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oldskoolkool
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oldskoolkool
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@Ninjabuds
,I'm going to tell you again as you're still making me look like the dick you are.You have no place giving people advice when so much of it is wrong.Youy slate my name then when I come onto your page to prove how you're wrong you ignore me and delete my comments.You should be finding those comments where you've slated me and put them right.From what I can see you go onto the questions and just repeat what other have said.How sad and desperate are you.Prove me wrong.So many of you talk so much shit.Talk about delusional.
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@UpInClouds
, I was using the sensi ph perfect with coco as it saves so much time messing with ph but Iv just gone fully organic after using them side by side as the organic with soil is a better product and done with the best quality organic base feed on the market which is iguana juice theres little to no loss with yield which is an issue with most organics.Take no notice of fools like ninja,oregano and double zero.Iv handed each of them their arses on a plate over the last 2 days by giving them some facts so that should be the last of them slating me.They wouldnt even reply to my questions then went on to delete the comments of me proving them wrongThey all deleted my comments on their pages and can't even admit they're wrong never apologise for slating me.Ninja in the comment above telling me to use 1500umols which would probably kill my plants,its really basic info he's getting wrong.Iv told him he has no place telling people what to do.I dont like involving others but they're slating my good name.Reputations take a lifetime to build and morons like that can ruin them in mins.Again,sorry to go on.I'm using canna bio terra soil mix which has 30% coco in it and I'm adding clay balls to bring even more air in.The plantscertainly prefer it.They look that bit better than the ones in coco.I am still using some non organic items during veg as Iv just swapped over.Iv not grown without a root booster for over 15yrs and the best on the market is House and Gardens roots excellorator,I also use their Amino Treatment mostly for the L Forming amino acids and seaweed but it also has proteins and soy hydroslate and silicon.House and Garden are up there with the best.Even big mike from advanced said their root booster is the best out there,praise doesnt come higher.Sorry Iv just noticed Iv already told you about those clowns,Iv been trying to tell everyone we've come into contact with.You must think I'm full of shit or mad for going on about.Dicks making me look like a dick.As you can tell,I'm pissed..
oldskoolkool
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Led,s are a big expense for most people.If nyou want to up your power and get much bigger buds without loosing flavour then get yourself a 600w HID lamp or even a 400w.The majority of the horticulture industry still use them and I know 2 home growers that have gone back to HID lamps and will now only use their led,s during summer as they prefer the way the plants grow under hid lamps.Led,s were a massive change to us that used HID lamps for decades.The plants are certainlky happier under them and metal halide bulbs are much better for vegging plants.Iv got a one on with my 4 led,s to bring some blue into the room to stop the stretching as the blues keep your plant short and stocky and reds encourage stretching,anywayYou can get a 600w digital hid lamp for around 70euro which will increase your yield by a huge amount.It will more than double your yield and I guess it would be more like x3.Watch the info on here as so much of it is wrong.The majority of people answering questions have very little experience and get so much basic information wrong.
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@UpInClouds
, Don't listen to the moron that can't even find my diaries.Iv just had it out with him an hour ago and no reply just like his mate double zero.Trying to tell me I have no idea because I have no education,quality.I point them to the facts and no reply,I wonder why.I think that will be the last of them bashing me.They refute my claims to then go on and use my advice weeks later.Iv had it out with 3 of them this week alone and what do they do,delete my comments and ignore me which says it all.
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You have to be very careful with the info on here as so much of it wrong.Iv told them about their bad advice time and time again and I think 1 or 2 are finaly taking note on some things but some still ignore the moutains of evidence Iv poointed them to.Its not a good place to get your info from.Calcium is rarely an issue as theres planty of it in all base food.Iv used advanced for around 15yrs now and started with their 3 part but soon went on to their ph perfect coco when iw ent on coco.The ph perfect is better than the 3 part.Iv not adjusted my ph for over 10yrs now and Iv been growing organically with advanced iguana juice side by side with my ph perfect and coco but Iv just gone fully organicnstill doing trials with soil against coco but its all iguana and I still don;t adjust my ph.Sarting off with good ph in my substrate,soil,coco and frequa=ent compost tea and the microbes keep the ph in check as long as its half decent water.I do check my water now and again,I looked lasy month and it was 7.As long as its not too acidic or akaline then the microbes do the work.Have you dent the stem of that plant or is it weak.My first thought was that the soil is always very dry.They benefit from dry periods but don't let the plant wilt as thats going to far and you'll also get dry back on the roots.If money isnt an issue get a booster which will help no end with the health of the plant.Something simple like seaweed/kelp has so many benefits.Its in all root boosters which I never grow without and veg boosters and even some flower boosters.The best all round booster is Animo Treatment from House and Garden.It has seaweed,silicon,Lformin amino acid,proteins and hydroslate from soy.You can see the differnce it makes within days.Theres nothing else out there that has all that in 1 bottle.Not even advanced have that much in 1 bottle and I love advaced,I always big them up.Houseandgarden.co.uk has the best info but don't get them mixed up if you're in the US as the dosage is different but the uk site has a little more info.I'd say those plant sneed 2 litres every 3-4 days at the moment.Minbe are taking 2 litres daily and my coco is bone dry when I water.Well that was along one.Tripple check all info before applying it.mine incuded.Iv not made a mistake for some time but I'm only human.
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@Ninjabuds
, Thanks for the info but some of it is incorrect.1500umols is way too much.1100 is max unless you're add co2 which 99% of us arent.Your co2 ppm outside is around 400ppm in small house with a couple of people breathing it can get up to several hundred but its wants to be around 1200 to use all those umols.Idealy its around 900 without co2 which is why the majority of high powered 600w led,s reach just that.That's why the majority of hid lamps producded and sold were 600w and led,s have just taken over the same foremat.Any decent led producer will state their 1000w lights are only to be used with co2.I did my homework several years ago when I switched over to led,s from hid lamps.I guess the sensors are close enough and I'd never just go on a light metre.I have 30yrs experience of growing hydroponically so first and foremost I use my experience and common sense.If I'm wrong then please let me know but like I say I did my homework so unless its new science I'm sure I'm correct.
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You can give them a half dose of nutriants now.Most of the time I have mine on full dose by day 20.Iv been growing hydroponicaly for 30yrs.I'm not one to brag but the fact is I have more experience than most.Theres a guy that gives it all the technical jargan but I pointed out to him yesterday how he'd made 2 mistakes,and its often the really basic things they get wrong.What nutriants have yoiu got?And are they organic or mineral salt based?If it doesnt state its organic then it will be mineral.The plants take up mineral directly but the soil microbes convert the organic food to make it plant available.Iv just gone full organic after growing them side by side for the last few years.Stand your water for at least 24hrs which will disolve the chlorine which kills the soil microbes.