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lowrydr
lowrydrstarted grow question 8 months ago
Here's my nute breakdown EC measurements (50% strength). Total EC reads 14. I have 2 weeks to go. Any suggestions? Raise / lower anything? THANKS Advanced Nutrients Bud factor X Overdrive Bloom A+B Nirvana B52 Bud candy Rhino skin Sensizym Big Bud
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Feeding. Chemical composition
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Sciolistic_Steve
Sciolistic_Steveanswered grow question 8 months ago
this is esoteric info that only somoen that uses the products would be familiar with. what matters is resulting ppm of each individual nutrient molecule the plant needs. ratio and concentraion are supremely important. if you calculated ppm from guaranteed analysis labels (don't include what is in you tap becaue it is unknown), it should be somewhere in teh 1.3-1.5 EC range (your scale is just moving the decimal, 14 is 1.4) 120-130 N in vege, possibly lower in bloom 50+ P 190ish K 100+ Ca 50-75 Mg S - <110 .. i say less than 100 because my products seem to be high in this and i do better whne the sum is under 110. you may not need 100ppm S. those last three are impacted by your local water used. look up "mulder's chart" to see how complicated it gets with relativistic realtionships between all the molecules and how they impact each others availability. the idea of fertilizign in soilles/hydo is providing as much as what is used. you know your balance is off when you see def/tox symptoms. take notes. don't waffle on formula until you observe a reason to change it. try to preemptively avoid what you run into this grow on your next grow.. eventually you'll fine-tune a good formula relative to your local variables - which will make what you need slightly different than what others need, but these numbers above are a good ballpark to start. these numbers are based on real research, not the whims and neuroticisms of some uneducated monkey growing plants in their basement.. oblivious to importance of sample size and a control group to make any useful conclusion about anything but the simplest things.
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lowrydr
lowrydranswered grow question 8 months ago
@Creepy_Steve yep. Was hoping to get someone using AN to reply but your answer is great. My 7th or 8th year growing. I've progressively moved from absolutely basic grows (no ph/ec measurements, only use grow a+B and bloom a+B). This year I thought I'd step it up with the full (almost) AN line to see what's up. Nute burn, that's what's up. Haha. Considering my EC levels are in line, not gonna change much. Maybe more bud candy and nirvana which are no risk, very low EC
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Stork
Storkanswered grow question 8 months ago
You need to see the plant if she is hungry or not I will say raise it to 1.8 ec
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