Organic “VS” Synthetic

One of The Benefits of using Synthetic nutrients over Organic nutrients is the ability to measure nutrient solution concentration. With organic nutrients, using  a tds/ppm/ec  meter will give an inaccurate reading due to the fact that tds/ppm/ec is a measurement based upon the electrical conductivity of salts.  Another downside to using organics is that the thickness of the nutrient solution can be a lot different from that of a clean synthetic based mix. All those natural components in your Organic fertilizers can clog pumps, drip emitters, sprayers etc. Synthetic Fertilizers tend to push your plant to perform at its fullest capability, that is one reason I tend to use synthetic based nutrients in my programs, but this also can lead to over fertilization, salt build up and other issues if not used correctly.