Thegermling
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MegaCrop is the simplest KISS!!!
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*The K.I.S.S. Method*
- Thread starter Ioni Botani
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How do you mix the flower formula like that? Are you using RO water or supplementing CaMg?
Jeeyah
Active member
Just recently bought a few bags. Haven’t tried it yet.
How do you like it? What medium?
I’m using it in coco and have been loving the results and overall ease. I add calmag once a week during veg and the first 2 weeks of flower. I do this more to ensure a good CEC in the coco than the plants needing the calmag. Haven’t had any calmag issues honestly.
My full schedule is MC in veg at 3-4g/gal with the weekly cal mag and a weekly dose of ful-humix. Then in flower bump it to 5g/gal. Weeks 3-5 I add 1g/gal of MKP, weeks 6-flush I stop the MKP and use 1.5g/gal of K sulfate and slowly lower the dose back down to 3g/gal of MC by dropping .5g/gal every 4 days until I’m back to 3g/gal.
I’m aware that my system isn’t exactly KISS but it’s still far easier than using any bottle programs and the results are outstanding.
Douglas.Curtis
Autistic Diplomat in Training
Use less? The K.I.S.S. is a very general starting point, it is not magic. Always read your plants and feed accordingly.
Your quality will always. ALWAYS, be better if you accidentally underfed a bit, vs. overfeeding even lightly.
What are you growing in? 1tsp is a full strength high high dose. In RDWC I MAX at 600ppm(absolute max). Right now for aggressive veg they’re getting 350-400ppm. About 100ppm of that is cal mag.
My mother’s in coco everyday get fed 300-500ppm just depends on how I’m reading them that day. Usually working around 2-3.5g per gallon.
My mother’s in coco everyday get fed 300-500ppm just depends on how I’m reading them that day. Usually working around 2-3.5g per gallon.
DoDad
Member
I'm using Perlite in one form or another.
I'm not killing plants or loosing leaves but the leaves show a deficiency. I've had this problem for years and have never been able to find it.
I could have been overfeeding all along.
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DoDad
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chronosync
Well-known member
That's classic Mg deficiency right there.
Have you tried epsom foliar yet, or adding a small amount to the feed?
DoDad
Member
I have not tried a epsom foliar spray. I'll search it. Thanks.
I have tried 1g epsom per gallon but stopped because I thought that might be the problem.
Now I'm thinking it was too low a ph that locked me out, then I thought I wasn't feeding enough and went to 7 grams and got locked out again.
I think I'll try 4g a little calimagic and the foliar spray next.
Yeah ,for a year or so now. Before I used 7 and it worked ,but not well
GrimyGreasy
Member
How are you measuring pH? Do you alow pH swings?
DoDad
Member
I searched and found people suggesting epsom foliar spray at 1/2 teaspoon per gallon up to 2 tablespoons per gallon.
What strength do you use?
chronosync
Well-known member
Ive never really felt the need to supplement Mg but thats what people always suggest when they see a strictly Mg deficient plant. Foliar first to see if it corrects the problem, then possibly add some in the feed.
the reason for trying foliar first is that Ca and Mg have a direct relationship in soil and growing media so that too much of one will inhibit uptake of the other, by keeping extra mg out of the pots you avoid that.
The few times ive supplemented mg is by epsom salt solution in the feed aiming to add around 30-50ppm
foliar you should be able to go pretty strong as I doubt you will OD them on Mg but theres no reason to go over a few teaspoons per gallon, one is probably.. you could try searching "epsom foliar ppm" ?
DoDad
Member
Thanks I'll try that. I did a flush and fed at 4g per gallon and had a growth spurt overnight. Leaves are still variegated.
It could be my nute lock out was from doing 7 grams a gallon. I'll do some spray and will report back.
