thanks for having a scientific approach to answering our question about chlorine and tapwater and to getting to the point and not wasting our time. Love the video!

We are getting some good questions answered, that no other site has, except you and Pat are answering.

@AlbertaUrbanGarden

9 жыл бұрын

MrMac5150 I am glad that both OneYardRevolution | Frugal & Sustainable Organic Gardening and I can help out ;)

@desktorp

7 жыл бұрын

The internet is awash with gardening tip sites, blogs, etc.. discussing all of this. It's like you've never searched the internet.

@stephanealegoria7016

5 жыл бұрын

On the impact on beneficial microorganisms yes. About the assumption that a minimum level of these chemicals in potable water does not harm human; this is an opinion based on old science knowledge paradigm although many studies start to show that repetitive adsorption of negligeable harmful chemical add up and cause structural diseases.

@stophate2023

5 жыл бұрын

This totally answered my questions! Thank you!

This video eradicated a long standing paranoia of mine. Thank you

@AlbertaUrbanGarden

8 жыл бұрын

Glad I could help!

This is my new favorite Garden series.

@AlbertaUrbanGarden

8 жыл бұрын

That is fantastic ! There are 20 or so of them :)

Thank you! Finally some real test results. I wish someone would do this for water in US.

Again, thanks for the work. I know how long videos can take to plan, shoot, edit and present. This video was clear, to the point, and really presented great info on how tap water really doesn't cause a problem. Thanks. I might attach this to my compost tea video I will be making. I recommend watching this for the scientific approach.

@AlbertaUrbanGarden

9 жыл бұрын

Gary Pilarchik Thank you Gary its quite an honour to have you comment here! This one took weeks and I am sure glad it turned out well!! I would be honoured to have this support your videos! You are right to date Tap water is not harmful!!

@sexmachina

9 жыл бұрын

What he said..

@1mtstewart

9 жыл бұрын

I believe that collecting rainwater for the garden from your home or other buildings would remedy any chance of chlorine, heavy metal or ammonia contamination and microzoa harm. Was your chlorine sampling in the tap water free or total chlorine? the difference between 2.0 and 1.3 is significant in my eyes as 2.0 is over 50% higher than 1.3. The proof though, is in the bacteria and other microzoa counts in the samples. On the flip side, I have seen some hydroponic gardeners use a bit of chlorine bleach (household 5.25 - 6%) to "clean up" dark roots on, say strawberry plants. To me, if the dark roots deliver plenty of berries, turning them white with bleach is purely aesthetic. I think about some of this from an aquarium perspective. would I place anything as toxic as chlorine in any of my aquariums? NO. The same types of bacteria that feed the plants with the fish waste in the ammonia, nitrite, nitrate cycle also convert minerals to plant food in the soil. I place tap water in a 5 gallon bucket at least overnight before adding it to any aquarium or I use DI water. In the tropical fresh water systems that I use, the plants grow vigorously and have to be thinned on occasion. there are so many cycles of nutrients through the microzoa in the soil and water, that I think it is prudent to maintain non-toxic inputs to their environment. Great video and very descriptive! Thanks.

@AlbertaUrbanGarden

9 жыл бұрын

The analysis represented total Cl in the water. I have had a few comments about the impact of Cl on fungi and look forward to investigating. I do rely primarily on rain water in barrel and free falling. That said i am less worried when I have to use Tap water.

@rayr5950

9 жыл бұрын

1mtstewart Steve said his water is treated with Chloramine which is not the same a Chlorine. Chloramine is not as effective as Chlorine as a disinfectant. Chloramine also does not volatilize from the water like Chlorine does. Our local city water is treated with Chlorine, if I use it during dry periods because my rain water supply is depleted, I collect it buckets and let it sit in the sun at least overnight. It would be interesting to see the test done with straight chlorinated water out of the tap instead of Chloramined water out of the tap.

I have often pondered that theory of chlorinated water harming garden ecosystems, but considering that we drink the water, that in itself should say that it is not harmful at the point where it is dispensed from our homes. At the treatment plants as you stated they are hit with a high dose, and that kills them, but it doesn't linger and there is no need for it to linger in huge quantifies. Case and point, swimming pools have to be constantly and heavily chlorinated because its potency and effectiveness wears off over the course of a few days. If one application is missed, then the algae will immediately start growing. Great scientific research and rock solid data.

@AlbertaUrbanGarden

9 жыл бұрын

ayatti26 I had thought the same. The levels in pools are so much higher than these results its would seem rather straight forward. That said there are products out there that perpetuate the myth in order to sell products. That said more research is required as always in science ;)

Stephen, excellent video on the impact of tap water on soil bacteria!

