feeding w/o an EC/TDS meter

420stylee

Active Member
I'm a beginner and don't have a big pile of cash to constantly laying out money, but I've had a couple marginally successful soil grows. This has given me the push to start going hydro.

I currently have an old bathroom divided in 2 sections with Panda. I have a GH HydroFarm, raising one White Widow mom from feminized seed I bought. I also have a 10 gal DWC I made from a tub from Lowe's and stones & pump from WalMart.

A small, incomplete synopsis of my op, so onto my question......Does anyone have a simple way to measure PPM/EC without a meter..until I get one? I'm measuring pH levels with a yard pond pH kit, similar to a swimming pool kit.

My plants look very healthy, but I'm sure my nutes are not at the levels they should be for optimal growth.
 

GreenThumbSucker

Well-Known Member
I'm a beginner and don't have a big pile of cash to constantly laying out money, but I've had a couple marginally successful soil grows. This has given me the push to start going hydro.

I currently have an old bathroom divided in 2 sections with Panda. I have a GH HydroFarm, raising one White Widow mom from feminized seed I bought. I also have a 10 gal DWC I made from a tub from Lowe's and stones & pump from WalMart.

A small, incomplete synopsis of my op, so onto my question......Does anyone have a simple way to measure PPM/EC without a meter..until I get one? I'm measuring pH levels with a yard pond pH kit, similar to a swimming pool kit.

My plants look very healthy, but I'm sure my nutes are not at the levels they should be for optimal growth.
How big are the plants? What type of fertilizer are you using?
 

420stylee

Active Member
I'm using GH Flora. The WW and the Arjan's Haze 3 I have started are both about 3 in tall now. I have been feeding 1tsp/gal of each of the three GH Flora's for 2 weeks at a pH of about 5.5.
The AH3 is in the DWC and the WW is in the GH HydroFarm.
 
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