New to growing, only 3 years. And boy I've learned alot. Q. why do you need a high PPM or EC during bloom? Picture White Widow in Hydro 700 PPM 6week

[Ranmyster]

 

[TheGoldenRoad]

Because the longer bloom goes on, the more nutrients your plant will consume.

 

[Ranmyster]

Because the longer bloom goes on, the more nutrients your plant will consume.

I got that. But why do I read advice saying, I should be at alot higher PPM. At this stage 1000. Yet I'm only 700 w/good results?

 

[Deadstill]

I got that. But why do I read advice saying, I should be at alot higher PPM. At this stage 1000. Yet I'm only 700 w/good results?

Howdy, and welcome to the Farm!

It's not necessarily required but if you want to maximize your yield and end product quality, there's a lot of factors to consider. People running higher EC/PPM are doing so because they're running high powered lights, controlling their environments and usually/possibly supplementing CO2. These plants can eat quite a bit when all those factors are dialed in properly. I can get a whole lot more detailed about the processes, VPD, PAR/PPFD, etc. But I'll just keep this short and sweet

Like many things in life, gardening/growing is a constant learning process and we should always be willing to learn, adapt and improve our knowledge and methods.

 

[Ranmyster]

Howdy, and welcome to the Farm!

It's not necessarily required but if you want to maximize your yield and end product quality, there's a lot of factors to consider. People running higher EC/PPM are doing so because they're running high powered lights, controlling their environments and usually/possibly supplementing CO2. These plants can eat quite a bit when all those factors are dialed in properly. I can get a whole lot more detailed about the processes, VPD, PAR/PPFD, etc. But I'll just keep this short and sweet

Like many things in life, gardening/growing is a constant learning process and we should always be willing to learn, adapt and improve our knowledge and methods.

 

[Ranmyster]

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