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Feeding and EC

Chronigmatic
Chronigmaticstarted grow question 5 years ago
Hey guys just wanted to clarify some things. Im using feeding powder schedule as a base to follow EC. But what happens when you add boosters to the mix should i go for the EC that the chart says with the whole mix or just feeding powder to that EC and add boosters over it?
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ijustdontgiveaf
ijustdontgiveafanswered grow question 5 years ago
Hi there.. that depends on your environment and how your plant can handle it.. if you slightly under-feed with your regular nutrients, then you can try adding the booster and raise the total EC a little. If your plant is already being fed perfectly, or on the higher side, the extra EC might be too much for her to handle. My white haze grow has very very lightly burnt tips, because of exactly that.. she's fine with 1.1 to 1.2 mS at this point (i grow her in a hydro-DWC setup and measure EC of the nutrient solution daily), but when i change the reservoir once a week, and add the boosters, she gets around 1.4 mS, which is too much.. that's just in for a day, as following that, i top up without the booster and over the course of a few days she drifts down again. If i followed the instructions on the back of all my nutrients blindly, she'd get an EC of 2.9, which she could never handle in this environment (under a single 50-walldrawn-watt COB), and i prefer my plants rather to be healthy than overfed. happy growing!
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labifle
labifleanswered grow question 5 years ago
Salut le jardinier . Si ton programme indique plusieurs produits et un seul EC alors c'est un ec total donc ta poudre plus ton booster vont donner le EC indiqué. Si ton programme donne le ec juste pour la poudre et qu'ils conseil quand même le booster ça veux dire que le ec sera plus élevé que celui indiqué mais toujours assimilable par la plante mais je penche pour ma première idée. Bonne chance à toi bella ciao
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GMSgrows
GMSgrowsanswered grow question 5 years ago
This is a huge problem for new growers. All these additive for your nutes makes people think they need them. Then they follow the makers advice that is for professional growers and even very high doses for them. A good one part veg nutrient, a good one part bloom nutrient and I myself use massive bud formulation to spike up them bloom nutes a little. Always water feed water feed. That's important to keep your salts down. Newbies would be successful growers with just these 3 products and all the confusion gone. Luck on your grow my friend
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MadeInGermany
MadeInGermanyanswered grow question 5 years ago
Hey :-) I would look directly at information from the manufacturer ;-)
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rhodes68
rhodes68answered grow question 5 years ago
Huh without know what your schedule is saying Ive no idea EC is always the last thing I do before feeding any recipe I dont know hands down. The EC for canna really has little to do with what salts are causing it as its a function of electrical/chemical bonds at the roots. So kind of a confusing question, what resource are you growing by? Can recommend one if you like. good luck
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