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Germinator · January 21, 2012

Recently, while germinating some sprouts, the instructions said to use purified water with a Ph of 6.0, (no chlorine). Our city water is about 7.0 or a little higher and they purify it with something besides chlorine, I think. Anyhow, is it important to pay attention to the water one uses while germinating and growing from seed? I know that chlorine water will tend to kill the worm castings in tea, which I do use for my seedlings. I don't have RO in my house, just a simple under-the-counter water filter and use my outside water to water with?

Thanks for any light anyone can shed on this.

January 21, 2012	#1
Germinator Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: No. California Posts: 69	Ph of Water for Germinating Recently, while germinating some sprouts, the instructions said to use purified water with a Ph of 6.0, (no chlorine). Our city water is about 7.0 or a little higher and they purify it with something besides chlorine, I think. Anyhow, is it important to pay attention to the water one uses while germinating and growing from seed? I know that chlorine water will tend to kill the worm castings in tea, which I do use for my seedlings. I don't have RO in my house, just a simple under-the-counter water filter and use my outside water to water with? Thanks for any light anyone can shed on this.