Rinsing Peat?

Rinsing Peat?#308272

By Hungry Plants -  Wed Dec 06, 2017 1:44 am
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- Wed Dec 06, 2017 1:44 am #308272

I was just wondering if you guys use rain/distilled water to rinse your peat. I go throw so much water when I need to rinse. Can you use tap water then do a final rinse with good water. My TDS is around 200 out the tap.

Re: Rinsing Peat?#308274

By KategoricalKarnivore -  Wed Dec 06, 2017 2:12 am
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- Wed Dec 06, 2017 2:12 am #308274

I wouldn’t use it. When I rinse with distilled water the runoff is usually around 100-150PPM so you would be adding more minerals than you are rinsing out.

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Re: Rinsing Peat?#308276

By Hungry Plants -  Wed Dec 06, 2017 2:26 am
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- Wed Dec 06, 2017 2:26 am #308276

At what TDS do you stop rinsing?

Re: Rinsing Peat?#308282

By KategoricalKarnivore -  Wed Dec 06, 2017 3:09 am
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- Wed Dec 06, 2017 3:09 am #308282

I like to get mine down to around 10PPM. Sometimes I’ll stop around 15 if I’m running low on water.

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Re: Rinsing Peat?#308290

By mouthstofeed -  Wed Dec 06, 2017 6:13 am
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- Wed Dec 06, 2017 6:13 am #308290

i've found peat moss i don't have to rinse but yes, rain water is the way to go. don't use high tds tap because that defeats the purpose of rinsing.

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