my res to run in pretty good order so I can let it drain down to 5 gallons before a res change...atleast half are growin in dirt and like I said that's spread out over the city....the vegetation in the areas around your house should have no problem soaking up the nutes...if you are that concerned however you could easily just let the used nute water sit for a while till the strength is appropriate for house plants like zandor said and just spread em around there...water being dumped down drains goes through treatment plants where they extract chemicals that are much worse for the environment than plant food trust me...aka bleach and various other chemicals that people use to clean tubs/toilets...
I still think the best thing is just giving house plants or yard the left over
PS the soil in the ground acts like a filter so if you dump a potent nute solution in the dirt in your backyard most of it would be filtered out after just a few feet of travel through the soil leaving a high concentration of nutes in the location you poured it...I have a hard time believing res changes are the cause of the increased algea I'd lean toward farms for that issue
Where do you dump your used nutes?
Well, it looks like there are going to be some very well fertilized plants in my backyard. I was thinking of going back to soil but I am gonna have to get rid of the soil somewhere too. And I dont know if I want to spend my time stirring up a giant kiddie pool filled with bat shit, cows blood, chicken bones so I can grow some organic weed in soil. I have heard that weed grown in organic soil tastes better but I have not been able to tell the difference. Maybe I have not yet developed connasuer taste.
Where do you dump your used nutes?
Good idea to stick with water...not only is the cleanup easier but I'm sure it will reward you with more yield once you tweak the system
On the subject of taste I'm sure there is some difference but if you flush properly it's gotta be pretty minimal anyway...flush times differ greatly but I tend to lean toward a week unless the plants are gigantic...
A side note on taste...I've used a magnifying glass to light the mj instead of a butane lighter and the taste is out of this world especially since the last hit will taste almost exactly the same as the first...
Where do you dump your used nutes?
I use a pipe pvc and at night I put it on the neighbors fruit trees. At one time I put them on my roses. But had a problem explaining why my roses were so damn big. Its fun to dump them on one of a bunch of plants in a neighbors yard. They go bonkers trying to figure out why only plant grow so large.
Note in Calif. lemons are only the size of grapefruit if you help muther nature.
Note I dump 80-90 gallons every 3 weeks so it a lot of fun. Down the drain is a waste of ferts.
Best was glad's 7 ft tall and 8 in flowers, gerainiums (SP) 4 ft tall, limes the size of large oranges. One thing with muther nature she has nice firm buds with hydro I love nice large firm buds.
Where do you dump your used nutes?
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Originally Posted by secretgarden
I've thought about catching rain water and using that in my hydro, anyone try that before? Bad idea or no? Suggestions welcome
Dont do it. I tried rain water once and ended up with an infested garden of bugs. Bad Idea!
Peace
