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Guenther_Amanita@slrpnk.net ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

You don’t need to replace the nutrient solution that regularly. Low maintenance is one of the main upsides of hydro.

I flush my pots once a month, sometimes even less often. For that, I just “swoosh” the pot around in a circular motion, and then discard the liquid.
You do this to “reset” the chemical makeup, so you don’t get nutrient lockout from an overabundance of one or the other salts or risk over- or underfertilizing.

All the oxygen is supplied through the very big surface and air flow between the LECA balls, because you never fill the pot to more than 1/3 with nutrient solution.

If you wanna know more, just ask, I have over 100 houseplants in hydro and my balcony too :)

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