{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Fresh Harvests","provider_url":"https:\/\/hydropgrow.com","author_name":"DevGrower","author_url":"https:\/\/hydropgrow.com\/index.php\/author\/dev\/","title":"Can Tap Water Damage a Hydroponic Garden?","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"u5N3ylwJ07\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hydropgrow.com\/index.php\/2023\/11\/24\/can-tap-water-damage-a-hydroponic-garden\/\">Can Tap Water Damage a Hydroponic Garden?<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/hydropgrow.com\/index.php\/2023\/11\/24\/can-tap-water-damage-a-hydroponic-garden\/embed\/#?secret=u5N3ylwJ07\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Can Tap Water Damage a Hydroponic Garden?&#8221; &#8212; Fresh Harvests\" data-secret=\"u5N3ylwJ07\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/hydropgrow.com\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/hydropgrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/8-1024x683.png","thumbnail_width":1024,"thumbnail_height":683,"description":"Tap water is not automatically harmful to hydroponic plants, but its chemistry varies by location and can influence nutrient management. Water can contain calcium, magnesium, bicarbonate, salts, and other dissolved substances. Its alkalinity can affect pH stability, while a high starting EC can reduce the room available for hydroponic nutrients. The right question is not whether tap water is good or bad in general, but whether the particular water source is suitable for the crop and nutrient program."}