it's when you breathe particules of it the problem, but still, there's no point to drink this... water is the main source of minerals intake, so why would you drink this. And for the plants isn't it the same?
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sam - 5hr
Water is not the main source of mineral intake.
You can drink distilled water with no problems.
Not sure why I keep seeing this online or where people learn this misinformation.
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WhiteOakBayou @lemmy.world - 4hr
He has a hydroponic set up. The way that typically works is to start with distilled water and add nutes to that. If the pH is off you can have all the nutrients in there you want but the plant can't take them in. By adjusting pH and measuring dissolved particles the grower can target certain nutrients for uptake at specific parts of the growing process and measure their uptake. Of course he could do all of this with tap water but it's way easier to start with a blank slate and that is how most of the guides are written.
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WhiteOakBayou @lemmy.world - 13hr
Wash your hands after handling that dirty water and more importantly try not to inhale it. No smoking if you're spritzing the plants. Inhaling appliance condensate is a fast track to legionnaire's disease.
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nikt @lemmy.ca - 14hr
With a lifetime supply of microplastic particles!
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bonenode - 14hr
Doesn't it have some amounts of detergent in it still? Maybe not much but can be enough to kill your plants.
Guenther_Amanita in houseplants
PSA: The condensate from your dryer is distilled water
https://slrpnk.net/post/31377570Cross post from !hydroponics@slrpnk.net
Do not drink the legionaires water.
Danger drink
it's when you breathe particules of it the problem, but still, there's no point to drink this... water is the main source of minerals intake, so why would you drink this. And for the plants isn't it the same?
Water is not the main source of mineral intake. You can drink distilled water with no problems.
Not sure why I keep seeing this online or where people learn this misinformation.
He has a hydroponic set up. The way that typically works is to start with distilled water and add nutes to that. If the pH is off you can have all the nutrients in there you want but the plant can't take them in. By adjusting pH and measuring dissolved particles the grower can target certain nutrients for uptake at specific parts of the growing process and measure their uptake. Of course he could do all of this with tap water but it's way easier to start with a blank slate and that is how most of the guides are written.
Wash your hands after handling that dirty water and more importantly try not to inhale it. No smoking if you're spritzing the plants. Inhaling appliance condensate is a fast track to legionnaire's disease.
With a lifetime supply of microplastic particles!
Doesn't it have some amounts of detergent in it still? Maybe not much but can be enough to kill your plants.
Not risking that lol