Athena+Green sensation

NewMan
NewManstarted grow question 5mo ago
When I use Athena blended fertilizers but instead of PK I have Green Sensation from Plagron, how should I dose it correctly? I only use that Green and they say 1ml per liter. Thanks
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Ultraviolet
Ultravioletanswered grow question 5mo ago
Optimizing the 9 cardinal parameters of plant science is the foundation of high-performance growing. When these environmental factors are synchronized, photosynthesis maximizes, leading to faster growth rates, which consequently dictates a higher, more frequent demand for nutrient uptake. Meal plans are meal plans, based on averages and safe practice. Take them with a pinch of salt 😉. Most growers are taught to measure EC/TDS in and to measure the run off. With enough know how you can gauge what's going on inside the medium based off those, but it's tricky and guesswork. One of the best tools I got that really helped me was a EC metre for soil itself. Takes all the guesswork out. And you can use it to make sure your medium is not evaporating (wet dry) too fast causing EC spikes, also allows you to gauge very easily if it's time to water or water and fertilize. "Oh my, my medium is still very high EC (salt capacity) that means little to no salts have been uptaken in last couple days" something is wrong" I better not fertilize because a piece of paper told me so." Much better to know beforehand than you add a fertilizer feeding into a medium already at full capacity. Because Green Sensation is very potent, you may need to reduce your Athena Bloom base dosage slightly if your EC is too high, as Green Sensation adds substantial PK. recommend starting with 0.5–1 ml/L rather than jumping immediately to the full 1ml/L to ensure the plant handles it well. Glcuk
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squalino
squalinoanswered grow question 5mo ago
That's an excellent question because Athena Blended and Plagron Green Sensation are two very powerful products. Green Sensation is not just a simple PK (Phosphorus/Potassium) booster; it's a "4-in-1" product that also contains enzymes and bloom stimulators. Here’s how to manage this mix to avoid burning your plants: 1. Replace "Athena Balance" or "Athena PK" In the Athena Blended program, you should normally use Athena PK during the swelling phase of the flowers. The rule: If you’re using Green Sensation, completely remove Athena PK. Never mix the two, as you would have a massive excess of minerals that would block nutrient absorption (Lockout). 2. The dosage of Green Sensation The dosage of 1 ml/Liter recommended by Plagron is the maximum. Safety tip: Start at 0.5 ml/Liter during the first week of use (usually from the 4th week of flowering) to see how your plants react. If the tips of the leaves don’t yellow, you can increase to 1 ml/Liter. 3. Monitor your EC (Electrical Conductivity) Green Sensation will raise your EC very quickly. First, mix your base nutrients Athena (Grow or Bloom). Add Green Sensation last. Important: If your EC is too high after adding Green Sensation, slightly reduce the dose of your base nutrients Athena Bloom, but keep the dose of Green Sensation stable. Summary table for Flowering (Weeks 4 to 7)
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00110001001001111Oanswered grow question 5mo ago
calculate the ppms and match them with an adjusted dose.. Unless they are the same percent-mass across the board? if not adjust proportionally. Apply a little algebra. You aren't american so i bet you can do the math without any help :P A little algebra... or use some free website or app. Everytime i find one they shut it down, so i'm afraid to post a link here, lol, but there are free apps, think one is called 'hydrobuddy'. Bwaha, the newest one i have bookmarked is no longer active.... but a simple google or duckduckgo search will get you there too. That's the third one that was taken down after sharing on growdiaries for a few months. It's like they make these things then don't want anyone to use them. https://scienceinhydroponics.com/2016/03/the-first-free-hydroponic-nutrient-calculator-program-o.html?print=print There we go, it has a windows version and an app version. Though i don't see it accounting for specific gravity which can make a fairly big differences... for liquid nutes need to multiply by kg/liter of the nutrients. I've never used hydrobuddy, but the image shown on that link doesn't seem to have inputs for specific gravity. Maybe with different choices selected it does? Tidbit: EC converted to ppm is garbage. EC is important on its own but if you want to know the concentration of the nutrients or to match a different product's impact on overall formula, you need to calcualte based on gauranteed analysis labels. As you can see on their own schedule they show 2 vastly different conversion values based on EC (500 and 700 scale). 40% difference solely based on the brand of tds pen you use, which is strongly correlated to the region you live in and nothing to do with one being better than the other - flip a coin. It's inaccurate and imprecise. I have a shared google drive with a nutrient ppm calculator. it won't calcualte doses for you but 95% sure i have specific gravity worked out properly. LOL. https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1GvDcurah5FpjZaBuJQSKtsyIP3ZFNNS0 Some other fun stuff in there.. some relevant textbooks, STS recipe / instructions, hi-res leaf symptom chart, vpd table, dli table, dewpoint table et al... it's my backup repository. Oh, even a frenchy bubble hash video because i was worried they'd put it behind a paywall after his death.
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greenAF
greenAFanswered grow question 5mo ago
I don't use blended , I use pro line but am familiar with blendeds numbers, green sensation is not needed and will probably wind up being counter productive, not beneficial.
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Green_Claws
Green_Clawsanswered grow question 5mo ago
Use at 1mll and don't use with other pk boosters..
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HinduGod
HinduGodanswered grow question 5mo ago
MAKE SURE DAT YOU ADD GREEN SENSATION TO THE WATER FIRST FOLLOWED BY THE ATHENA BASE NUTRIENTS!!!!! DIS ALLOWS DA ENZYMES AND ORGANIC COMPONENTS IN DA PLAGRON TO STABILIZE IN DA SOLUTION BEFORE DA MINERAL SALTS OF THE ATHENA LINE ARE INTRODUCED!!!! PLAGRONS 1ML PER LITER CAN LEAD TO OSMOTIC STRESS OR NUTRIENT LOCKOUT!!!! DAT IS BECAUSE ATHENA IS ALREADY A HIGHLY CONCENTRATED MINERAL LINE!!!! I SUGGEST AFTER ADDING DA PLAGRON TAKE AN EC READING!!! DEN ADD DA ATHENA TO REACH YOUR EC TARGET DAT WOULD BE VERY VERY GOOD!!!!!
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