Surfer Joe
Well-Known Member
[h=2]I am doing a bucket hydro grow in 20L buckets with airstones.[/h]
The plants are in the middle bloom stage, lots of small buds still needing to bulk up and fill in the gaps in the colas. It has a massive rootball and is very bushy with lots of leaves and bud sites.
I tend to replace the bucket every 7 or 8 days with fresh nutes.
In between, I only top up with water at pH 5.7.
The plant uses about 3.6L a day right now to keep topped up to just below the mesh pot level.
I notice that the ppms go down for the first 4 or 5 days and then stop decreasing until I change the nutes and it starts over again.
But I am wondering if I should change the buckets sooner?
If the ppms go down for the first 4 days and then stop decreasing, should I switch buckets then or keep topping up with water for a full 7-8 days before switching?
I tend to replace the bucket every 7 or 8 days with fresh nutes.
In between, I only top up with water at pH 5.7.
The plant uses about 3.6L a day right now to keep topped up to just below the mesh pot level.
I notice that the ppms go down for the first 4 or 5 days and then stop decreasing until I change the nutes and it starts over again.
But I am wondering if I should change the buckets sooner?
If the ppms go down for the first 4 days and then stop decreasing, should I switch buckets then or keep topping up with water for a full 7-8 days before switching?