saving nute water by freezing it....

mcgyversmoke

Active Member
Well like i said i know your not supposed to let water with nutes sit as stuff can get nasty. but would freezing it work cuz it would be closed off in the dark and frozen. seemed like in theory it would work to me what you guys think?
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mcgyver
 

Mother's Finest

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Yes freezing a mixed nutrient solution will make it last nearly forever but it's ususally not practical. Some arguments against are that refrigeration can keep nutes long enough to use a second time, you can just not mix more than twice what you need, having enough to really make it worth freezing could take up alot of freezer space, teas require so little attention that they practically make themselves and also, you have to completely thaw and shake the nutes before using. I'm sure there are some circumstances where it's worth doing, though. One thing in its favor is that plants don't feed on the complex compounds that we do, which can be destroyed in the freezing process, and so freezing doesn't affect the nutritional value much for the plants.
 

mcgyversmoke

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the reason im thinking it is so that im having a friend watch the girls while im away and if i could freeze them it would be perfect. just so that he does not have to try and figure it out. dont worry just a week lol. but good to know im not retarded and it would work. thank you!
i was thinking mixing the nutes for a whole gallon in a water bottle so he just has to thaw the bottle and then dump it in and fill the gallon up.(obviously water and nutes in the water bottle
thanks man
 
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