Mineral Elements / Nutrient mixing directions

Homegrown Six Pack

6 Pack Nutrient Mixing Directions

Mix each nutrient separately following the order of appearance on the list until all are added. Test pH after nutrients are added. (pH will drop about a point.) Ideal pH reading is 6.5. Once every week to two weeks pump out your reservoir and re-mix the nutrient solution. This is a good time to leach your system by running on straight water for six to eight hours or until the EC rises to approximately 1000 mmho/cm. A manual leach may be done by flushing with straight water during the pumping out cycle. Plants use more water than nutrient. In between nutrient changes top up the reservoir with pH balanced (6.5) water thereby avoiding a concentration.

Herbs tsp/10 ltr - Herbs grams/ltr

Lettuce - Cucumber - Tomatoes / Peppers

A&B concentrate: teaspoon/10 litre - grams/litre

Optimum EC levels

Optimum Levels for CO2

Using CO2 3500 - 3800; Without CO2 2500 - 2800.

Herbs in General
Mixing directions based on

Teaspoon/10 liter
(for small quantities only)

A & B concentrate (stock solution)
for Mixing directions based on teaspoon/10 litre

When using an EC Metre it's helpful to form a concentrate that is easily administered to the nutrient solution to keep EC at optimum level. To achieve a 100x concentrate mix ten times the amount shown of each A's and B's in two separate one litre containers: A = 1st, 3rd and 6th on the list, B = 2nd, 4th and 5th on the list.

Herbs in General
Mixing directions

based on grams/liter
(more accurate for a larger volume)

A & B concentrate (stock solution)
for mixing directions based on grams/ltr

When using an EC Metre it's helpful to form a concentrate that is easily administered to the nutrient solution to keep EC at optimum level. To achieve a 100x concentrate mix ONE HUNDRED times the amount shown of each A's and B's in two separate one litre containers: A = 1st, 3rd and 6th on the list, B = 2nd, 4th and 5th on the list.