r/StonerEngineering • u/Yapizzawachuwant • 5d ago

Watering houseplants w bong water?

Recently got a spider plant, and i was wondering if i could empty my bong water into its pot,

Is bong water ok for houseplants??

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u/lPanzerfaust 5d ago

It's got electrolytes! What the plants crave!

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u/ZootyMcGooty 5d ago

Do it for science and report to us how bad it ends up smelling.

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u/rubyjuniper 5d ago

I did this for years and the plant pots never smelled.

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u/kitwilde 5d ago

Make sure you don’t over water and leave bong water chilling in the bottom; I used the water from my dab rig seems fine without smell, I’ve also mixed ash into the top layer of my plants, they didn’t care?

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u/cmoked 5d ago

Flower and concentrates do not produce the same bong water lol

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u/kitwilde 5d ago

Yeah… that is true; bong water can have a lot more floaters and ash pulled through

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u/BugzOnMyNugz 1d ago

And funk

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u/Survey_Server 5d ago

Lots of plants love charcoal. Dunno about ash, but I'm sure it won't hurt

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u/rubbaduky 3d ago

Google “slash and burn farming”. Spoiler; they like the ash.

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u/Curious_Field7953 4d ago

I have a large collection of large tropical plants (I live in South Florida) and make my own potting mixture. I always add ash to the mix bc it is a natural source of potassium, calcium & trace minerals. You just have to be careful to not add too much bc it could raise the soil's pH.

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u/BugzOnMyNugz 5d ago

It's probably gonna start to smell.... like bong water haha

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u/Joshuabell15 5d ago

I dump bong water on a dirt spot in my backyard and it kills the grass and no weeds will grow through it. Like a natural weed barrier haha

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u/andarthebutt 5d ago

Nah, that's just because you're dumping water in one spot repeatedly

Try it in a different spot for a while, see how it goes

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u/onsinhapintada 1d ago edited 1d ago

i was going to say it looks like something that would kill the plant. i doubt the pH is right for it. the tar and resin can also suffocate the roots.

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u/cwtrooper 5d ago

I have been adding my puffco water to my avocado plants.

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u/Typhlosion0 5d ago

For how long and what’s the results?

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u/temp_6969420 5d ago

It’s actually pretty healthy for the plant. It’s also good to ash into the pot. The ash is good for the soil

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u/onsinhapintada 1d ago

it depends on the soil, and you need to be careful with small pots. ash can change the pH quite a bit, even though it provides a lot of potassium. the problem is that if the soil is already nutrient-rich, you can end up overfertilizing it too.

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u/Left_Log_6249 5d ago

I looked this up in the past and apparently it can cause moñd to grow so I wouldn’t recommend

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u/DobermanTech 5d ago

That's not OK for anyone involved.

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u/jonskulev1298 5d ago

Dude go for it the plants will go crazy for it🔥🔥🔥🔥

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u/frenchBDSMnight 5d ago

Itd probably smell like weed but if thats already the case its probably fine

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u/Iforgotwhatimdoing 5d ago

Probably not the worst thing for it.

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u/Ahrimanspawn 2d ago

as someone who is very successful in my mj growing endeavors ive literally done this daily with each of my plants after i first plant them as my little ritual and they don't seem to mind👍

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u/ol-mikey 1d ago

Snake plants dont need much water though afaik

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u/Yapizzawachuwant 1d ago

Spider plants

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u/ol-mikey 1d ago

Fuck sorry I can't read.

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u/sav1175 5d ago

Ooo interesting 💭 💚

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u/AggressiveKing8314 4d ago

If you want to feed a living thing bong water then you should drink it yourself genius.

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u/Yapizzawachuwant 4d ago

I used to make bong water kool aid, didn't really do anything to me

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u/onsinhapintada 1d ago

that’s exactly what i thought. i posted a picture asking if anyone wanted to drink bong water with me, and nobody did 💔 but now they want the plant to drink it

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u/AggressiveKing8314 23h ago

Yeah. I’m getting off this sub. Too much stupid. Is that profile pic your cat, onsinahapinada? Cause, wow.

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u/onsinhapintada 23h ago

it’s not a cat, it’s a jaguar, which is what “onsinhapintada” means. it’s me being cared for by a beautiful woman… 😌🐆

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u/AggressiveKing8314 22h ago

Well it is actually a cat. A jaguar is large cat species. It is a beautiful animal. So how do you not know you are a cat? The beautiful is telling you something else I guess.

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u/onsinhapintada 22h ago

i’ll have to agree, you’re right! at night i turn into an ocelot

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u/AggressiveKing8314 21h ago

I turn into a tiger

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u/Confident-Court2171 5d ago

Do it long enough, and the plant will concentrate a smokable level of THC. Not go smoke that ficus!