I also have chloramine in my water. I installed a reverse osmosis system under my sink. You can also get inline filters but I had some fails with filters.

@Bobbi Tylor yeah it is. To be honest I had no idea I would have to buy so many other things in addition to the tower garden itself. Spent a fortune !!

@Ashley Carter Hi Ashley, I use all the tower garden kit so might be able to help. The rock wool needs to be ph adjusted so the tower garden rock wool is perfect. You need to soak the rock wool for 30 mins in Reverse osmosis or distilled water or if you have an inline filter on your tap water. Chlorine and chloramine will not enable plants to grow hydroponically. When I first started I bought reverse osmosis water from an aquarium shop. 1. Soak rockwool for 30mins 2. Add seeds (check packet or ask chat gpt for amount of seeds per rock wool cube) 3. Add vermiculite and then water the top again as the vermiculite will be dry. 4. Place dome on top in a dark place. I have used grow lights and had them off and my seeds germinated better with them off. Some seeds need light to germinate like mint and celery i think. Most need dark. 5. I personally dont pre soak or do anything to my seeds. I did the paper towel method one time and it didnt work. 6. Give it time. Some seeds take longer than 7 days to germinate. 7. As soon as you see it germinate get it under a grow light. Don't plant directly into the tower. Have the grow light close.

@Beth E Thanks. My tomato 🍅 has started to grow today

I would love to grow outside too but i feel I have just got the hang of the indoor growing so I will save outside growing for another year. And I am not a fan of bugs

@Beth E do you grow mushrooms already? Were you successful at growing outside?

Not sure