PPM in tap water
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Tannerwilliams919
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So at this point just go with the MaxiGro and if the plants show signs of any deficiencies I can trouble shoot and add whatever specific nutrient looks to be needed? (Nitrogen, Calcium, etc.)?
2Hearts
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The water looks ok to me, i wouldnt blame it if you encounter problems.
You should know when the soil has stopped feeding and you need to add nutrients, problems before that are watering or the enviroment not nutrients or water.
Watering was my biggest hurdle, ive not met many more fussy ass plants, to feed i just repot a couple times and that does most of the grow. I love soil as it really is an easy thing to use you just got to get use to when to water and everything else should be too easy.
outsiders
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i do include mine in the end total for example if my tap starts at 200ppm ill add 200ppm worth or nuts making it around 400 meaning im still only adding 200 parts food. the biggest problem i see when having high parts in the water to start with is you'll never be able to run full feeds with out burning the plant not that i think you ever need to be using full strength feeds. i gave up caring on being exact yrs ago now i feed 1ml food to 1 letter water regardless of the plants age and just deal with burnt tips but once you learn to read your plant you'll know when to reduce feed or add more. not sure about dwc but id say making adjustments is allot easier then in coca.
2Hearts
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You should be able to sustain small plants in 200ppm nutrients byt thats impos with 200ppm tap water. Water wont feed, take the analysis above, mainly carbonates sodium and a few low elements of metal or whatever. None of that feeds or is absorbable, maybe the chlorides and a dew sulphates so you still talking 30 ppm max and im no water scientist so it could be a lot lower poss a few higher.
Ita just stupid to think of water as food and certainly not its full ppm as thats wrong chemistry and biology stuff.
Have you got a water report, post up if you want?
Ita just stupid to think of water as food and certainly not its full ppm as thats wrong chemistry and biology stuff.
Have you got a water report, post up if you want?
outsiders
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i quit growing indoors yrs ago just started back up recently. i was just giving my 2 cents on what ive been doing. i guess technically im disregarding the ppm in the tap water
2Hearts
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No i got mixed up but great to see what water really is and how we can best understand it to grow lots of nice buds.