homebrewer
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Look for distilled water if you can.It's only one girl, the space i have is pretty small - going for quality over quantity, that's why i came to the pro.
I've been using the walmart ro water (out of the machine, usually somewhere between 50-120 ppm .5 scale), or i tried nestle purelife which comes in at 66 ppm.
I understand what you're saying about the volume and strength of water/feed based on the size. This is in a 2 gallon fabric pot, like i said, and if i give 16 ounces spread around the outer part of the container i have no runoff and i'm pretty sure most of the feed doesn't reach the bottom of the pot.
I'll try to raise the ppm again to 250 and maybe water it at about 10-12oz. Wait a week or so and see if it takes off, then lower my ppm a little bit and start giving her more water. Sound about right?
Also, to my tastes, you moved those plants to large pots too early, IMO. I like to have a nice, green, healthy, well established plant in a 16oz beer cup before they move to 1 gallon pots.
But as it stands, I'd increase your feed levels and water around the base of your plants in sort of a star pattern. Don't worry about run-off, worry about feeding your roots and keeping them healthy.