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I am not sure as to measure PPM of nutes. Is there a device that is affordable? I use soil and do not want to over do it but want to push it as far as I can. Can someone help me with this?
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I am not sure as to measure PPM of nutes. Is there a device that is affordable? I use soil and do not want to over do it but want to push it as far as I can. Can someone help me with this?
Yard Dog, you just check the water your adding or the run off or what? I am an experienced Hydroponics grower and testing nutes and PH in hydro is a cinch. I am now expanding my horizons and moving to dirt. I'm using Happy Frog Natural and Organic. I have Techniflora as well as House and Garden nutes (full line) and am curious as to how I go about this. Any advice is greatly appreciated
For example, when I watered the other day my mix was 700 ppm with a ph of 5.2. My runoff PH came up to 5.9, now I know I'm good.
imho, your ph listed is low. fine for hydro, low for soil. should be in the 6.3 to 6.8 range. as far as checking run-off ppm, not necessary. you should also consider dolomite with your soil. jus' sayin....
Quick question on hydro PH...why should it be lower than in soil? I understand the PH needs to be in a precise range in hydroponics.
imho, your ph listed is low. fine for hydro, low for soil. should be in the 6.3 to 6.8 range. as far as checking run-off ppm, not necessary. you should also consider dolomite with your soil. jus' sayin....
I don't have personal experiance with this, but my understanding is that in hydro, the plants rely on the solution to supply the needed nutrients, so you have to maintain the solution pH at a point where the best balance of nutrients are soluble. In soil, some of the nutrients are held in the soil components, and later released. So the pH at which the nutrients are most soluble, the ones that are only availible to the plants via the solution , is a bit higher.
Add Dolomite to Happy Frog? What about nutes in water?
Dolomite has a natural PH of 7, so yes by adding to the Happy Frog it will basically auto adjust your PH, for the most part.
There is a certain type to stay away from, but I can't remember which. Hogdady will know.
When you all speak of testing the run-off when you flush. I understand this linguistic phraseology I'm just wondering, how often do you flush? Every time you water? How often do you water? This from hydro to soil transition should be simple? with me, not so much.
In reference to run-off, this is not a practice that is specifically tied to flushing. Flushing is done at different times by different gardeners. Some flush at the flip, some flush pre-harvest, and some flush when problems are encountered.
For clarification, flushing is the act of running water only thru the pot (3-5 times pot capacity) to help release the build-up of salts.
Testing your run-off is a means of accurately checking the ph of your soil. This is accomplished by measuring the ph of the initial water that flows from the drains of your pot when feeding. The ph value of your run-off is compared to the feed mix ph, and should be relatively close to it's ph.
Good Info Hogdaddy. Thank you very large. As I move from 100% Hydro to 50% hydro 50% soil Do you follow nutrient manufacturers recommendation for additives in your soil? Can I expect soil grows to be significantly cheaper in chemical cost than hydro?
I know I know but I've been told the only stupid question is the one you don't ask!
Sorry, my friend. I'm a dirt farmer so I wouldn't be able to answer those questions...
Certainly you can answer that question. If I start with Happy Frog Organic/Natural, plan for an 8 to 9 wk veg and bloom (Tot. 18 wks.)
How would you nurture your soil through out the grow. With Hydro your plants get a 100% reservoir change every 7 days. Leaving a plant in its the exact same medium for an entire grow is going to be an easier affair if I can incorporate someone's (such as yourself) help in assuring a successful transition.
I'm not a teacher, I'm not an expert, I just know what has worked for me. Any information that I present would be based solely on that. Not to mention that there are many growers here that are far more experianced than myself. That said, I would be more than willing to help out as I can.