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The medium of soil acts as a buffer that can mitigate damage from any
mistakes. That is to say, soil is much more forgiving for newbies. Of
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The primary food delivery system is water, and the plants use a process
called “osmosis” to make it happen. The plants pull in nutrients through
their roots and the nutrient levels are balanced in the water that’s in the
plant and the water that’s around the roots. All the nutrients are absorbed

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through the external water, and the plant discharges waste (salts). Plants
use the same “don’t-shit-where-you-eat” logic that we do, meaning that it’s
important to understand how many and what nutrients are in the water.

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Total Dissolved Solids (TDS) measured in  Parts Per Million (PPM)

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Plants require diets that are as diverse as diets for people. Some plants
may need larger meals that offer more nutrients for growing. By contrast,
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other plants might be “drowned” by too many nutrients and would require
smaller meals. The best TDS values will differ depending on the foods
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Feeding the plants

Soil For the most part, the pH balance is more important to soil growers
than TDS/EC values (although an TDS meter is always a good
investment). You can monitor the soil using only pH and staying within the
recommended range.

That being said, some nutrients are absorbed more fluidly at different pH
levels. The graph illustrates the ideal pH values to optimize nutrient
absorption. For instance, nitrogen (N) absorbs better at pH 6.0, while
phosphorous (P) and potassium (K) are better at 6.25 and up. This may
necessitate a change in pH values when you shift from vegetative state to
flowering.

Quick Tip: Always prepare the formula before measuring and changing the

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pH when you’re mixing a nutrient solution.

Hydro-, Aero- Because hydro- and aero- mediums limit the effect of the
buffer, it’s important to focus on TDS/EC, and pH. Nutrients can be
absorbed more easily at different TDS values. Hydro- and aero- mediums
use direct feeding, which means that you have to carefully ensure that the
plants won’t starve while also making sure that they don’t receive too many
nutrients which can restrict absorption.

If you’re using reservoir or re-circulatory water systems, then certain

cleansing methods like reverse osmosis can drastically improve water
quality. It effectively filters out surplus salt build-ups, ensuring that growers
will be able to maintain their water quality and support the absorption of
nutrients. All of this is sure to provide maximized results.

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31 thoughts on “Best PH and TDS/EC Levels For Cannabis Plants”

By latewood on 25 April 2014

This is the absolute most important information you need to understand to
grow healthy plant over and over again. Knowing how to read and adjust
the PH of your plants is imperative.
When it come to EC/PPM; It is very important to know that sometimes,
"less is more". Don't over0fert your plants because you are impatient and
want to see them get bigger over night. Learn how to measure your run
off in soil, or your res PH in hydro. Get ahead of the game.
Happy growing Reply

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By Dan on 20 January 2015

Hi. Help needed.

I have young seedlings in a hydro system. What are the recommended
ppm levels?

Any info will be highly appreciated. Reply

By Robert Bergman on 20 January 2015

Hi Dan,
For hydro you can start with 500 ppm and increase with 50 every week.
And make sure you keep the pH level of your medium around 5.5
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By jack on 3 December 2015

If starting out @ 500 ppm having only 4 wk. of grow & 4 wk. of flowering
using auto-flower with hydroponics whats' the max?
Also, if using EC not ppm what numbers are used?
TX Jack Reply

By john henry on 16 February 2015

On ppm,is there a scale,or a starting point when flowering your plants
(high,med,low,).I don't like to keep upping nutes till I get tip burn,then start
to drop ppms.any thoughts on how to control ppms? Reply

By Robert Bergman on 17 February 2015

Hi John,
Check this link for a basic grow and feeding schedule. And for a quick
reply to any questions please use the support page
Grtz,
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By john henry on 16 February 2015

Growing in coco/ soil mix on ppm Reply

By renflo on 19 June 2015

I have rainwater with 20ppm to watering my plants is good idea add
nutrients to reach 150ppm Reply

By latewood on 24 June 2015

20 ppm is great for watering your plants. Have you go a nutrient
schedule planned for your plants? Perhaps it would be great, if you joined
the Support forum. Reply

By latewood on 24 June 2015

150 ppm is a very light nutrient solution. Joining the support forum and
asking questions will get you the opportunity to access much more info. I
look forward to helping you out there. lw Reply

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By weed killer for lawns on 24 August 2015

Excellent post. I will be going through many of these issues as well..|

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By paquito "the chocolat vendor" on 9 September 2015

For hydro, Ph range goes from 5.5 to 6.5... so 5.9 or 6.0 is the goal for the
whole cycle.

