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Make your own hydroponic nutrient solution from base salts to perfect balance
Formulate solutions from pure salts, balance macro and microelements, adjust EC/pH on the fly and build resilient fertigation SOPs tailored to your crops. Includes coaching clinics to troubleshoot live systems.
Participants report faster root cause resolution within weeks
Who it’s for
- Farm managers and head growers scaling hydroponic leafy green, herb or vine crop production.
- Agronomy teams transitioning from premixed solutions to custom formulations.
- Training coordinators standardising SOPs across multi-site operations.
Learning outcomes
- Calculate nutrient recipes using macro/microelement ratios and water analysis data.
- Adjust EC/pH and temperature to stabilise uptake across crop stages.
- Diagnose deficiencies and toxicities using leaf tissue, root health and sensor trends.
- Build corrective action playbooks and fertigation SOPs for routine and emergency scenarios.
- Establish monitoring dashboards linking analytics events to nutrient adjustments.
Course modules
| # | Title | Description | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Foundations of hydroponic chemistry | Review macro/microelements, ion interactions and water quality baselines. | 2h live session. |
| 2 | Recipe design workshop | Build nutrient formulas for leafy greens, vine crops and specialty herbs using calculator templates. | Includes spreadsheet handover. |
| 3 | EC, pH & environmental control | Learn adjustment techniques, buffering strategies and monitoring routines. | — |
| 4 | Troubleshooting lab | Analyse real incidents (deficiencies, lockout, biofilm) and apply diagnostic flowcharts. | Hands-on clinic. |
| 5 | Fertigation SOP build-out | Draft standard and emergency SOPs, assign responsibilities and escalation triggers. | — |
| 6 | Coaching clinic & implementation planning | One-on-one review of participant systems, KPI alignment and rollout roadmap. | Conducted two weeks post-course. |
Format & logistics
- Delivery options
- Live virtual via Zoom or on-site (travel billed separately).
- Duration
- 3 core sessions over 3 weeks + 2 follow-up clinics (30 days access to recordings).
- Cohort size
- 4–15 participants per cohort; private cohorts available.
- Materials
- Downloadable calculators, SOP templates, nutrient audit checklist, reading list.
- Languages
- English, French, Spanish, Chinese, Russian, Portuguese.
Guarantee
Confidence guarantee — If you still need hands-on help after completing the course, email info@cropurbanis.fr and we will schedule additional coaching at no cost.
Course FAQs
How personalised is the coaching?
Each participant submits system data for review; clinics dedicate 20 minutes per system with written action plans.
Do we need lab access?
No lab is required; we provide sample datasets and recommend affordable testing partners if you need water analysis.