Deep Water Culture Tutorial for Newbies

###########Welcome to week three of my DWC Buckets guide ##################### This week I will try to explain TDS and PH meters and how to keep them accurate . But first a quick update on the Plant. The Blue cheese is going as well as can be expected and has developed a very long tap root that has grown well down into the bucket full of aerated nutrient solution. The strength of this mix is still quite low but she will be getting a full resevoir change and new nutes with Professor's A&B nutrient's will be used. 😀 Now back to Ph and TDS meters. When starting out with hydronics or growing in general it can be daunting for newbies when looking at equipment needed They see more experienced growers using this brand or that light etc etc but this is because they have had the experience to know what works for them. For new growers just starting out I would reccomend getting one of the more budget friendy TDS and Ph meters available and learn how to use these well before buying the more top ended brands such as bluelab etc. Vivosun makes such budget models as well as many other poular brands you can find on Amazon or ebay. When purchasing the meters it's important to also get some Ph 7 and 4 buffering solution as you will need to calibrate your Ph meters atleast once a month whilst they are in use. It's as simple as placing the ph meter's probe into some buffer 7 solution wait until the reading settles on 7 press calibrate then repeat with the buffer 4 solution. Now a quick guide to what your plant needs during each stage of growth. This is a General guide only. Week1 -3 Early vegetative stage 150-300 ppm Weeks 4-8 Late vegetative 600- 800 ppm Weeks 9-10 Transition (stretch) 800-1200 ppm Weeks 11-13 Early flowering 1000-1200 ppm Weeks 14-16 Mid flowering 1000-1300 ppm Weeks 15-17 Late flowering 1000-1300 ppm Weeks 18-20 Ripening 1000-1300 ppm Week 21 Flush 0-400 ppm Remember that as a rule of thumb guide always halve the nutrient companie's reccomended dosage as their growing under ideal conditions and those strengths will be too hot for your plants. Well that concludes this weeks guide Next week's topic is nutrient mixing See you then 👌