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4:1 Becomes 1:1 PK — DIY Nutrients

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Potassium Hydroxide
Potassium Hydroxide
Phosphoric acid
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Potassium Hydroxide Light Emitting Diodes/100W
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Potassium Hydroxide
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Bottles, buckett, improvisation
Bottles, buckett, improvisation
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Week 1. Vegetation
10d ago
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yan420 How does a 4:1 stock suddenly become a perfect 1:1 PK nutrient? In this video I break it down the simple growmie way — no complicated math, no chemistry degree, just real-world logic using Potassium Hydroxide (KOH) and 59% phosphoric acid. I’m using a basic KOH stock of 100g per 1 liter of water, because it dissolves perfectly, stays liquid, and makes the whole PK process easy to control. One liquid is strong, one is weak — and once you understand that, the 4:1 vs 1:1 confusion disappears instantly. This is the simple reason why: 4 parts KOH stock + 1 part phosphoric acid = 1:1 PK If you’re into DIY nutrients, KOH extractions, or you just want to understand PK ratios in a way that actually makes sense, this video is for you. Part 2 will cover how to create any PK ratio you want the easy way — without formulas or overthinking. We grow together, growmies 🌱🔥 --- Safety Disclaimer This video is for educational purposes only. Potassium Hydroxide and Phosphoric Acid are dangerous if mishandled. Wear goggles, gloves, and work in a ventilated space. Everything shown here is what I do for my own grow experiments. You are responsible for your own safety. YouTube link: https://youtube.com/shorts/54n2o_52TFY?si=TX9XwXPzmw40Y1QM
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Week 2. Vegetation
10d ago
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14.0
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2500 PPM
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1 liters
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1 liters
Watering Volume
2500 PPM
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yan420 Welcome to Part 2! In Part 1 we learned the most important thing: my phosphoric acid is way stronger than my KOH stock, which is why 4 parts KOH and 1 part acid gives a perfect 1:1 PK. Now in Part 2, I’m showing you the simple growmie method to create ANY PK ratio you want — without complicated math, no chemistry lessons, and no headaches. Just real-world logic you can use immediately. The only rule you need to remember is this: In my setup, the acid is about 4× stronger. Once you know that, everything becomes easy: Want more potassium? Use more KOH stock. Want more phosphorus? Use more acid. PK 1:1 → 4:1 PK 2:1 → ~2:1 PK 3:1 → ~1.5:1 PK 1:2 → flip it It’s simple, clean, and growmie-friendly. This is the system I use to build my FERMAKOR PK mixes for bloom, transition, and veg support — and it works perfectly in real grows. Part 3 will show the actual PK recipes I use and how I scale them into bottles for full grow cycles. We grow together, growmies 🌱🔥 --- Safety Disclaimer (Optional if you use the image again) This video is for educational purposes only. Potassium Hydroxide and Phosphoric Acid are dangerous if mishandled. Wear goggles, gloves, and work in a ventilated space. Everything shown here is what I do for my own grow experiments. You are responsible for your own safety. YouTube link: https://youtu.be/v_cVbgvnMUA?si=PcmDhJKr4CLAnUYc
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Just a quick breakdown of the real cost behind my nutrient setup — pure minerals, homemade PK, and the FERMAKOR mix that runs my whole grow. No talking, just music and visuals. If you want the full recipe or the breakdown for your own setup, drop a comment. Enjoy the video ️ Diary is closed
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yan420 Just a quick breakdown of the real cost behind my nutrient setup — pure minerals, homemade PK, and the FERMAKOR mix that runs my whole grow. No talking, just music and visuals. If you want the full recipe or the breakdown for your own setup, drop a comment. Enjoy the video ✌️🌱 Diary is closed
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MonyetDiablero
MonyetDiablero commentedweek 110d ago
Nice explanation ! You can see thats she is healty as her leaves are praying . Nice job and i cant wait till next year so i can test is in person.
yan420
yan420 commented10d ago
@MonyetDiablero, Thanks for the support brother 🙏, I'll be closing this diary tomorrow, "next week's" update is coming in a few minutes✌️❤️
Natrona
Natrona commentedweek 37d ago
Amazing my friend 🙌✌️💚💫
yan420
yan420 commented7d ago
@Natrona, Thank you, glad you liked it 😊🙏❤️✌️
Xonidan
Xonidan commentedweek 36d ago
Yan‘s Witch-Kitchen 🤗
yan420
yan420 commented6d ago
@Xonidan, Lol growmie, nah not really, most of it except the Phosphoric acid and Potassium Hydroxide reaction is actually way easier to do than what "you guys" do with bottled nutes and it's 1/10 of the price, don't focus on the hard part lol, there also ready PK minerals you can get instead, I'm just using this method because I can actually extract with potassium Hydroxide something most of you don't need to do unless you want to experiment as well, have a good and if you have any questions I'll gladly answer 🙏♥️✌️
Xonidan
Xonidan commented5d ago
@yan420, your projects are very interesting. I stay tuned and exited to follow your further „soups“
yan420
yan420 commented5d ago
@Xonidan, Thank you growmie 🙏, it means a lot to me ✌️♥️
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