Mix Hydroponics Nutrients With These Easy Steps

Hydroponics Nutrients

The concentration of hydroponics nutrients in your solution is one of the deciding elements for the success of your hydroponic garden. When you get the mixing of your hydroponics nutrients right, you will certainly have great yields. But when you mix nutrients incorrectly, you will only waste time, effort, and money. But do not worry too much, mixing hydroponics nutrients is less complicated than you think. Just follow these tips and guidelines and you can mix the nutrients with perfection.

1.Only use distilled water. The water you will use has to be run through a filtration system, such as a reverse osmosis system. Don't use tap water, as it often contains ion and other elements that could damage your hydroponic system.

2. Pour water into a food grade plastic container. You could use an empty one-gallon or four-liter milk jug if your reservoir is quite small. Use a 5-gallon or twenty liter water container, if your reservoir is bigger.

3. Measure out the hydroponics nutrients. To hold dry chemicals, use sterilized filter paper and a plastic chemical scoop. With a beaker or graduated cylinder, measure the liquid nutrients for Hydroponic gardening. For a full 5-gallon container, measure: five teaspoons or 25 ml of CaNO3; 1/3 tsp (1.7 ml) of K2SO4; 1 and 2/3 tsp or 8.3 ml KNO3; 1 1/4 tsp or 6.25 milliliters of KH2PO4; 3 1/2 teaspoons or 17.5 milliliters MgSO4; and 2/5 teaspoon 2 milliliters trace element compound.

4. Place a small plastic funnel into the mouth of the water. You can mix the nutrients without a funnel, but with it, you will avoid spills that can ruin the balance of your solution.

5. Add the nutrients to the water one by one. Be sure that you do so slowly to avoid overflows, spills, or other similar loss of nutrients.

6. Put the lid back to the container and then shake. See to it that the cap is properly screwed or snapped into place. Shake the container with both hands for around 60 seconds to combine the ingredients thoroughly. If the lid could not be fixed tightly in place, It may be necessary to hold it with your fingers as you do the shaking. If the container is too big or too heavy for you to shake, you could just stir the nutrient solution with a long piece of sterilized steel or other clean rod. But remember that shaking is still the best way to thoroughly combine all the ingredients. Stirring is also effective as long as you do it for a longer time.

7. Store the solution until ready to use. Keep the water container in a dark, room temperature storage and remix the nutrients before use.

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