@AlbertaUrbanGarden

9 жыл бұрын

OneYardRevolution | Frugal & Sustainable Organic Gardening I am glad you enjoyed it Patrick! I sure was surprised when I got the results back.

Great work and thank you for answering this gardening conundrum.

@AlbertaUrbanGarden

9 жыл бұрын

***** I am glad I can help! These ones take months to put together. I started this one in early April ;) get the study design together, sample wait, add new samples write ;)

Thanx a bunch man for going thru the trouble of doing all that. I don't think you could have gotten any more thorough than that explanation and experiment. I have always wondered about all those topics you mentioned. Stay safe in these trying times.

Thank you for this mini-thesis! Great job! Very useful!

Excellent information

Saved me from bucketing 100's of gallons of water! Thanks for your informative videos.

I applaud you sir! This is the way I wanted my question answered! You could cover any topic this way and I'm there with my notepad!

Nicely done sir! I appreciate the fact that you totally geeked out !

Nicely done chain of custody!

I like the work you did here and agree with these methods of testing. Good job!

@AlbertaUrbanGarden

9 жыл бұрын

AlboPepper Thank you my friend!

I'm addicted to these great videos!!!!

Standing ovation! Well done, sir!

Thank you for taking the time to do this, it was an excellent and informative video!!

@AlbertaUrbanGarden

8 жыл бұрын

+Carmen CES It is my pleasure!

I'm a new subscriber, I've found your videos informative, intelligent, not opinionated, not self serving, nice change!

@AlbertaUrbanGarden

7 жыл бұрын

Thank you so very much Carl! Welcome to the community and please let me know if you have any questions at all!

Nice new intro and great video! Pretty thorough experiment. I'm sold on your results. Thanks for doing this!

@AlbertaUrbanGarden

9 жыл бұрын

MrChipGardener Months of work finally come together for a re-branding and one large study lol. Thank you for the kind words and really starting this whole series about a year ago !

I adore your videos. They bring joy to my brain.

Like always, a great informative video, thanks Stephan.

@AlbertaUrbanGarden

9 жыл бұрын

***** I am glad you enjoyed it!

Stephen, your new intro is terrific. well done. your videos are very help, keep them coming. thanks.

@AlbertaUrbanGarden

9 жыл бұрын

Thank you my friend ! I appreciate it ! I will keep them coming as long as you keep watching, sharing ext...

That's very comforting to see the results. Thank you once again Stephen

@AlbertaUrbanGarden

9 жыл бұрын

Patrick Meehan I am glad I could help Patrick!

You just saved me some money! I was just about to buy a chlorine filter for my garden hose. I appreciate your approach to this and thank you!

I’ve been wondering about this topic for a while now. Great research.

Interesting. Thanks for the comprehensive testing.

@AlbertaUrbanGarden

9 жыл бұрын

Shinintendo I am glad I could help!

Thank you for answering my question so thoroughly. Subscribed!

Another EXCELLENT video Stephen! Well done! I had a hunch the damage was very minimal. This is very good to know!

@AlbertaUrbanGarden

9 жыл бұрын

Tommyr I am glad you enjoyed the video my friend. I actually thought we would see impacts but recover quickly.

Thank you for all the work in bringing us this.

@AlbertaUrbanGarden

9 жыл бұрын

Eric White I am pleased you enjoy the work. it makes it worth it!

Amazing, love this channel and this series especially.

@AlbertaUrbanGarden

8 жыл бұрын

Thank you my friend ! The first Friday of every month I post one of these videos !

That seems to be a clear answer to my question! Thankyou!

Wow, Debunking stuff left and right up in here. Love the details and explanations - thanks!

@AlbertaUrbanGarden

8 жыл бұрын

+wiitele that is my pleasure ;) I just follow the science!

amazing video.. I've always wondered this.

Thank you thank you good sir, you're answering important questions and doing research for free, much respect & love!

These results are great to hear. I did not expect it to not makena difference, but I did expect it to have some effect.

This is what we were looking for!

thanx for the explanation

While the scientific method and KZread are rarely mentioned in the same sentence, I'm happy to find that to be the case here.

@AlbertaUrbanGarden

9 жыл бұрын

John Smith That is what I want to bring at least to the gardening corner of KZread! I am glad you enjoy it my friend!

This makes me feel so much better thank you.

This is a wonderful and very informative video. Thank you for the detail oriented process and documenting it. I've seen many short videos claiming the opposite with nothing to back them up

An interesting experiment and reassuring to know. Thanks for taking the time to run this testing.

