Is total dissolved solids a way to dose fertilizer?

What is the purpose of measuring TDS?

Can it be used to more accurately dose fertilizer?

jfarrismu said:

What is the purpose of measuring TDS?

Can it be used to more accurately dose fertilizer?

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Yes

Tracker said:

Yes

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jfarrismu said:

What is the purpose of measuring TDS?

Can it be used to more accurately dose fertilizer?

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TDS is Total Dissolved Solids.

It's most commonly measured in ppm and tells you the strength of your nutrient solution.

If you have a ppm meter make sure you know it's scale as there are multiple ppm scales. 0.5 scale is probably the most common.

Here's a chart if you want to convert between EC and the ppm scales.