Chriscannabis
Chriscannabisstarted grow question 12d ago
Ha so my first coco and perlite grow. No ppm metere just a blue razz some guessing and she is punking out the rest of the garden for real i over water and tie her down she takes it with a smile. Wouldvyou change anything. I think just maintaining ph im fine ..
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00110001001001111Oanswered grow question 13d ago
"overwatering" is a massively misused term. in soilless, irrgation is simple. Always fertigate. Always get 10% runoff or even a bit more is safe.. 10% is a minimum. This will never cause a problem. It is one of the major benefits of soilless growing -- the runoff elimantes possibility of build up over time. You can still feed too much, but fixing it is a matter of fixing your formula. you don't need a TDS probe (converts EC to PPM poorly and inaccurately). You only need some acid or base if your fertilizer doesn't rest at a proper pH when mixed. pH balance as needed after adding fertilizer. As long as your water doesn't change, which it can, the same amount will be required each time. A massive change in formula or new products might require a different amount of acid or base to hit your target pH ... when things stay the same, it will remain the same. It's a very measurable and predictable thing - pH. if proper watering habits above cause any negative repercussion, it is 100% the fault of the medium composition.. more perlite or similar is likely needed. For coco coir you only need ~33% of volume to be perlite. if you ever use a sphagnum peat moss soilless base, go 50%. Each will end up with same water capacity per volume, which is the gey .. the gas to water mixture. keep track of your formula.. either weighted averages based on your dosing or calculat ppm of each NPKCaMgS... I've never used a EC probe and i tightly control and track the nutrition i give.
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DrGruen
DrGruenanswered grow question 13d ago
Hi Chris..... Your ladies look great! Very vibrant and they make a strong impression 😁👍 You're on the right track......keep it up and you'll have a lot of fun with your ladies.😜 Fingers crossed for you.😎 Good luck Growmie!
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Smashernovski
Smashernovskianswered grow question 13d ago
and the white hairs you say, are called her pistol's
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Altitonans_Fulmen
Altitonans_Fulmenanswered grow question 13d ago
So long as you keep oxygen in the medium, it's almost impossible for pH to swing unless there is a deficiency. Your plants look perfect; just keep an eye on the color of the green. Right now, she is a little darker; this isn't necessarily a bad thing, but it indicates that the concentration of chlorophyll is high, meaning nitrogen is abundant and that the plant is currently uptaking slightly more than it is able to process through dynamic growth, If it continues to go darker, then you should flush to reset your medium and continue like you were before, but do less food. She looks nowhere near high EC, so even just give her a watering with no feed, then go back to feeding a slightly lower dose. "No ppm meter, just a blue razz some guessing" The thing is, EC isn't just about food; it's the electrical conductivity that drives water potential(movement). Just throwing in nutrients works for a little bit, but as soon as your EC goes up, the water stops flowing, all you are doing right now is filling up all your buffer zone in the medium. As soon as it's full, your pH will skew, and you'll see it 2-3 weeks into flower, maybe earlier, asking why your plant is turning yellow from resulting alkaline drift/iron chlorosis. EC IN = 1200ppm EC IN MEDIUM = Potential for water movement (Just gotta make sure this number stays as balanced as possible) EC OUT 800ppm Synthetic nutrients: all you really do is replace the salt ratio; the problem is, if you don't keep tabs on runoff, eventually the nitrogen levels will skew one way or another, and you won't have a clue, as the immediate medium's EC can only hold so much before water movement becomes crippled. Good luck anyhow.
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