Some plants grown aeroponically and hydroponically are sensitive to water having a high level of dissolved minerals (“hard” water) which can inhibit germination and good growth. Stunted, poor growth or yellowing or drying leaves can be symptomatic of plants grown with hard water. That said, however, our specially formulated liquid nutrients have proven to be very effective at conditioning even hard water if it falls within generally accepted standards for municipal water quality. For most people, then, using municipal water in the AeroGarden with our liquid nutrients should grow healthy plants.
Water types we don’t recommend include softened water, rain water, well water, “spring” water, and water gathered by a dehumidifier. Although none of these are necessarily bad for human consumption, our nutrients may not be able to condition them to be good for aeroponic growing! If you have any question or concern about the water you are using, then we would recommend that you use distilled water. It’s available in gallon jugs at your supermarket and is usually the least expensive kind of bottled water you can buy.
