Don't give up on them quite yet.....you'd be surprised.....they call it a weed for a reason

Blink, lol.

Don't use Britta water....use regular tap water and make sure it's ph'd between 6.2-6.8. Then pray. The Britta filters take out the GOOD minerals etc that you WANT for your plants amongst besides adding too much sodium as well.

Did I mention pray?