Are you considering adding a water filter to your garden? Honestly it is not a bad idea. I have been using a cannabis water filter for years and I think it is totally worth it. This is especially true if you want to grow as clean and organic as possible. Depending on where you live, tap water usually is high in salts, metals and chlorine. Salts, metals and chlorine are definitely not good for your plants or the biology in your garden. Chlorine is known to kill the beneficial microbes, fungi and bacteria that live in your garden. There is also evidence suggesting that chlorine slows root development. To improve your growing environment, I recommend adding a garden hose filter.

Cannabis Water Filter

A lot of growers use Reverse Osmosis filters. Reverse Osmosis is a water purification technology that uses a semipermeable membrane to remove impurities. RO filters are great at removing salts, metals and chlorine. In fact, they pretty much remove everything from your water. On the other hand, RO filters are extremely wasteful. For one gallon of clean water, most RO filters waste between two and four gallons. Some older models are worse!

In my opinion, a better alternative to a RO filter is a carbon filter. I prefer using carbon filters because they are cheap, easy to use and work great! Carbon filters screw right into your faucet or hose. Amazon is definitely the best place to buy these filters. After researching the difference between competing brands, I determined that the cheaper models were nearly as effective as the expensive models. For me, the choice was easy. I choose the Camco Tastepure because it offers the best performance for the cost. I discovered that some brands sold the exact same filter but for way more money. Camco on the other hand, sells their filters in two packs. A two pack will run you $18! Camco recommends changing your filter every 3 months, but this obviously depends on how much you use it.

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It is especially important to filter your water when brewing compost tea’s. Click on the link above for more information. Good luck!