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I've had a Hanna combo meter for about five years, but I'm coming up on needing to replace the pH electrode again, and I think it's time to upgrade; figured I could run my thoughts by you guys, and maybe get some suggestions. :D
1. The HALO® Wireless Soil pH Meter should work just fine in aqueous solutions, but also allow me to test the pH in my coco directly, while the automatic logging, et al, sounds convenient.
2. The Soil Test™ Direct Soil EC Tester should, likewise, work both in aqueous solutions and directly in coco.
3. A Digital Refractometer would allow me to track my brix levels with relative ease, making it easier to maintain plant health.
4. A Plant Sap pH Meter would, likewise, aid in maintaining healthy plants by providing super early deficiency detection. This could reasonably replace the nutrient pH meter as well.
I never really messed with the pH in my coco before, but after a recent tragedy it seems like a good option to have on hand, especially as the switch to Blumats sounds like I'll be getting next to no runoff, and runoff isn't that accurate in coco to begin with; this is also why I'm looking at an EC meter which can work in both solution and substrate. Being able to track brix sounds fun more than anything, but getting more information on plant health than what I can see with my eyes sounds good; the other pH meter offers internal health information as well, but I'm not really interested in doing the number of slurry tests that pots will make necessary. Though, perhaps the switch to pots may actually reduce the importance of this, since you can actually flush them and stuff, unlike beds, and I'll be replacing instead of reusing coco...
So, I guess the biggest question would be coco pH versus sap pH, but any ideas, thoughts, input, whatever! :)
1. The HALO® Wireless Soil pH Meter should work just fine in aqueous solutions, but also allow me to test the pH in my coco directly, while the automatic logging, et al, sounds convenient.
2. The Soil Test™ Direct Soil EC Tester should, likewise, work both in aqueous solutions and directly in coco.
3. A Digital Refractometer would allow me to track my brix levels with relative ease, making it easier to maintain plant health.
4. A Plant Sap pH Meter would, likewise, aid in maintaining healthy plants by providing super early deficiency detection. This could reasonably replace the nutrient pH meter as well.
I never really messed with the pH in my coco before, but after a recent tragedy it seems like a good option to have on hand, especially as the switch to Blumats sounds like I'll be getting next to no runoff, and runoff isn't that accurate in coco to begin with; this is also why I'm looking at an EC meter which can work in both solution and substrate. Being able to track brix sounds fun more than anything, but getting more information on plant health than what I can see with my eyes sounds good; the other pH meter offers internal health information as well, but I'm not really interested in doing the number of slurry tests that pots will make necessary. Though, perhaps the switch to pots may actually reduce the importance of this, since you can actually flush them and stuff, unlike beds, and I'll be replacing instead of reusing coco...
So, I guess the biggest question would be coco pH versus sap pH, but any ideas, thoughts, input, whatever! :)