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greg nr

greg nr

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JustCallmeMom said:
such work for a weed! I pull hundreds in the summer....and the damn things are so hard to pull or get rid of with their tons of roots, yet I am going nuts trying to get the ones in my tent to grow! :?
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Too true, but I love to put my head in the tent and take a deep smell. The low ph drink seems to have helped. Tomorrow will tell but they were looking better by this afternoon.

I almost can't wait to visit in the morning. Put the coffee on, let the cats in/out,, then pop down to see how its going.

Just the routine is addicting, and I haven't puffed a scent of smoke.
 
Stebbins

Stebbins

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So I changed my res last night....upped my nute level from 50% and BAM tips all burnt!:wall: I'm only running roughly 60% GH Flora series now. What gives? I figured they'd love some more nutrients. Wrong I guess...Do I just add ph'd water to dilute the res some?
 
be4meliz

be4meliz

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Stebbins said:
So I changed my res last night....upped my nute level from 50% and BAM tips all burnt!:wall: I'm only running roughly 60% GH Flora series now. What gives? I figured they'd love some more nutrients. Wrong I guess...Do I just add ph'd water to dilute the res some?
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How far are your lights from plant canopy and what type lights? We tend to over diagnose our plants and tip burn(in my case & Moms tends toward light burn) What type Nutes?- with my GH 3 pt- they recommend 1200 PPM at veg. -I have never gone over 800-900 PPM and no issues
 
be4meliz

be4meliz

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greg nr said:
Too true, but I love to put my head in the tent and take a deep smell. The low ph drink seems to have helped. Tomorrow will tell but they were looking better by this afternoon.

I almost can't wait to visit in the morning. Put the coffee on, let the cats in/out,, then pop down to see how its going.

Just the routine is addicting, and I haven't puffed a scent of smoke.
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I tell the household that I'm going to commune with my 4 virgins- 1 hr. morning and night- used to be my MAN-Cave, now my bordello- love my girls- put on my space goggles, grab smokes, beer, roll one and hang out& they talk back to me- tell me they are Hungry, Thirsty, or just plain Happy- just sucks I have to murder them in the end.
 
be4meliz

be4meliz

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be4meliz said:
How far are your lights from plant canopy and what type lights? We tend to over diagnose our plants and tip burn(in my case & Moms tends toward light burn) What type Nutes?- with my GH 3 pt- they recommend 1200 PPM at veg. -I have never gone over 800-900 PPM and no issues
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Please describe your setup and hopefully we can get you on track(lights, space, type of plant, nutrients, Etc.)
 
Stebbins

Stebbins

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be4meliz said:
Please describe your setup and hopefully we can get you on track(lights, space, type of plant, nutrients, Etc.)
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I'm currently running a vivosun 600watt air cooled metal halide with an adjustable digital ballast. Height is 14 inches from my canopy.
Running 2 fans on low.
Running a flood and drain setup with a 20 gal res. Res temp 68. PH steady between 5.8-6.3,
Using GH Flora trio with cal mag and hydroguard. PPM's only at 750 just double checked.
Growing in my basement so space is pretty much unlimited except for ceiling which is 7' Room temp is
70-75 daytime and between 60-65 nighttime.
Plants were started as clones-Fruity Pebbles and Super Lemon Haze. Doing my first scrog on em!Here's a couple pics of the tips...and some pistils! thanks for the help!
 

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be4meliz

be4meliz

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Stebbins said:
I'm currently running a vivosun 600watt air cooled metal halide with an adjustable digital ballast. Height is 14 inches from my canopy.
Running 2 fans on low.
Running a flood and drain setup with a 20 gal res. Res temp 68. PH steady between 5.8-6.3,
Using GH Flora trio with cal mag and hydroguard. PPM's only at 750 just double checked.
Growing in my basement so space is pretty much unlimited except for ceiling which is 7' Room temp is
70-75 daytime and between 60-65 nighttime.
Plants were started as clones-Fruity Pebbles and Super Lemon Haze. Doing my first scrog on em!Here's a couple pics of the tips...and some pistils! thanks for the help!
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How many plants over Sq. ft? - Everything else sounds dialed in-What ratio on nutes? And what stage are you at (growth wise- Height)?ight600 wt. will cover X Sq. ft. based on height- I'm running 2 on 4 plants, but an 8' distance(2 per light)
 
Stebbins

Stebbins

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be4meliz said:
How many plants over Sq. ft? - Everything else sounds dialed in-What ratio on nutes? And what stage are you at (growth wise- Height)?ight600 wt. will cover X Sq. ft. based on height- I'm running 2 on 4 plants, but an 8' distance(2 per light)
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3 plants under each 600 watt. Got the clones on Jan 25th. First two weeks temps in basement were 60 so I was expecting delay. Had them under 250 watts of cfl till I got my 600'S bout a week ago. They are lst like crazy but are about 10-12 inches high with tons of budsites. Pistils everywhere!
Using GH Flora 5ml micro, 8ml grow, 5ml bloom, all per gallon. So in my 20 gal res I put in 100ml micro
160ml grow and 100ml bloom. Plus calmag and hydroguard. Thoughts?
 
Stebbins

Stebbins

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Bosgrower said:
Calmag is N heavy ... take a look at the labels for everything else and see what the composition is. You can easily overdo the N when you add CalMag
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I only use calmag at 1/4 strength if that matters. I'm not using RO water so I'm not sure I even need it as I'm using natural spring water from a spot up the road. Ph is 5.6-5.9 always! PPM's bout 200. Great compared to my tap water!
 
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WeedFreak78

WeedFreak78

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be4meliz said:
You will- the learning curve is a bitch, but they are Still weeds and very forgiving if not overthought by owners
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They aren't weeds, that's a generic term for any unwanted plant. I'm on a mission to stop that term from being used, pet peeve. A rose bush growing in a corn field is a weed..

weed
wēd/
noun
  1. 1.
    a wild plant growing where it is not wanted and in competition with cultivated plants.
verb
  1. 1.
    remove unwanted plants from (an area of ground or the plants cultivated in it).
    "I was weeding a flower bed"
 
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WeedFreak78 said:
They aren't weeds, that's a generic term for any unwanted plant. I'm on a mission to stop that term from being used, pet peeve. A rose bush growing in a corn field is a weed..

weed
wēd/
noun
  1. 1.
    a wild plant growing where it is not wanted and in competition with cultivated plants.
verb
  1. 1.
    remove unwanted plants from (an area of ground or the plants cultivated in it).
    "I was weeding a flower bed"
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ROFL at your name. I'm sure you are wanted somewhere.
 
Bosgrower

Bosgrower

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Stebbins said:
I only use calmag at 1/4 strength if that matters. I'm not using RO water so I'm not sure I even need it as I'm using natural spring water from a spot up the road. Ph is 5.6-5.9 always! PPM's bout 200. Great compared to my tap water!
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Calmag frequently has as much N as your primary nutrient ... so if you use them both together you can create a nitrogen overdose. Make a chart of the nutrients in your various products and you'll be able to keep a good balance rather than relying on the mfr's ideas about how much of everything to use together.
 
Stebbins

Stebbins

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Bosgrower said:
Calmag frequently has as much N as your primary nutrient ... so if you use them both together you can create a nitrogen overdose. Make a chart of the nutrients in your various products and you'll be able to keep a good balance rather than relying on the mfr's ideas about how much of everything to use together.
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Thanks Bos! Never knew that. I'm learning a lot here at RUI! Thanks for sharing your knowledge with me.
 
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