What is conductivity?
Conductivity (measured in ppm, EC, TDS, CF) is the total of soluble salts contained in a liquid solution or nutrient solution for example in hydroponics.
Pure water contains no salts, so it has a conductivity measurement of zero. By adding soluble elements to the water, electricity is able to move through the solution giving it a conductivity rating.
So why is it important to calculateelectro-conductivity (EC) in hydroponics or hydroponics?
Using hydroponics as an example, different crops grow well at different levels of nutrient strength(electrical conductivity = EC ). Controlling this nutrient strength is important to provide the best conditions for your crop. Without proper measurement of your crop this can lead to root burn. Burn caused by too high a level offertilizer or fertilizer. Roots die from not receiving the vital elements necessary for their development and the different stages of cultivation (like growth, flowering) in hydroponics or hydroponics.
Different crops grow well at different levels of nutrient strength i.e. with different EC . It is important to control the nutrient strength to allow the root zone of the plant to absorb a maximum of nutrition, while minimizing its stress.
For every plant culture and especially in hydroponics, there is a range in which the nutrient strength is optimal, providing enough nutrients for growth, but not as high as the concentration of salts in the plant which is usually too high. Electronic testers are available to measure the conductivity of the nutrient solution.
Check out our electro-conductivity or EC tester section to find the ideal EC tester for your indoor or hydroponic growing.
Culture Indoor answers all the questions you may have about conductivity:
- How to calibrate my EC tester?
- Which calibration solution for my EC tester?
- Are you looking for an EC buffer? Or an EC buffer?
- How to buffer my EC tester?
- What is the best EC rate for plants?
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- Looking for a store to buy an EC tester or a conductivity tester? Learn more about water testing.
- Looking for a cheap EC tester? Visit the department.
- If I put too much EC in my plants, will I burn them? Yes.
Discover the calibration solutions, the most important brands of EC testers or conductivity testers from Bluelab, HM Digital, Platinium Instruments, GrowthTechnology etc... and accessories for your precision instruments.
At Culture Indoor, you will find all the information concerning electro-conductivity and the necessary fertilizer requirements for your plants in their appropriate stage of development. Understand how to use an electro-conductivity tester in hydroponics and in your growing cabinets.
From osmosis filters also allow to act on the conductivity.
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What is the electro-conductivity and EC value for the plants in your gardens, for your plants grown in hydroponics or aeroponics?
Recommended EC value according to the type of plants:
- for seedlings and cuttings EC = 0.3-0.6 ms
- for hydroponic orchids EC = 0.8-1.3 ms
- for the cultivation of antheniums in hydroponics, EC = 0.8-1.3 ms
- if you grow lettuce in hydroponics, EC = 0.8-1.3 ms
- for strawberries in hydroponics, EC = 1.4-1.8 ms
- for basil in hydroponics the same EC value of 1.4-1.8 ms
- for roses in hydroponics, EC = 1.4 and 1.8ms
- for gerberas, poinsetias EC = 1.4 and 1.8 ms
- for the cultivation of cucumbers, tomatoes, beans, peppers, melons, eggplants, cherry tomatoes, cultivate in hydroponics with an EC value between 1.9 and 2.5 ms
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