I'm a newb to both growing/veggies and hydro, so I'm basically just saying "Hi" here.. :-)
My first squash is this year in soil, but I got a lot of flowers that bloomed
& died quickly, and then a smaller amount that bloomed & became squash. My daughter tells me there are males & females?? I forget which she said was which. Sorry. Newb.
Are you maybe off in your post about TDS by about 10000? I'm just starting hydro, but G.H. Flora
nutrients (for example) are talking in the 1250 to 1450 TDS range for their mixes, but like I said, I'm a newb. so I'm learning.