finding my ppm

oldmandroman

Active Member
my only question is im flowering now for 5week my ppm is 1200

my plant drinking all the water every two day like 3 gallons not should but a big rubber made tote amout

do i rasie the ppm up till they drink half water the amount every two days or should i lowerthe amount of nute it im having trouble wit that

i dont know how to judge how much nute they take in

im using tds

help understand this ppm better
 

oldmandroman

Active Member
my only question is im flowering now for 5week my ppm is 1200

my plant drinking all the water every two day like 3 gallons not should but a big rubber made tote amout

do i rasie the ppm up till they drink half water the amount every two days or should i lowerthe amount of nute it im having trouble wit that

i dont know how to judge how much nute they take in

im using tds

any body
help understand this ppm better[/quote]
 

hectorius

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feed feed feed flush feed feed feed flush flush feed feed feed feed flush flush flush flush flush that should be 8 weeks ive read that 800 to 1200 ppm is the g spot feed = water mixed with nutrients ph at 6.2 flush= plain water phd 6.2 to 7 depending on your run off ph run off= water that runs off the bottom of the pot after you feed them nutrient water solution. runoff ph shouldnt be lower then 5.8 . If 5.8 flush with 7 if 6 flush with 6.4 if 6.2 flush with 6.2 .
 

iloveit

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should i keep raiseing the ppm
Ah! I see where your going with this, that was my question when I first start growing.
The answer is: your plants will tell you when its had enough, go up in 200 or 300 PPM per week. If the plants show signs of nute burn go back to the previous PPM rate. Just dont get silly & go up to 3000PPM.
Get to know what your plant/strain likes for example I learnt that my Blueberrys prefer 1000PPM max when at its peek.
 

born2killspam

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You need to analyze your run-off in comparison to your input water, and we need to know more about your soil/setup.. There is no magic recipe for all plants/setups no matter the guy at the hydro store says..
And pH problems and burns usually look different, but not always depending on what happens in the soil.. pH issues can also appear like nute defs.. Take a gander at the charts regarding nute availability vs pH, salt ratios, temperature and other variables..
 

born2killspam

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Soil-less medium dealt with like soil works the same way.. If the system has a resevoir, then thats easier.. Just guage against day by day changes..
 

cackpircings

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He is right... 1200 ppm man. I do ebb and flow. This is what I do... I keep my res filled. I keep my ppm at 1200, but it’s ok if it drops a little, just stay somewhat consistent that is what the plants want.
 
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