650 PPM in first vegettive week , increasing by 50 every 7 days. Reply

By jack on 3 December 2015

I've read if using PPM one can go as high as 1800 PPM, and read some
use as high as 2800 PPM?
Whats' up with that? Reply

By latewood.ILGM on 5 December 2015

Jack. You can go that high a nutrient concentration. You will never get the
chemical, or fertilizer taste out of the plant. 1000-1500 ppm is all you need
to grow really nice tasty plants. Reply

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By Chris` on 5 November 2015

This article treats nutrients like they are a food source and that is not true.
One does not want to think of fertilizers as food. Plants are Autotrophic
meaning they make their own food. The fertilizers are more like vitamins.
Too much and you will hurt the plant. Reply

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By latewood.ILGM on 5 December 2015

Nutrients are in all food, and available to all living beings. Life and photo
synthesis cannot occur without proper nutrition. Reply

By Denny on 9 February 2016

I Started out with very few Nuts in sunshine # 4 soilless mix and plants
were about 8" tall total green and then started to turn a little yellow a few
leafs. I was watering every other day with 5.8 pH led lights about a foot
above the plants Humboldt--micro, Grow , bloom mix. After seeing the
yellow leafs I increased the nuts at around 600 then cut back to 450 PPM
total including the well water. It looked like burn yellow leaves brown tips
curling up and down.? I checked my well water and it says 258 PPMs so I
went to plain 5.9 pH well water. Everything is still the same. Then I cut the
nuts in half. Still the same. Now I'm back on plain well water pH 5.9 still
the same. This is over a month or so and I can't figure it out. The plants
are mostly yellow I now ordered an osmosis system thinking maybe it's
the well water? Anyone have any other thoughts? Thanks Denny Reply

By latewood.ILGM on 16 February 2016

Denny,

nuts = mutes; I suppose. It is best not to abbreviate when asking for grow
advice.
1. It is not advisable to add nutrients to new plants in Sunshine soil.
Nutrients should be held back until the transition/flower phase of the grow.
2. You could be over watering because, there is no scdeule to water soil,
other than when the plant medium is dry. By watering small plants every
other day; You may be drowning the roots.
3. Optimum PH for soil grows is 6.5
Between the 3 it is hard to diagnose your issue because, both mistakes
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can cause leavers to yellow. This is where I would start looking, though.

By jack kirkendall on 18 March 2016

Different nutrients break down at different PH levels. With that said, can
you fluctuate your PH from 5.5 to 6.8 through out its cycle in order to
break down the right nutrients at the right stage when using hydroponics?
Please advise, Thank You! Reply

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By latewood.ILGM on 23 March 2016

jack kirkendall,
Different minerals are more available in certain PH levels. They are all
available at proven pH of 5. for Hydroponic grows, and 6.5 in Soil grows.
NO you cannot and should not fluctuate your PH from 5.5-6.8 unless you
want to lock out some minerals causing issues with your plants.
You need a consistent PH in order for the plants to use their energy to
thrive. Reply

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By Dan on 7 October 2016

My water comes out of the well at around 427 ppm. Is that a problem? If
so, what should i do about it? ( if it matters, i plan to grow
hydro/bubbleponics) Reply

By wowrich42065 on 3 March 2018

Dan first thing is to filter your well water to lighten the PPM then replace
said PPM with nutrients based PPM however you filter it is your call but at
427 theres no room for anything else for your babies other than the
calcium and iron from the well. I might advise a whole house filter and
then a finer micron filter for your plants water. Reply

By Aaron Keith O'Brien on 21 May 2018

I've been researching urine as a fertilizer for plants, this might sound gross
but I've been drinking a diluted urine solution to help my HEP C. Would
adding a diluted urine solution to my plants help them grow?
Aaron Keith O'Brien Reply

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