Sure Ray but you never know that person could still be on ST. Of course I trust your insight as well.
I would buy your RO in a hot minute IF my State (CA) wasn't in a severe drought.
I have rain water barrels which I use but I suspect the water has considerable sodium and isn't the best...
The lux app is solid. It takes nearly the exact same readings as my light meter specific device LX1330B from Dr. Meter. That meter isn't the highest quality of a meter one can get but 75% of users give it 5 stars and there are over 2,000 reviews.
Dustin from the herebutnot.com blog and YouTube channel grows incredible plants indoors with about 20 to 30 percent humidity. He soaks with fertilizer first (say water + fertilizer is around 600ppm) and then rinses with tap water (say over 200ppm).
He stated that if he didn't rinse the PH will...
Tia I don't want to speak for Ray but he has answered this question on Orchidboard.com You can find his specific explanation here: LED Lighting - Intensity vs Duration/clarity - Orchid Board - Most Complete Orchid Forum on the web ! and a great article written by him here: Light Level...
Brucher my apologies for responding so late to your thorough and much-appreciated response. After a full year of additional experience, I agree with nearly all of the conjectures you have mentioned.
First the salt content and fertilizer. Essentially before getting a TDS meter I was using water...
You're intentions seem genuine and I wish you the very best. You are probably making a bigger contribution to the hobby, and more importantly to nature more than any of us. Sure we could all keep the genetics intact but the plants need to have a home in the jungle and frankly Borneo holds such a...