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zipcode · March 18, 2019

You can do both, probably the easiest route. Just use the liquid stuff from time to time, when you think fertilizer reserves are running low.
You can use the liquid mix exclusively as well, but you'll have to find out what concentration, running same ppms as people who do drain to waste will be too much after a while since there's no flushing. It's true that part of the salts will rise up at the top as a crust in the case of bottom water, which is great, but still I think there will be more salt buildup than in a constant overwintering system.

March 18, 2019	#2
zipcode Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Romania/Germany , z 4-6 Posts: 1,582	You can do both, probably the easiest route. Just use the liquid stuff from time to time, when you think fertilizer reserves are running low. You can use the liquid mix exclusively as well, but you'll have to find out what concentration, running same ppms as people who do drain to waste will be too much after a while since there's no flushing. It's true that part of the salts will rise up at the top as a crust in the case of bottom water, which is great, but still I think there will be more salt buildup than in a constant overwintering system. Last edited by zipcode; March 18, 2019 at 06:32 AM.