@AlbertaUrbanGarden

9 жыл бұрын

Foodie Laura I am glad I could help my friend!

This is a very good information. Thank you so much. I love how scientific it was.

@AlbertaUrbanGarden

3 жыл бұрын

I am glad I could help!

Awesome video I have wondered about this forever. I finally had a thought that someone has probably done a video like this. Thanks

@AlbertaUrbanGarden

6 жыл бұрын

Glad I could help !

Excellent work Stephen!

@AlbertaUrbanGarden

9 жыл бұрын

Roger Smith Thank you Corey!

Very interesting Stephen...I'm still sticking with fresh spring water I get from my property. Thanks for sharing.

@AlbertaUrbanGarden

9 жыл бұрын

Eco Oasis if you have access why not use the local resource ;) I use rain water as much as I can but it has not rained in a LONG time!

very interesting and the sound is perfect. great job, stephen

@AlbertaUrbanGarden

9 жыл бұрын

Oren Kirschenbaum Thank you my friend. the new track was much more difficult to get right when I faded it as it is much louder than my last one. I am not sure if it is in the sweet spot of not too loud but you can still hear there is a clip.

So helpful! Thanks for your hard work!

An excellent video and I'm very surprised at the results. Thanks for taking the time to put our fears to rest :)

@AlbertaUrbanGarden

9 жыл бұрын

Perma Allotmenteers I am glad I could help!

Another gem! 💎

This question ocurred to me today while I was watering my vegetable plot with chloramine treated tap water. It's good to see that using it is doing no long term damage to the soil ecology. Thanks for the video.

This is huge! Such a great experiment, thanks!

@AlbertaUrbanGarden

9 жыл бұрын

David D I am glad you enjoyed it my friend!

I've always wondered about this. Very informative. Thanks Stephen.

@AlbertaUrbanGarden

9 жыл бұрын

I am glad I could help Stan ! It has been a question bothering me for awhile too!

awesome work. thanks for what you do

Great video, really through and scientific

Thank you so much for making this video - this is something I've been wondering for some time now! Much appreciated!!

@AlbertaUrbanGarden

9 жыл бұрын

I am glad I could help Kim :)

Good job, thanks

@AlbertaUrbanGarden

8 жыл бұрын

I am glad you enjoyed the video

Very well done. Thank You for showing the test results. It showed it is OK to use tap water. Also, GREAT NEW LOGO...

@AlbertaUrbanGarden

9 жыл бұрын

iamnjorganic Thank you for the kind words my friend! It is ok to use Tap water ;) I love the logo as well I am glad that everyone else seems to enjoy it!

Excellent video Stephen.===Good info.

@AlbertaUrbanGarden

8 жыл бұрын

+Mark SM Thank you Mark!

I thoroughly enjoy this video Stephen. I have never question the use of my tap water for my garden and plus the plants are always green and healthy.

@AlbertaUrbanGarden

9 жыл бұрын

***** I am glad you enjoyed it Mary!! your garden looks great my friend!

Thanks from New Mexico, keep up the great work

@AlbertaUrbanGarden

9 жыл бұрын

winterswonderland Thank you for the kind worlds! Is New Mexico getting all that rain Texas is?

great series

@AlbertaUrbanGarden

9 жыл бұрын

LCJ farms Thank you my friend!

We had a question, and by cracky you answered it!

These videos are incredible.

@AlbertaUrbanGarden

2 жыл бұрын

I’m glad you like them!

Fabulous information.

Thank you for a well investigated issue. I'm trying to learn about Chloramine and the effect it has on the fish in my aquaponic system, which is a slightly different issue but it was good to know how chlorine changes as it's distributed. I currently set out buckets of water for a few days prior to adding them to my system, but I'm learning that the Chloramine is still in the water.

Wonderful study! Thank you!

@AlbertaUrbanGarden

3 жыл бұрын

It is my pleasure !

Fantastic information!! Thank you so much, you just solved a major dilemma for me!! Keep up the good work.

@AlbertaUrbanGarden

7 жыл бұрын

I am glad I could help my friend!

Thanks for a thorough test.

@AlbertaUrbanGarden

9 жыл бұрын

Hugh Janus I am glad you enjoyed them my friend!

@hughjanus3798

9 жыл бұрын

***** I'm new to gardening, but I notice after a rain, I live in NYC, my plants seem to just grow more and look much better. Also, I filter my water.

