Beginner's Hydro Questions

[finitejest]

Hey all,

Running a 4L bubble bucket setup with one chocolate habanero.

How often do you feed your plants in a hydro setup? Any rules of thumb? And my big question is: when I'm adding ferts now, do I add the amount recommended for the whole 4 litres, or some smaller amount? I have no idea how much of the fert I've previously added has been taken up.

Any other thoughts or suggestions are appreciated as well. Peace and peas.

 

[PepperBen]

This is my first year with hydroponics but am having great results. As seedlings, I added a teaspoon of hydro fertilizer to my ph balanced water. Now that the plants are over three feet tall and flowering, I am adding a tablespoon. These feedings and water changes are bi-weekly. Weekly water changes are recommended but I have found a biweekly cycle sufficient as long as my Ph stays below 7.0.

Good luck!

Ben

 

[finitejest]

Thanks Ben - didn't even know I was supposed to cycle the water. I'll do that for sure.

 

[halo_players_junkyard]

I really wish I could start a couple hydro setups, maybe in a year or 2