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CannaCountry

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I would tend to agree, a pH of 5.5-6 is a little low for a soil grow...but, it seems to be moot at this point. I was looking at the Gaia Green website. It appears you may have over ran your nutrients... and I saw this statement below (perhaps there's some truth to it?). Never the less, carry on as you've noted...sounds like you're moving in the right direction now. Good luck.

"*Note: Do not over water! Do not let your soil completely dry out! Maintain moist but not soggy soil for happy healthy plants."
 
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Coldwarninja

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Would you say 6.5 - 7 is a better range? I have been looking into coco for the next grow, opinions? I feel I'd have full control over nutes much like dwc
 
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3rd Monkey

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Coldwarninja said:
Would you say 6.5 - 7 is a better range? I have been looking into coco for the next grow, opinions? I feel I'd have full control over nutes much like dwc
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Coco is 5.5-6.0, just like hydro. Tend to stay closer to 5.5 because of the swing.

Soil is usually a 6.0-6.5, my preference, also because of swing. That's only in 2 gallon or less pots because there's not as much soil to buffer the ph.
 
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Coldwarninja

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Oh ok, thanks 3rd monkey and canna country! What do you guys run in?

Lord hill I've read either here or on another forum that crop king seeds is a crapshoot when it comes to genetics. That could be the problem for sure.

Judging by what I've read the Early Miss still has 40 or so days left hopefully I can salvage her.
 
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3rd Monkey

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Coldwarninja said:
Oh ok, thanks 3rd monkey and canna country! What do you guys run in?

Lord hill I've read either here or on another forum that crop king seeds is a crapshoot when it comes to genetics. That could be the problem for sure.

Judging by what I've read the Early Miss still has 40 or so days left hopefully I can salvage her.
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I run a coco/compost blend and feed tea. Guess you could say I'm a naturalist of sorts. Nothing against bottled nutes, just my way is free other than the coco but I reuse it.
 
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CannaCountry

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Coldwarninja said:
Oh ok, thanks 3rd monkey and canna country! What do you guys run in?
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I run straight coco and Jack's 321....super straight forward, easy and it works! Like you. I started out in soil and gave it the ol' boy scout (girl scout these days) try, and while I continually made advances and learned, I was never satisfied with the results per se. Once I made the switch to coco, I haven't looked back. The benefits in terms of growth, input control, maturity rates, yield, etc far out do anything I was getting in soil...but that's just me. I know many here kill it in soil...it just wasn't my bag.

For the record, a pH in coco of 5.5 is going to cause you to miss out on your Mg (ask me how I know)...5.8 is pretty much where you want to be and if anything allow it to swing up by 2 or 3 tenths.
 
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Coldwarninja

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Thanks for the info! I have noticed new fan leaves are looking a lot better, buds are still the same unfortunately.

For the next grow I picked up a bag of canna plus and advance nutrients coco sensi grow. I was told I didnt need to buffer or pre-charge it. Just mix in some pearlite. Is this advisable? I decided on planting white widow and a mystery seed. Buddy gave me a bunch of bag seeds lol.
 
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CannaCountry

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It's been noted many times, most using canna brand coco don't bother with the rinse or buffer. The idea being that the manufacturer has already completed these steps for you. I will only say, that if it were me, based on my own experiences, I would rinse it and buffer it myself. I will clarify though that I've never used it, so I have no practicable experience, as I use compressed bales of coco, which definitely need to be rinsed and buffered. I like to know where my starting point is and by rinsing and buffering the coco myself; I know. I also don't find perlite necessary to use, as coco has great water shedding properties on its own. Just my two cents...good luck.
 
Grow for fun only

Grow for fun only

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The perfect temperature and humidity for your plants are found between 75°-85°F and 50% - 70% humidity, with plenty of airflow to replenish CO2. PH is 6-6.5. You may add more calcium and magnesium than normally needed. that the grow tips from mars site
 
Grow for fun only

Grow for fun only

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dont hide your love for my girls .:P:P:P
Week 7 veg growing in Mars hydro growtent
After topped the photoperiods and they recovered I start to train them for of lst stemtraining. Wanna prepare them for bigger larger yield. They are in the plagron cocos 22 liter (5.8 gallon) air pots
and I give them plagron feeding. Yesterday they got fedt at 1.75 ec 900ppm 5.9 pH.
Npk ratio 9-5-3
I will train them a week longer. And next week then they Wil grow in height till they reach 35 cm a 40 cm height. Then I trow them on 12/12.
And see if I able to grow around 150/200 grams dried of each plant to get around a total of around at least 600/800 grams dried clean buds and hope for more.
Strains photoperiods
Original g diesel, brusski russki
Wedding cake, Gelato

In back square pot a Autoflower Gelato
Strains from original sensible seeds and sumo seeds
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Grow for fun only

Grow for fun only

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Coldwarninja said:
Nice setup! Thanks, Grow for Fun, for sharing. I cut down the dwarf. And put both lights over the early miss. How does she look? Theres definitely some deficiency but in all I think she's doing well. I started a new batch of white widow and a mystery bag seed. I'll post pics later.
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the girls look beautiful there. hope she getting more charming then :bigjoint::bigjoint::bigjoint:
 
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