jesusdidit

Hi, Im also dubious on the chlorine etc., on tap water, i live in mexico so im double...triple dubious of the city water oper standards for use of chemicals for disenfection, since i started my own backyard garden in late winter, the plants where watered with rain water and they where beautiful...made me think i have agreen thumb and the man of the house...but after harvesting those babes...kale, spinach, brocoli and napas...i quickly started my second stage from seedlings...well the difference was huuuge, and being i that i was still driving my self esteem from the last pickings, i started looking for what changed...at the end i came up with the water!! So i did some empirical stuff, invested 30 bucks for this staged fountain where i added charcoal..straight charcoal, added oak chips, fill it with tap water and let it recirculate for a full day. The water pump is .22 amps so its not a biggie, although i just ordered online a solar one for 40 bucks...in any case i wanted to share this with you guys to see what you guys think... Im on my 3 rd day, so im not seeing results yet, but my greenthumb self esteem is holding on so this is great..hha! Aj Ensenada, mexico Charcoal, oak chip fountain