What is involved in taking care of a hydroponic system?
Once you get your system up and running, it will pretty much take care of itself except for some simple maintenance. Once weekly up to 4 or 5 times per month, you will “top off” your hydroponic system. This means that you will replace the nutrient solution that your plants have used with additional, solution. After topping off your reservoir six to 10 times, it will be time to change out the solution completely by draining or pouring off all of the old solution and replacing it completely with fresh nutrient solution. The frequency of topping off and changing your reservoir will depend on what you are growing and what stage of growth the plants are in. For example, tomatoes in full production will use solution more quickly than young tomato plants or non-fruiting plants such as salad greens. For more exact nutrient management and even faster growth, nutrient test pens are available. You would want to test your pH levels and TDS (Total Dissolved Solids) levels. ph and TDS are very impor
