Cal-mag VS Epsom Salts?

phil k

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i love positronics purple haze #1 and i fell in love with a really long flower pheno like 14 week's ...... unfortunately it also veg's very sloow so i crossed a kc45 male and then started breeding for the haze traits i liked ....... the stretchy ones are actually semi auto's they flower around 16/8 or so the rest were the haze like cull's
14 WEEKS !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!.. nope..LOL i love quality sativas but 14-16 weeks i would rather have a hybrid.... but i can't give enough props to a 14 week flower..one of my phonos of Ghost train haze took 12.... and that was too much for the gain.. don't get me wrong the quality was worth it id do it again... but time wise id rather flip 2 indica or hybrid grows ...
 

tekdc911

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14 WEEKS !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!.. nope..LOL i love quality sativas but 14-16 weeks i would rather have a hybrid.... but i can't give enough props to a 14 week flower..one of my phonos of Ghost train haze took 12.... and that was too much for the gain.. don't get me wrong the quality was worth it id do it again... but time wise id rather flip 2 indica or hybrid grows ...
lol i ran auto's 10 weeks , while vegging semi's and photo's then flowered the semi's around 10 weeks, while still vegging the photo's then flipped to 12/12 and started some 12/12 from seed's ...... and this puppy was just getting its flower on after all the rest were chopped :DIMG1468.jpg
 

tekdc911

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i think it came down around 18- 19 weeks >.< if i fill my little room up once a year im pretty much set i only smoke a 1/4 a week if i have different kinds to switch back and forth with
 

greasemonkeymann

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Well that's something to talk to him about, not me, now isn't it?
no because you are the one saying that Epsom will fix his problem, he is not an experienced grower he is asking for advice, and on the information provided the advice you gave was erroneous.
Simple, and i'm actually somewhat confused on your intentional obtuse-ness.
Please go look up the content of black strap molasses, and observe and try and comprehend that molasses provides calcium and magnesium, in pretty good amounts, the OP said he feeds molasses, sooo
AGAIN...
with the information provided I disagree.
 

homebrewer

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no because you are the one saying that Epsom will fix his problem, he is not an experienced grower he is asking for advice, and on the information provided the advice you gave was erroneous.
Simple, and i'm actually somewhat confused on your intentional obtuse-ness.
Please go look up the content of black strap molasses, and observe and try and comprehend that molasses provides calcium and magnesium, in pretty good amounts, the OP said he feeds molasses, sooo
AGAIN...
with the information provided I disagree.
This is the nutrient section, not the 'plant problems' section. I'm not here to fix people's plants or diagnose issues, I'm here to answer the question the OP asked in the first post. If you want to debate the actual issue the OP is having, you're talking to the wrong stud.

In terms of it's mineral salt content, molasses is garbage when compared to conventional plant foods. Educated growers use it for the carbs, period. If you *think* you're getting any additional benefit from molasses, you're simply seeing what you want to see.
 

AZgreenthumb

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14 WEEKS !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!.. nope..LOL i love quality sativas but 14-16 weeks i would rather have a hybrid.... but i can't give enough props to a 14 week flower..one of my phonos of Ghost train haze took 12.... and that was too much for the gain.. don't get me wrong the quality was worth it id do it again... but time wise id rather flip 2 indica or hybrid grows ...
hey phil I am growing the og ghost train haze right now any recommendations/suggestions?
 

tekdc911

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if anybody is interested I fed my plants Epsom salts and she is looking better already!!!
you can foliar feed it as well ...... helps if you ever do have a lockout and your plants are going south fast ..... just do it lights off or dim lighting cause the water drops will burn your plant up under most lights
 

homebrewer

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you can foliar feed it as well ...... helps if you ever do have a lockout and your plants are going south fast ..... just do it lights off or dim lighting cause the water drops will burn your plant up under most lights
This is not true.
 

homebrewer

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he's been pushing that on most threads since he signed up. He is somewhat knowledgeable, but he also hates to be wrong. We all know you don't leave water stagnant.
An important component of anyone's dirt or soil recipe is the aeration properties. If one's dirt/soil is choking their plants then they need to redesign their dirt. In that sense, it doesn't matter if the water we're using has 0 ppm of O2 or not, air should have zero issues getting to the roots.
 

Theophilus

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An important component of anyone's dirt or soil recipe is the aeration properties. If one's dirt/soil is choking their plants then they need to redesign their dirt. In that sense, it doesn't matter if the water we're using has 0 ppm of O2 or not, air should have zero issues getting to the roots.
I couldn't agree more. After asking what your thoughts were on coco, I decided to switch over to Promix HP (plus the addition of vermiculite per your lead) and I absolutely love it. It is so light and airy and I am now no longer having to water daily as I was with coco but rather every 3 to 4 days. Best move I made.
 
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