Okay .... Let's talk about Rain Water ...

[GrowRebel]

I did a search on the subject and couldn't find any good information.

So tell me kids ... is rain water better than tap?

What are your feelings on this?:stoned: :dance:

GrowRebel Reviewed by GrowRebel on 10-04-2006. Okay .... Let's talk about Rain Water ... I did a search on the subject and couldn't find any good information. So tell me kids ... is rain water better than tap? What are your feelings on this?:stoned: :dance: Rating: 5

[brookerosebud]

as long as your area is not heavily poluted, it should be better than tap as there are no added ingredients in rainwater.

[Garden Knowm]

The most important element is the PH.. then it is the PPM...

Rain water is probably pretty darn low on the PPMs... this is good

: )

[buzzedlady]

I think all plants will look much healthier if they get rain water.
But what to use when there is no rain?

[mistyganjatree]

rain water is second best to distilled or purified water!, it has or should have an extreemly low EC, unless you have alot of bird shit on the roof! PH is always around 7 to 7.2 , as we always adjust the PH this is irrelevant!
whats more important to remember is tap water has on average 150 additives, that allow the water to be processed and stored in the pipes, believe it or not it contains cyanide in trace elements for anti disentery and other mnasty such things, really the chlorine is one of the least harmfull substances added to tap water!and will almost disolve out in 24 hrs if left to sit [air],
rain water like purified and distilled water does lack some elements that will need to be addressed by using the right nutes! ie calcium! you need nutes made for purified water not tap water!

good luck!


welcome to the world of endless possiblities,,,,,hydroponics

[stinkyattic]

Rain water is great because the town doesn't charge you for it

[oliwog]

i would have thought it would be better apart from the fact that the higher the pollution levels are the more toxins will be in the rain water
so if you live in the country theoreticly the rain should be ok but the thing is rain clouds travel so the rain water could still be polluted heavily as the cloud mauy have travelled from a polluted area b4 it actually rained
if ya get me peps
stick with purified or distilled
at least u know wots in it

[stinkyattic]

Yeah, the acid rain in the Northeast actually comes from the rust belt. You can tell the approximate source of your local acid rain by the relative levels of nitric and sulfuric acid in it! I'm not kidding!

[kush07]

Rain water is great. For one, its free. It is my second favorite water. I prefer mineral water because my plants seem to love it so I don't plan to stop using it.

Happy Toking :rasta:

[GrowRebel]

Yes, but if we are getting acid rain ....not that we are .... but if we were here in NE Ohio ... the plants outside seems to be doing fine. There is that to consider. If acid rain ... not that we have it ..... is so bad why doesn't it effect the tress and plants?