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Do u think its safe to use pond water for watering?
EasyNamestarted grow question 5 years ago
Theres a pond near me(man made) with carp in it, Its connected to a stream which goes through the woods. Is there a way I could test the water if its safe, mabey some testing kit?
Btw, the stream water looks nice and clean/clear, tho the pond is kinda brown from the dirt i guess.
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Experimentgreenanswered grow question 5 years ago
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If the pond is fed by a stream it can be used. You would preferably want to filter it and you would probably want to take a water sample to test for contaminants and any problems that might arise. You can contact your local office and they could probably do it for you or point you in the right direction. Otherwise I've seen water tests at local garden/feed center, especially one who sells fish. You also have to consider that many ponds do get algae, so you might get some algae buildup.
But how did people grow plants before indoor plumbing and irrigation? If anything test on one plant first before using on all plants.
EthosMultipassMemberRovairokanswered grow question 5 years ago
i used to grow out of a pond brother i never phed the pond nothing but i did add pumps to it to get the water for going stagnate hope this help if you are using it inside i personaly would ph it just for notes sake and to be able to replacate the same thing everytime and i would check the tds of it for a bit so you kinda get a feel for were its at i could see some problems maybe with inside use shits always possible bro but if your outside you good a hydroponic pound is still the biggest plants i ever grew happy growing bro
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NobodysBudsanswered grow question 5 years ago
it's the inconsistencies that might get ya from time to time... pH and whatever else someone tossed into it upstream, lol. Any major farms nearby? could be loaded with anything and your eye cannot see such things.
a water test would set your mind at ease.. not sure if that's cost-effective... trial and error with a practice plant may be a better route to go.
pH, concentration and ratios of what you give the plant -- one way or another -- have to be within some nominal range for it all to work well. Whether organice, hydro or whatever, that remains true.
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