Speaking with a higher level thinker at a name brand fertilizer/supplement company, he suggested using dosages that I found a little alarming based on a common belief that the plants in question like to have a warming up period with their nitrogen. He said what to do is............measure the ppm of the water with the added nutes, then measure the ppm of the runoff. If, let's say, the ppm is 500 before and 200 after it suggests the plant is using the nutes and you can use more next time. If the runoff reads 750 cut it back. You get the point. Anyone apply ppms in this manner?