Quote Originally Posted by canadianhemperor
Hi Rusty Trichome,Well water quality can vary from one well to the other. You are one of the lucky ones with a good well, with good water. How many ppm,s in your wellwater? Some have over 700ppm+ and that's a plant killer.
My wellwater comes out-of-the-ground at about 750 ppm's. No issues for the past 7 years.

Quote Originally Posted by canadianhemperor
Enzymes brake down organic matter so it's easier for the plant to absorb nutrients in the soil, "sugar" is organic so enzyme eat it up like other organic matter. here is part of sensyzym info:

"You see, if you were growing outdoors in the healthiest, most fertile soil, your plants' roots would be surrounded by billions of beneficial microbes that manufacture enzymes.
Lol...I was hoping someone would bring that up. I read the sensyzym label earlier this morning. Nothing but marketing hype and quazi-bullshit. Most peat-based potting soils (unless sterilized) have all the beneficials already. Proper watering and regular feedings keep them happy, healthy and horny. (they reproduce on their own, and do all those things Sensyzym claims to do) I love the claim of "Save money on root zone materials..." I already do...I don't buy the unnecessary crap like Sensyzym...Molasses is a great product that'll do just as much for ya, and without the marketing hype, the marketing costs, and the shipping.

Right there on the product description it says the "Scientists in these labs grow huge amounts of beneficial soil microbes (the kind that manufacture the enzymes your plants need), and then they ferment those microbes to get concentrated doses of enzymes." So they take the beneficials found in most soils, harvest and concentrate it, then sell it to you as a Miracle Product. The optimal quantity of microbes in your soil depends a lot on YOUR care and feeding of the plant. And if you are in need of replenishing the microbe population, perhaps you should look into your gardening techniques, or the other products you're using...because the product is most-often unnecessary.

Enzymes:
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They are playing on your fears of it being an extremely important product. Which it is not. "Pre-digesting" organic material so the beneficials have an easier time of it. Seriously...? Were they not misleading their customers, I think it would be rather funny.

NOBODY has pure water, and plants don't do well in pure water anyway. You WILL have to replace what filtering takes out. If you want to get hyper-anal about water quality, that's ok, lol. But in most cases it's unnecessary. My wellwater (calcium/magnesium substrate...and old sea bed) comes out of the tap at 750 ppm's. Also, our aquafir runs right past the Mercury Test Site, (underground nuclear testing) but other than my fingernails glowing in the dark, no issues.

If you are ok with drinking your water, the plants should be fine as well. There is absolutely NO reason to over-complicate your life with unnecessary bullshit. If you need to filter it, you need to filter it. But if you find out you don't need the added hastle and expense of filtering or buying your water, why continue with it? Would pay you dividends were you to do a side-by-side of high-dollar water vs tapwater. See if you can spot the difference.

If you question the quality of your groundwater, check online for your local municipality's annual water quality report. It'll tell you more than you ever wanted to know about your groundwater.