Water from a creek?

pot scott

Well-Known Member

Apr 10, 2010

• #1

my spot is by a big creek that runs off a major river, would it be safe to water with water from a creek, there is no algae or anything in the water.

 

glassblower3000

Well-Known Member

Apr 13, 2010

• #2

fuck yeah!!!that's what I do...it's natures way.

 

Pothead32

Well-Known Member

Apr 13, 2010

• #3

It would be perfectly fine, it's what I plan on using this year for my gg.

 

Pothead32

Well-Known Member

Apr 13, 2010

• #4

I just noticed you are from the same state as me so let me rephrase my answer to your question, the creek would be fine as long as your creek is not the creek that I will be using lol. Northeast lower peninsula here.

 

RockstarEnergy

Well-Known Member

Apr 13, 2010

• #5

Pothead32 said:

I just noticed you are from the same state as me so let me rephrase my answer to your question, the creek would be fine as long as your creek is not the creek that I will be using lol. Northeast lower peninsula here.

Click to expand...

im going to do the same thing this summer. what about mixing nutrients with the river/creek water?

 

roundplanet

Well-Known Member

Apr 13, 2010

• #6

What if the water is from a standing pond, and the water is kinda funky. Can you use that water? And can you mix nutes with the standing pond water?

 

Pothead32

Well-Known Member

Apr 13, 2010

• #7

I don't see why not but I would also like to hear some answers from some of the old school guys on here about this one.

 

Jackp0t08

Active Member

Apr 13, 2010

• #8

I dont think adding nutes would be bad as long as you dont mess up the PH

 

RockstarEnergy

Well-Known Member

Apr 13, 2010

• #9

Jackp0t08 said:

I dont think adding nutes would be bad as long as you dont mess up the PH

Click to expand...

yea i'd def check the pH, provided the river water doesnt mess with the dye colors. thanks!

 

pot scott

Well-Known Member

Apr 13, 2010

• #10

thanks for all the replies, there are still some genuine people here who just want to help each other and not just insult people.

 

sodalite

Well-Known Member

Apr 13, 2010

• #11

i use alot of pond water and it works great. no problems here. my pond is not the cleanest but its far from nasty just to give you an idea. one thing i would wory o=about with ponds is the sourse of water if its run off from a farmers field i would question it. as farmers use alot of pestisides and chemical ferts for certain plants.