A good PPM meter is the best thought I can think of. Apera and Bluelab both make good meters. It’s impossible to properly calibrate nutrient dosage without understanding the existing nutrient concentration in your soil. A runoff PPM of ~1,000 should be maintained to ensure that a plant is properly fed.
If you are container growing you will have to supplement. Doing this without the proper tools is asking for trouble. Like stated, you need to be adding nutes at correct PH and around 1,000 ppm.
I’m confused. Are you able to check the pH of your soil or just liquids (water/feed, runoff)? It sounded like you were able to pH your water after adding nutes, but unable to test runoff. I will admit I just got pH assbackwards in another thread, but I think I’m back on track.
At least youre paying att to the stuff, I harvested about 12 indoor never a meter, (only temp) this grow had stalled leaves were clawing bad, tested & corrected it took off, gonna have my first >QP indoor plant. Happy growing growmie
Well you’re in better shape than me! I’m thankful for having it, but this one only does the soil. My suggestion is to wait until the pots are light and need water. Test your water pH and note it here. Do not add nutes! Then test the soil after adding the water (wait 10 min and twist probe in soil. When watering this time raise the bags and water until you get water dripping from the bottom. Collect the water and test it. Then report the three pH readings here.
This is when you’re feeding or watering and feed enough so that approximately 20% of what you’re putting in comes out the bottom. This benefits the root zone by rinsing any salts from the fertilizer that accumulate in the root zone. Without run off this accumulation can tank the PH preventing nutrient absorption
I would recommend tossing those types of meters…very inaccurate and unreliable. Check out Apera 20 for a PH pen and Blue Lab for the TDS pen. You won’t regret it and your grows will show it. Follow a drench to drought routine when using soil
Youre in flower. Your ph should be 6.5 to 6.8 with 6.8 being optimal for nutrient uptake. 6.5 is a comfortable neutral ph between flower and veg. Watering with 7.0 ph water is fine.
I’m thankful for having it, but this one only does the soil. My suggestion is to wait until the pots are light and need water. Test your water pH and note it here. Do not add nutes! Then test the soil after adding the water (wait 10 min and twist probe in soil. When watering this time raise the bags and water until you get water dripping from the bottom. Collect the water and test it. Then report the three pH readings here.