Any natural setup using sand, rocks, charcoal that makes it more economical than store bought filters? And, how much of the impurities do they actually take out.
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Depending on where they’re planted. I’ve just watched videos on different types of water used to grow things. Things will still grow with the reverse osmosis water, but not as hearty or as beautiful. They still need those minerals. Even the land itself needs to be given a break from time to time for the minerals to build back up. If you’re using potting soil, I’m not sure how often you’d have to change that out. But Tap water or hose water is perfect for watering plants.
But isn't rainwater and RO water essentially the same mineral-wise since rain is created through evaporation (distillation)?
Reverse osmosis is a system that cleans the water. It removes all the minerals and removes everything so it’s clean pure water.
https://www.iwapublishing.com/news/reverse-osmosis-and-removal-minerals-drinking-water
It’s recommended that you have a mineral supplement, or get your minerals from the food that you eat. If you’re eating healthy you should be able to do that, but if you’re not you should have a mineral supplement if you have a oral system in your home.
As I have said before, I don’t recommend watering your plants with the RO water. There’s no nutrients in that water for them at all whatsoever. Yes they will grow, because it’s water. But the water from your tap or hose is what’s best for your plants because it has the minerals that they need.
I just don't understand how rainwater is much different from RO water since evaporation removes all nutrients from water as well. I'm no expert, but plants seem to grow OK with rainwater, but you say there needs to be nutrients in the water for plants to thrive.
Well I would say there’s a huge difference between rain water, and water that comes to the tap. Tapwater is processed through a processing plant. I can’t say for sure what’s in it, I just know that it taste like crap, and there’s a lot of stuff in it that I don’t want my body.
As far as rainwater goes, I can’t tell you what happens to it. I have no idea I’ve never studied up on it.
All I know is that if you use RO water to water your indoor plants, or try to grow a potato, or anything else on your window sill, the results will not be as well as if you just use regular tapwater. Things will grow regardless, because water does make things grow. But when you have water with minerals and stuff in it, your plants are going to grow better.
Google it. God bless you and have a great day!
Google results When water evaporates, it leaves behind a solid precipitate of minerals, as shown in Figure below. When the water in glass A evaporates, the dissolved mineral particles are left behind. Water can only hold a certain amount of dissolved minerals and salts.