Why EC Monitoring is Crucial in Controlled Environment Farming

There are numerous things in your indoor grow that are critical to measure and monitor to keeps things growing, writes Alex Stone on behalf of greenhouse tech provider Growlink in a recent blog post.

Lighting, CO2 levels, airflow, for example, are essential aspects of your business that need to be regularly observed and adjusted, according to Stone. But, it’s also vital to measure EC levels.

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What Does EC Stand For?

EC stands for electrical conductivity, which measures the potential for a material to conduct electricity. Even though most growers are familiar with regulating the number of nutrients they have to provide plants in ounces per gallon, grams per liter, or any other measuring units used, EC takes it to another level.

An EC meter allows you to measure how concentrated the nutrient solution is. Understanding this helps give your plants nutrients more precisely. If the EC value is lower than suggested, it’s likely that your plants may not be receiving enough nutrients.

Head over to the Growlink blog to read the rest of Stone’s discussion of the importance of EC monitoring in indoor production.

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