Yea after awhile things too for me became clearer as I read and watched more about mother nature’s processes that’s she’s been perfecting for longer than we can imagine!
Here is a post that also helps clarify things…hope it helps
Growing this way has streamlined all the stuff for me that others need to do/check when using man made nutes and sterile/semi sterile growing medium…PPM…water to run off…flushing…Ph run off checking and all that extra work just goes away but I’m glad I did it in the beginning to have an understanding of that process just in case needed if issues arise.
Mankind keeps trying to reinvent the wheel through “Better Living Through Chemistry) and keeps getting flat tires
Mother Nature rules!