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lowrydr
lowrydrstarted grow question 1mo ago
I never had such problems back in the day when I grew with garden shop soil, tap water, miracle grow, and never measured ppm/ph. I got big fat buds. It seems the more "pro" I go the more problems I have trying to micromanage every aspect. Anyone else feel same?
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Hashy
Hashyanswered grow question 1mo ago
Organoman nailed it with that answer.
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m0use
m0useanswered grow question 1mo ago
I grew great veggies as a kid, and now it seems more issues. Could be my memory is bad and I had issues but everything was so new it was fun and exciting. If you find it easier and you get good results from a more simple method then do that. Don't fix whats not broken and "KISS" keep it stupid simple. Their is no shame in using MG or anything like it, its one of the OG's of fertilizers and uses a lot if not all the same compounds as the big brands. Sure the company is a bit sketchy but again many other products like it not made by them.
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Radagast_
Radagast_answered grow question 1mo ago
I also agree with my colleague Organoman and think that this should be therapy and enjoyment for each of us, not torture and annoyance. I also think that plants should not be pampered, at least outside, because they will endure the weather much better, but again, you should provide them with everything else, which is up to you, let nature do its thing. Inside, I also think that degree-two does not make a drastic difference, as well as the difference in humidity, but the primary action of cannabis is to pollinate and leave seeds, and the buds are a secondary action that the malt plant is not interested in at all..all the parameters that are considered perfect for cannabis are perfect for that very secondary action, and if we want the best possible buds, it is up to us to provide it, unless we want grass full of seeds. Greetings!
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Radagast_
Radagast_answered grow question 1mo ago
That’s why, brother, because when you don't know anything, you can't notice even the biggest problem, the more you know, the easier it is to notice even the smallest one..basically, the more you know, the less you know lol Also, the more you grow and the more often, the more often you will face problems... more plants, more work, more knowledge, more problems... when you grow a lot, a problem must arise somewhere, that's normal, it's important to know how to solve it, and what you don't know how to learn.
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Mooncat
Mooncatanswered grow question 1mo ago
Oh, I love that shit. Seeing results after is a great Joy, and failure makes you think and adapt.
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Organoman
Organomananswered grow question 1mo ago
Yes, there are too many people who think cannabis is some sort of "Princess Perfect" delicate fern type of plant that can not be grown unless everything is micro-managed to the nth degree and EVERY parameter is 100% exactly spot on. For the average home cultivator, it really does not matter if their pH is 6.8 instead of 6 point whatever, their humidity is 45% instead of 55% etc etc. This constant desire to have everything perfect environmentally and the disdain for growers that are not following the golden rules is astounding. Cannabis has survived outdoors and without human interference for Millenia and in less than ideal conditions. Granted, we all want to grow nice buds, but the intense fever for getting everything "on point" is detracting from the real things.........being self sufficient and getting the pleasure out of "I grew this myself"........and who really cares if the buds have 21.3% THC instead of 21.5% THC?? I have grown for a long, long time now and went through a phase of trying to get everything exact. What I discovered was I was doing my head in and fiddling constantly for no real benefit. These days I tend to follow a few priciples, then basically leave the plants to do their own thing. Daily effing around with pH, temps, intricate fertilizer formulas and constantly trying latest ghetto science did nothing noticable to actually make a huge difference. After all this time, I figured out all you need is good light, excellent genetics, free draining soil, a balanced diet, an understanding of watering needs and the plants will do the rest. The plants will not care if the temps vary one degree, the water was a tiny bit more alkaline today vs three days ago, the "vpd" was X instead of Y. All of these self imposed demands just scare new growers away from the enjoyment of watching something wonderful happen. No one will be a Zen Master in the first few years, if ever, knowledge takes years of trial and error. Like you said, in the old days, we just planted random seeds in normal soil, fed them pretty well anything and left them to do their thing and got results that were more often than not very pleasing. In all honesty, the K.I.S.S. principle is the best principle..........but people by their nature are competitive and think that if their OCD with growing is better than the other persons OCD, they will get better buds.............but do they really??
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