JMcG
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Hey farmers!
I have been wondering for awhile what everyone considers to be too much drop in your nutrient strength when checking ppm from day to day?
With UC and most hydro plants really will let you know when they have had enough to eat or when they want more pretty quickly. Visually there are markers to look for but keeping a log of ppm readings every day or so can really dial in what they want, higher readings than the day before equals over feeding and vice versa, we all know this... or should.
So my question is... How much drop are we happy with? Is it zero fluctuation that is the sweet spot as they consume equal parts of nutrients and water? Or is riding the fine line a road to gradual toxicity? I have read 10-15 parts drop as acceptable too, but that seems arbitrary depending on what phase of growth and how high your ppm might be at that stage.
Maybe 5-10% drop in concentration ? At 400 ppm that would mean 20-40 points of drop. Maybe too much?
I am interested in what you think!
Cheers!
I have been wondering for awhile what everyone considers to be too much drop in your nutrient strength when checking ppm from day to day?
With UC and most hydro plants really will let you know when they have had enough to eat or when they want more pretty quickly. Visually there are markers to look for but keeping a log of ppm readings every day or so can really dial in what they want, higher readings than the day before equals over feeding and vice versa, we all know this... or should.
So my question is... How much drop are we happy with? Is it zero fluctuation that is the sweet spot as they consume equal parts of nutrients and water? Or is riding the fine line a road to gradual toxicity? I have read 10-15 parts drop as acceptable too, but that seems arbitrary depending on what phase of growth and how high your ppm might be at that stage.
Maybe 5-10% drop in concentration ? At 400 ppm that would mean 20-40 points of drop. Maybe too much?
I am interested in what you think!
Cheers!