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CLEAN FOOD: The Hydroponic Gardening Thread
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I'm going to answer my own questions here to hopefully help others.
Q: How much nutrients to start with (per gallon of water) and what type? I am confused as to whether we use a tsp of each (micro, grow, bloom) mixed together, or do we use one type of nutrient solution exclusively for each growth phase?
A: When using GH Flora 3-part nutrients, one should use all three types, mixed into the water separately, based on the table provided on the bottle. For seedling tomato plants this means ~1/4 tsp. of each nutrient per gallon of water. After mixing, measure the PPM to be sure that you're within acceptable range. This means ~440 PPM TDS, but since we're using 0 PPM reverse osmosis water, the actual reading was 330 PPM.
Quoting: Programmerthe third part of your nutrient is for blooming and fruiting only. So... you only need to use main nutrients, and calcium for lettuce. For flowering plants, you switch from the main nutrients to the blooming and fruiting stage. lettuce and other greens should read about 800ppm and fruting plants should read 1000 to 1200 ppm depending on the plant.
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