Beginning of week..
Ok.. So it seems as if the Phosphorus deficiency has cleared.. But now the runoff pH is coming out 5.5 - 5.4 when it goes in at 6.3 every watering.. And this morning the runoff PPM was a bit high and that's just with plain water.. She needs another plain water before I feed again.. Idk wtf is going on in this rootzone but its really confusing the shit outta me! Ugh! Now I see that the Mandarin Cookies is ALSO showing some purple tipped CALYCES (didnt know THAT is how you spell the plural for calyx!) These are gonna be some dank, gorgeous ladies by harvest! I can't wait!! So I guess I will try to water/feed at 6.5 for a couple waterings.. That makes me nervous tho lol.. They say its "fine".. that it's "ok"... Bullshit.. I always hit some issues if I move out of 6.1 - 6.3.. But the runoff is getting WAY too low if it's at 5.4.. Doing the 6.5 thing should help for a little bit, it did last time.. Not perfect but it helped.
Mid week..
ETHOS Cookies is doing great.. No issues.. Runoff is perfect.. Still just needs watering/feeding every other day.. I COULD go everyday with her.. But that's a little too time consuming for me at the moment.. I should have changed the 12/12 cycle from 5 - 5 to 7 - 7 or something.. Blah.. As for the Mandarin Cookies, she was flushed a bit for about 36 hours with no nutrients.. So she is showing some wounds on her leaves.. Looks like mostly calcium def. spotting.. Also I do see some purple/red stripes on her main stalks/stems.. Looks kinda cool tho.. I remember I had an autoflower do that before.. the entire stem went completely RED.. it was beautiful lol... But her flowers and trichomes are still boomin! Just for shits and giggles, I went ahead and checked the trichomes on both ladies.. Mandarin Cookies seems to already be showing alot of milky.. Definitely 0 amber trichomes.. But alot are cloudy. She may be done super quick! Idk.. ETHOS Cookies is still showing mostly clear.. A few milky here and there.. Both smell so amazing! Damn, I really can't wait to have a threesome with the lovely ladies! By the way they both smell already.. It's gonna be fucking orgasmic!
Can't seem to shake my acidic reused coco/perlite mix.. Ph going in is 6.2 - 6.3... Runoff is coming out 5.8 - 5.9.. Ive even ran 6.5 thru the mediun and still coming out at 5.8 - 5.9.. Should I try 7.0??? Help please!!!
I think this is problem with coco buffer. Try to use more cal-mag and change your nutrient solution. Lower potassium, raise cal-mag.
Problems with coco pH - always about wrong watering and wrong composition of the nutrient solution.
p.s 5.8 pH its not bad for vegetation.
@Ezzjaybruh,
You would think.. maybe the chemical compounding wont allow it? Maybe that why damnnear all the other companies have the same exact ratios? Idk.. could be a possibility
Get a flood and drain table set up. Did soil for 6 years. All ph problems and lockouts and deficiency dissapears with a resevoir. I let mine go for 2 weeks at a time without changing. Couple airstones ph to 5.9 and my plants are bushier and greener and healthier than ive ever laid my eyes on. Would never go back to soil or coco.
@MackMurder, I don't think I have enough room for ebb and flow. Unless I really cram it all in there. I have been thinking of trying DWC tho. Just 5 gallon buckets with plenty of bubbles. Same nutes minus the organic stuff.. still using the hydroguard.