Glossary
EC (electrical conductivity)
Growers call it a meter reading of how much fertilizer is dissolved in water. Preferred over parts per million, because that unit has several competing conversion standards and meters work it out from conductivity anyway, growers say.
Words that go with it
- ChlorosisGrowers use it for yellowing caused by the plant making less chlorophyll.
- Foliar feedingGrowers call it spraying diluted nutrients onto the plant's skin instead of watering…
- LockoutGrowers use it for when soil chemistry, usually the wrong pH, stops a plant taking up a…
- MycorrhizaeFungi that partner with plant roots, growers say.
- NPKGrowers call it the three numbers on a fertilizer label: nitrogen, phosphorus and…
- pHGrowers call it how acid or alkaline the water and soil are.
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