@AlbertaUrbanGarden

9 жыл бұрын

There are a few people whom have said that. I wonder what the difference could be. I rely on city water only when I have to more so because I try to keep the costs down and tap water costs money ;)

this was awesome! Good video very simple to understand.

@AlbertaUrbanGarden

8 жыл бұрын

Glad I could help!

Thanks for this!

this is so great much love !

Great job on the video. The results were suprising to me even though I had never worried about my tap water being harmful to my soil. Thanks

@AlbertaUrbanGarden

8 жыл бұрын

They surprised me as well! I was not overly worried but I would have expected some reaction!

Wow, thank you for saving me money time and time again. A forever subscriber.

@AlbertaUrbanGarden

8 жыл бұрын

+Joseph Lynn my pleasure and welcome to the family !!

thank you for your work.

woah woah woah !! nice new intro and logo lol gotta upgrade every now and then, I understand. Sticking to my rain water catchment... up to 900 gallons of storage now.

@AlbertaUrbanGarden

9 жыл бұрын

Permaculture Prepper Thanks my friend! I love the new intro and such ;) If given the opportunity I use my rain barrel. unfortunately we have not had rain in 5 weeks :(

@Hi-gb9cf

9 жыл бұрын

Permaculture Prepper Up to 900 gallons of water storage. That's great! I planning to buy larger containers for next winter. We need to save all the water we can in California. How long does 900 gallons last you?

@PermacultureHomestead

9 жыл бұрын

not sure yet joe just added the 3rd IBC tote. its in my recent update. ill keep you all in the loop, but so far they are full and looking like they will stay that way if we keep getting rain.

@AlbertaUrbanGarden

9 жыл бұрын

That does sound great! on site storage like that would be nice!

Very interesting, Iv wondered about this before. Thanks

@AlbertaUrbanGarden

9 жыл бұрын

Jess Lucero I am glad I could help!

Great stuff! Thanks!

I always wondered?? Thanks for the experiment it was good information!

@AlbertaUrbanGarden

9 жыл бұрын

teresa brown I am glad I could be of help! This is a question that has bothered me for a long time!

Thank you, thank you, thank you!! This is a subject that has bugged me for years!

@AlbertaUrbanGarden

9 жыл бұрын

***** I am glad I could help!

Love your channel! Im very thankfull.

@AlbertaUrbanGarden

9 жыл бұрын

Cis I am glad you enjoy it! It makes all the work worth it!

You're like the myth busters of gardens

@AlbertaUrbanGarden

7 жыл бұрын

Its what I enjoy doing ;)

great content sir, thanks for this video.

thanks for share your knowledge!

so many interesting videos - so i subscribe for learning more !

Thanks Stephen for the research! Always appreciated! Nice summer haircut :)

@AlbertaUrbanGarden

9 жыл бұрын

***** I am glad you enjoyed the video! Oh man I was working in the yard the other day and I got so hot I went and checked my son. his head was so hot. so my wife shaved both of our heads!! so much better!

Great study Stephen. I have been looking forward to this video for a while now. Like many others I assumed the chlorine in my tap water had at least a slight negative effect on my soil. Good to know it isn't much to worry about. I will continue to use my rain barrel though, as its just more convenient for me. Thanks for all the work you put into this.

@AlbertaUrbanGarden

9 жыл бұрын

Bryan Wickizer I use my rain barrel too ;) It is less of an impact to use ;) I am glad you enjoyed the video and found it useful!

Thank you for posting this video sir, many questions are answered.

I still recommend this video to people all these years later

@AlbertaUrbanGarden

Жыл бұрын

I appreciate that !! Thank you

Amazing science in your video, thank you ! You earned a new subscriber.

thank you so much for doing this video its been something I have been concerned with. I will feel better watering with my hose now also.

@AlbertaUrbanGarden

9 жыл бұрын

***** I sure feel better about watering my garden ;) I am glad you enjoyed the video!

Thank you.

I really appreciate ur work dude, I thought I watched a TV show

Excellent video! I'm glad you are taking science and debunking some of the folklore.!

@AlbertaUrbanGarden

9 жыл бұрын

naturebc I am very glad you enjoyed the video !

wow amazing content here, great work!

Thanks you for that scientific tes,t

Excellent video Stephen! Luckly I don't have to worry about chlorine because the water comes straight from a spring 100ftaway and is naturally filtered with peat and moss. It then goes through a UV light to kill any microbes on the spot so no long term effects :)

@AlbertaUrbanGarden

9 жыл бұрын

That is great !

Thank you again, love the science.

@AlbertaUrbanGarden

8 жыл бұрын

Glad I could help !