Ppm and EC levels?
Tubington9started grow question 5y ago
Bought a TDS meter for my second grow. I’ve looked around and have gotten a few ballpark answers on what i should keep the PPM and EC for veg-flower but just curious what the experienced community has to say.
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MangoDuduanswered grow question 5y ago
Hey! First of all, I recommend calibrating them at least once a month. The pH probe should be kept moist when stored in the cabinet by putting some storage solution inside the cap, which is usually designed to hold it. The EC probe should be cleaned with paper, while the pH one should be cleaned with cloth.
As for the levels to maintain, the pH depends on the substrate; in soil, 6.5 is great. For EC during the vegetative stage, I usually max out at 0.8/0.9, and around 1.5 during flowering. Sativa and autoflowering strains consume less.
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