Using Hydro nutes in soil? Advice please

kirby

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Hello, I wanted to do some tests and see what the hype was all about so I purchased some Advanced Nutrients Connoisseur, both parts. A lot of people over-look it because it's so much money, but the people who have used it on forums swear by it and say it's worth it, speaking how it improves their yield, potency and size like no other.

I'm going to be growing some plants and using all organics through one set, and then using Connoisseur on the other set, and compare all throughout growing, as well as dry weight. This will all be very quick, as I'm testing on auto-flowering plants.

My question is, these are hydro nutrients, but I know you can use them in the soil with the correct ratios with de-chlorinated water. On the bottle it gives me a table of PPM, mL/liter, and tsp/gal. I could use this table, however I do not know the PPM of the water around here... I have distilled water I use normally, or I have a filter that attatches to a hose that says " removes chlorine, heavy metals, and other contaminants".

So what's the PPM of distilled water and that water fromt he attatchment anyone know? If I had a PPM meter I would test it myself, but they're expensive!! For exmaple, say the PPM was 1000. On this table, it would say then 2.64 tsp / gal for 1000 PPM water. Now how much would I need to dilute this solution if any to make it usable for soil feed in nutrients, or even a foliar feed?

Thanks :D after I figure some more things out, I'll post a grow journal that compares organics with advanced nutrients, lol :twisted:
 

The sim's Bob Newbie

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I'm using hyrdo nutes in water...followed the directions on the bottle THEN read on the internet to use half as much AS STATED ON THE BOTTLE for soil systems (cheeky buggers...I could have killed my plants...) - so I diluted it before I watered and my plants seem to like it (i.e. not sick or anything) :joint::joint:
 

kirby

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Ah, that's what I thought, thanks for clearing it up! However, if that's the case then I think somethings off... Distilled water has a PPM of 5-15 usually. On the bottle, it says for 300 PPM water, use 0.80 TSP/GAL. So, for 150 PPM water it would be 0.4 TSP/GAL, and for 37 PPM water, according to math & directions, it would require ONLY 0.1 TSP/GAL. Then since it's hydro nutes, I would need to cut that to 0.05 TSP/GAL?! Somethings off :? lol Im no hydro grower, just a soil hippie
 

kirby

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Anyone have any advice?
Edit: I have some pH and PPM test kits for pools and hot tubs, forgot totally about these things. So I did a test of the water from the hose, with a filter on it to supposedly remove contaminants, and here's the results of the test:

PPM Total Hardness: I want to say, about 750.
PPM Total Bromine: I want to say, 0-0.5
PPM Total Alkalinity: 180-240
pH: Very Very Low.. Seems like under 6

So, is the PPM on the hydro bottle nutes, does that mean total harness?

Thanks
 
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kirby

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Never mind, I called their support and they helped me alot. They said their product is designed to be used for hydro and soil, so the directions on the bottle is what I should use for soil, no diluting or anything.

He told me to raise my PPM as the weeks go on, so I have all my questions answered now.

I have 4 more Diesel Ryders germinating now, all the shells have cracked. I wait 1 more day, plant the babys in exact conditions, wait till I see signs of flowering, then I start my experiment. :D
 
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