{"id":9646,"date":"2021-08-21T17:49:00","date_gmt":"2021-08-21T15:49:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/3maxx.com\/gc2026\/?p=9646"},"modified":"2024-01-09T14:11:05","modified_gmt":"2024-01-09T13:11:05","slug":"understanding-ph-and-ppm-in-hydroponics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/3maxx.com\/gc2026\/understanding-ph-and-ppm-in-hydroponics\/","title":{"rendered":"Understanding pH and PPM in Hydroponics"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>If you\u2019re wondering what pH and PPM are and how they pertain to the plants in your grow room, here\u2019s an easy-to-understand explanation:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>pH \u2013&nbsp;<\/strong>refers to the potential of hydrogen ions in your water, which will determine if your water is too acidic or has too much alkaline in it.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>PPM (parts per million) \u2013&nbsp;<\/strong>refers to the concentration of minerals and soluble matter in your watering solution.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Correct pH and PPM levels are the backbone of any grow room or grow tent. Making sure your plants\u2019 levels are balanced often means the difference between a healthy harvest and weak, unhealthy plants.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The acidity in the water you use in your&nbsp;grow room determines the properties of your plants and&nbsp;grow medium. You\u2019ll want your plants\u2019 nutrients to be&nbsp;<em>a little acidic<\/em>&nbsp;\u2014 otherwise they can\u2019t break down.&nbsp;<em>Too much acidity<\/em>, though, and your nutrients can become toxic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So always keep in mind<strong>:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>A pH that\u2019s&nbsp;<em>too low<\/em>&nbsp;will be toxic to your plants.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A pH that\u2019s&nbsp;<em>too high<\/em>&nbsp;means stunted growth.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The&nbsp;<strong>ideal acidity&nbsp;<\/strong>you want in your water is between&nbsp;<strong>6.0 to 6.5<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>pH meter calibration is crucial to making sure your pH reading is correct. We recommend multiple ways to test and compare readings.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you\u2019re wondering what pH and PPM are and how they pertain to the plants in your grow room, here\u2019s an easy-to-understand explanation: Correct pH and PPM levels are the backbone of any grow room or grow tent. Making sure your plants\u2019 levels are balanced often means the difference between a healthy harvest and weak, unhealthy plants &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":9652,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"elementor_theme","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[56],"tags":[57,58],"class_list":["post-9646","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-farming-science","tag-ph-levels","tag-ppm"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/3maxx.com\/gc2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9646","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/3maxx.com\/gc2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/3maxx.com\/gc2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/3maxx.com\/gc2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/13"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/3maxx.com\/gc2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9646"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/3maxx.com\/gc2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9646\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/3maxx.com\/gc2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9652"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/3maxx.com\/gc2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9646"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/3maxx.com\/gc2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9646"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/3maxx.com\/gc2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9646"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}