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1. The Ability to Run Drenches!

Drenches are also another nice feature of “Drain to Waste” systems. For example, products like Gnatrol were made to be used in a soil based system and not designed for a recirculating hydroponics system. With a Drench, one can load the Reservoir...

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2. The 3 Principal reasons to run "Drain to Waste" Hydroponic System

Less chance of Getting Root Rot Most common Root Rot issues spawn from pathogens that produce spores as a way of spreading their colonies and infecting further plants. The disease starts in one (usually the weakest) plant in the garden, and uses...

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3. Why Drain to Waste?

"Drain to waste” provides more control over your plants and helps to prevent diseases A very common concern is that the system will waste too much nutrient due to the excessive amount of “waste runoff.” This is simply not the case. A dialed in...

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4. Adjusting the pH and or PPMS to Equal the Water Coming in

If the ppms of the water coming out the drain are higher by more than 50ppms of the water coming in from the reservoir (Ex. 50ppms going in, 100ppms comin out) then continue to Flush until the ppms are down to their appropriate level. This is...

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5. Different Mediums and their Flushing Requirements

Rockwool- Flush every other week. Holds salts with a low CEC. Fairly easy to adjust pH of medium. Coco - (Coir Fibre) or Soiless Mixes with Coco - Ideally Flush every week (can Flush every other week). Low to Medium - Low CEC. Sometimes has...

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6. How and Why to do a Proper Flush

Flushing is an integral part of growing healthy happy plants. Flushing a system and plants will remove any excess salts that have built up over time. Flushing will also help restore an even CEC (Cation Exchange Capability) balance to a medium....

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7. Organic Soil Mixes

There are a sleu of good soils out there. We stock Roots Organic, Ocean Forest, Sunshine Pro-Mix and Canna Bio just to name a few. These soils are made of the highest quality Organic base ingredients. They all contain Organic Peat as their base...

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8. Soilless Potting Mixes

Soilless potting mixes are traditionally made from peat moss and then supplemented with perlite, vermiculite, micronutrients and and macronutrients. Today more options exist than just peat moss, and potting mixes are made from a variety of...

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9. Perlite and Vermiculite

A combination of perlite and vermiculite is a popular hydroponic medium. Perlite is hard and brittle, providing excellent drainage and root aeration. Vermiculite is soft and spongy, providing good water and nutrient retention. Perlite and...

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10. Working With COCO-Fibre summary

When planting into Coco we suggest the following 3 protocol: 1. Flush the Medium wih 6.0 pH water. 2. pH the Medium to 6.0 pH. 3. After the medium has the correct pH - Add 4-500ppms of Nutrient to “charge” the medium before planting within...

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