Nice channel and videos. Using air in these systems are most likely the reason that the PH is altered. But I am new and trying to stick to Kratky method for now. Have a blessed day!
Thank you very much❤️ Yes, you might be right that pH will be easier with Kratky. We might do Kratky next time👍 The plants are now enormous and we get problems with air circulation in the limited growing space, even though we planted tiny tim bush tomatoes to avoid this. Maybe with kratky the size will be better for indoor growing.😀🫑🍅🥒
In my experience its often better to allow ph in dwc to fluctuate more, and do total water swaps than to use ph- or ph+. For some reason I have had more success doing this strategy than using ph-/+. I guess this is because the ph changes is because of the plant eating nutrients at different rates. Fixing that with ph- and + will not fix the original nutrient imbalance. Nutrient imbalances will happen in dwc faster, because the plant will take up some nutrients like N, K, Mg and P faster than others, making the solution imbalanced. Sometimes you need to let it ride through the natural ph swings. I have a target 6.0 for ph, and allow any ph between 5.5 and 6.5. The plants will tell if it needs some change. Also, if the EC drops fast, you need a stronger nutrient/EC feeding. If it spikes up as it drinks you need to lower it with a more diluted nutrient/EC. This is because it drinks more water than nutrients (EC). Ideally the EC should not change much day to day.
Not sure how accurate this is but I have read that the water temperature affects ph and ec levels as well as oxygen levels that the plants can absorb from the water
Nice channel and videos. Using air in these systems are most likely the reason that the PH is altered. But I am new and trying to stick to Kratky method for now. Have a blessed day!
Thank you very much❤️ Yes, you might be right that pH will be easier with Kratky. We might do Kratky next time👍 The plants are now enormous and we get problems with air circulation in the limited growing space, even though we planted tiny tim bush tomatoes to avoid this. Maybe with kratky the size will be better for indoor growing.😀🫑🍅🥒
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In my experience its often better to allow ph in dwc to fluctuate more, and do total water swaps than to use ph- or ph+. For some reason I have had more success doing this strategy than using ph-/+. I guess this is because the ph changes is because of the plant eating nutrients at different rates. Fixing that with ph- and + will not fix the original nutrient imbalance. Nutrient imbalances will happen in dwc faster, because the plant will take up some nutrients like N, K, Mg and P faster than others, making the solution imbalanced. Sometimes you need to let it ride through the natural ph swings.
I have a target 6.0 for ph, and allow any ph between 5.5 and 6.5. The plants will tell if it needs some change. Also, if the EC drops fast, you need a stronger nutrient/EC feeding. If it spikes up as it drinks you need to lower it with a more diluted nutrient/EC. This is because it drinks more water than nutrients (EC). Ideally the EC should not change much day to day.
Thank you very much for sharing your experience with us. This is very useful information and we will keep this in mind for our next DWC growth :-)
Not sure how accurate this is but I have read that the water temperature affects ph and ec levels as well as oxygen levels that the plants can absorb from the water
Yes, you are right that temperature is a relevant parameter, and we will keep this in mind for our next project 😀
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