I guess , I am not into all the technical stuff like BYF and milkyjoe, not saying its a bad thing , veg&bloom already has a good cal ratio in it
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I guess , I am not into all the technical stuff like BYF and milkyjoe, not saying its a bad thing , veg&bloom already has a good cal ratio in it
I have no idea, LV water is terrible . mine is 200 to 300 ppm, couple yrs ago it was 500 ppm, I don't want to tell people they don't need to ph there water. what works for me may not work for you.
exactly ! its all about the base nutes as to whether or not your going to need CalMag when using RO water . the strains have a little to do with it too , my sour bubble crosses need a small dose of calmag , but nothing else i run does .
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I am surprised and impressed by how fast the Glue grows... ultra vigorous! these full-term outdoor starts here are on on their way to being big bushy 3 footers come planting time...
I feel like if I give them any more than a bit of N, they could end up being bigger than I want them for transplanting. like I've heard before, "she grows like a weed"!
how does her rooting time compare with her growth rate?
I feel like if I give them any more than a bit of N, they could end up being bigger than I want them for transplanting. like I've heard before, "she grows like a weed"!
how does her rooting time compare with her growth rate?
Great rooting times foreigner, I had 6" cuts root in about 6 days with a full root system busting out of the rockwool blocks by 8. I got my technique pretty down pat, but I'm sure those who take 1000s of cuts regularly probably can do em that quick with consistency.
JW you should come down here to florida, hittin 500 ppms regularly used to float right at 300, but I can see spikes all the way up to 650-700
JW you should come down here to florida, hittin 500 ppms regularly used to float right at 300, but I can see spikes all the way up to 650-700
water in Orange County is almost 500 ppms. I personally won't drink tap water, anywhere here. Restaurants, my house, friends place. If its not R/O or filtered, im not drinking it. you can not only taste, but you can see and SMELL a difference in the water quality.
As for hte plants. mega increase in quality and consistency in growth once I switched to R/O. Turned the PPMs down from 440+ to 003. It has a high PH but after mixing it comes out perfect with no ph down or up, should put htose bottles away lol.
Thanks for hte response JW wasn't looking for science, just your reason.
As for hte plants. mega increase in quality and consistency in growth once I switched to R/O. Turned the PPMs down from 440+ to 003. It has a high PH but after mixing it comes out perfect with no ph down or up, should put htose bottles away lol.
Thanks for hte response JW wasn't looking for science, just your reason.
StankyBeamer
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In Lansing my water comes out of the spout between 300-450, more like 185 through the smallboy with the catalytic carbon filter, I've been loving how the plants like it in comparison to ro, everything's less finicky and I'm saving $ on calmag
Calcium and mag are relatively cheap but yes it's nice to not mess. I like to add back 20% tap so it's exactly like my room that I figured out that has 60 ppm out of the faucet. It holds ph ok . As for cal mag prices I'm certain it's less than $0.50 a pound for either in dry form and they're fairly easy to calculate and dissolve. I hope no one on here with more than a dozen lights is buying liquid calmag. If you are you might consider making your own. It's easier than going to the store. You mix salt and water and stir. Pour in 100 mils and calculate ppms to bring to proper level per tank. Write that number on the bottle. You saved 100 bucks in 3.5 minutes with les than a couple bucks in material.
I kind of wonder which costs more. The empty plastic bottle botanicare uses or the amount of Epsom salt and calcium are inside.
I kind of wonder which costs more. The empty plastic bottle botanicare uses or the amount of Epsom salt and calcium are inside.
3ml of cal/mag in 1g RO= 270ppm @700 scale or 0.4ec...Might help when mixing using Epsom salt.
What are some good organic nutrients that are also simple? I am going to try an organic run since my soil is organic and I use only two bottles of nutrients u can replace for a run. I'm looking at general hydroponics organic line and botanicare organic line. Im not looking to follow any directions on any bottles or run entire lines of 8 bottles. My goal is to get the same yields as my general hydroponics and moab runs with the organic label. Knowledge me...
I use PBP. I know Unc uses GH vegan line. There both good. If you use any Organic be prepared for dirty equipment. The dippers often clog. . Keeping it all in suspension is difficult. The rez will get coated with organics. You will need to wipe the bottom and sides often. There not mix and forget nutrients. I got some HR dirty samples. I will try a run with it.
Pure blend pro might be the way to go for me. Is it just the pbp grow and bloom? I will not be using a bloom booster unless organic. For I'm looking at pbp grow and bloom, calmag and potters gold soil. Seems too simple. Am I not thinking of something I need to be successful? Remember, I've only been growing a year and want to learn. Im happy with my yields, I just wanna see what the organic side has to offer.
yes, I don't use any bloom boosters..I do use Beneficial Biologic's additives. For veg Seagreen, Rootbloom. For flower Kelp, Humic Acid...All are organic. If using drip put a filter on the pump so it wont clog.
who's s1 po? Speaking of S1. I'm pretty sure I got the glue to drop pollen...While I was picking off male flowers I could see pollen falling off... I also took off some open male flowers from SDUBB but did not see any pollen drop from those. I took both and pollinated a SDubb with both. I also pollinated GG#4 s1#2 with both..Now I wait to see what I get 
I want to have buds look like these running Lucas formula. Reality is you need all the bottles if you want your gear to perform at the top level IME.
I'm running the entire GO line at 80% of the strength they give on the card, NOT what it says on each bottle.
I feed the veg nutes until I have buds showing.
the only thing I add is some koolbloom powder @ 1tsp per 5 gallons every 3 weeks. my room is perpetual so the girls get it when they get it.
FF happy frog with super soil amendments and Mycos and GH sub cultures M & B.
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