#125
Don't think this should clutter the other thread, but since I have 4 sprouts now my plan is set, and after they get un-cupped you will see this in all my photos. This also explains my plan pretty much in one pic.
I am growing 4 SSK in 2 gallon pots and a 50/50 FFHF and FFLD mix. What I want is to decide on a nute to invest in long-term. 2 will be Fox Farms products. One using the original trio plus all the extra stuff on their ff-soil schedule. The second will be their Gringo Rasta schedule. The 3rd will be using the dyna-gro sample pack, and the last will be GenHydro "Maxi" dry nutes. All will start at 25% strength feeds, but the goal is to get them slowly to 75% and keep them there.
I use an RO, so I add cal-mag (or the nutrient specific equivalent) to every feed, but have been watering in between feeds with straight RO. If you add nothing, it doesn't need to be pH'd.
If you ever try to adjust 7.0pH 0ppm RO you will pull your hair out. I've tried. You add one drop of pH down and it automatically shoots down into the 5's. You add adrop of up and it either does nothing or shoots up to 8...
Then I remembered chemistry class. It is completely neutral so it assumes the properties of whatever you add to it - or what you add it too... So if your soil is good, your RO water becomes whatever the pH of your soil is.
Lastly, since I am not in dire need, I want 4 big top cola. I don't usually feed them until the run-off shows a drop in ppm, or problems with pH that will require me to start adding something. I do add cal-mag and pH the water before I start feeds and may add a little silica blast as well. I want them to each get a few "veg" feedings with their specific nutes before I flip, but I am not vegging long. Probably around the 6th to 8th node depending. And they will all just be Christmas trees. no topping. I might prune (lower limb or two), but probably not much. I do have little eyelets in my pots for LST if needed but nothing major, just to get even light.