Very informative, just started here in the UK ! Thank you! 👍

@BrightLaneGardens

21 күн бұрын

Glad it was helpful, thank you for watching!

This was a great Video! It helped me a lot!

@BrightLaneGardens

3 ай бұрын

Thank you for your kind words!

I always stayed away from EC, I did my DWC pepper last year with PPM but maybe this year ill try EC instead and see if there's any difference between the grow. Very informative video as always, thank you and looking as beautiful as ever momma 😍

@BrightLaneGardens

8 ай бұрын

I felt the same way! EC just seemed really overwhelming, especially when I first started hydroponics and had only been gardening outdoors where you get to freestyle pretty much everything haha. But give it a try - I promise it's really easy once you understand EC in reference to your overall nutrient solution :) Thanks for watching!

@exploringgames948

8 ай бұрын

@BrightLaneGardens yeah I typically garden outside last year was my first time doing any indoor plants, so I'm on the same boat lol Will do, thank you for always providing information and also a link to your website with the EC data 😊

I recently came across your channel and just finished watching this video. I've been hearing that city water isn't great for plants because of high Electrical Conductivity (EC), and that using reverse osmosis or distilled water is better. We live in a city in Michigan and our water has a lot of white powdery stuff in it. My concern is about measuring EC. If we're checking for nutrients in the water, how do we make sure we're not also measuring other stuff that could be bad for the plants? Do these other things in the water affect how the plants get nutrients? Also, I know pH level is important. If it's too high or too low, plants might not get all the nutrients they need. Any advice on how to manage water quality for plants, especially when using city water? Thanks again for your informative video, and I look forward to more of your content!

@BrightLaneGardens

7 ай бұрын

Hi There! We're fellow Michiganders too! To answer your question on water quality, you should really start with just a basic water test for your faucet water. Some municipalities offer free water testing, and most big box stores like Home Depot also have free water test kits that you can mail in. Every region has slightly different levels of minerals in their water, so a water test will give you a good idea of what you're working with. The white powdery stuff is likely calcium! We also have that in our well water, along with dissolved salts from our softener. All of this is worth taking note of, but shouldn't affect your overall setup as long as they're within reasonable levels. Check your EC or PPM levels for your water right out of the tap. An EC of 50-300 is typical for pure tap water, and up to 1,500 is considered drinkable water. If you really want pure water, distilled is the best way to go. You can distill your own water! It's a bit of a process, but if you do a lot at once then you have it on hand for a few weeks. I have never used distilled water, but I would imagine my clay pebbles, water lines, and buckets would all stay much cleaner if I did! I do a full cleaning about once a month to help keep my equipment clean from mineral buildup. Lastly, pH is very important! Invest in a pH/EC meter (bonus if it can measure PPM too!) and get in the habit of measuring your pH once every few days until you get the hang of how your water performs with added nutrients and once the plants grow larger. Buy a bottle of pH down just to have on hand, as typically the issue is pH being too high. Check out this video for more info on pH measurements and how to adjust pH! kzread.info/dash/bejne/f3hm09GRqNPXh7A.htmlsi=RaMxoaAH1S0T6hXk