Agriculture Reference
In-Depth Information
Water pH And Water TDS/PPM
PPM stands for “Parts Per Million” and it is how your TDS (Totally Dissolved Salts/Solids) meter will
display the readings it takes. After I use my R/O unit my water is about 10 PPM and for any water that is
60 PPM or below you can probably get away with just using a carbon filter, for chloramine and fluoride
removal. Also, the pH of the water is basically irrelevant if the water is below 40 PPM. If TDS levels are
above 100 PPM, the pH starts to matter.
As your smoking appreciation becomes more and more sophisticated, your high-quality organic palate
will be able to tell cannabis grown with pure water sources from cannabis grown using higher TDS/PPM
watersources;hardtoimagineperhaps,butabsolutelytrue.Becauseofthis,Ialwaysrecommendpurewa-
ter sources for TLO growing, and choosing rain, reverse osmosis, or distilled water will make everything
that much smoother and raise the smoking quality to five star all the way! To really get a good idea of
how elegant cannabis smokes, I always recommend doobies. Glassware with resin from synthetic grown
cannabis will really mess up your organic smoke, so don't screw yourself there and use a clean piece, or
make it doobie-time!
TLO-grown doobies are divine!
Hard Water And TLO Container Growing
Hard water is water that contains high levels of dissolved magnesium and calcium mineral salts. You can
seethe“scale” itleaves overtime onyourcoffeemaker ifyouusecity, well, orspringwater. Thiswill also
happen to your soil mix if you water your plants with hard water. The mineral salts will collect around the
root zones and build up, interfering with airflow through the soil, to the roots, and to the microlife. You
need to flush regularly—every other time you water I would say—and I do not recommend using spring,
well, or city water unfiltered, especially if it is hard water.
