I'd highly suggest you start.
That's on my list of things like a drip system. It's in the plans, but not yet.
An EC/ppm meter would be considered a basic essential for growing. Right now you are basically just guessing on your feed.
I'm following a chart and reducing the called-for levels. I know without even metering it, that I'm in a good range for PPM. For EC, gona be honest i haven't done much but breeze-over that topic.
If you don't know EC ..PPM ...your guessing.
My advice would be to stop "kinda figuring". Play by the rules of coco and your grow skills will improve. If you don't have the tools (ec or ph meter) to know if your playing by the rules, you definitely will not be maximizing anything.
That’s a fair point, don’t mind the stoned ramblings but feel free to take from them whatever seems useful.
Monitoring ppm was essential for my DWC grows but I never do it for my plants grown in pots. Generally I feed 1/2 of the max on the bottles unless I'm seeing signs that it's not enough or too much and adjust from what my plants tell me. I'm using peat based ProMix HP for my base and it seems like so much less hassle than coco so I don't see the appeal. I can get ProMix all over the place here but it's a 2 hour drive to the nearest hydro store that sells coco and it's 3X the price. I did pick up a 50L bag of Cana Coco to do a little side-by-side grow with but don't plan on using it on a regular basis.
EC is a universal scale and ppm is just a conversion from EC based on a scale. So you basically could say they are the same thing.
. I do plan on getting PPM and EC meters, but not yet. I plan on automating some of my equipment, including a drip system, but not yet. I even plan on getting the right sized light for my space eventually, and not restricting my plants to a smaller area. But not until I really need to.
Well if you go pop your head in your tent you'll see the effects of trying to grow without proper equipment. LOL, jk, kinda.
You can do whatever you want with your grow. Just trying to be helpful. Looking forward to your next, "what's wrong with my plants" post.
Lack of proper equipment for growing in coco is the issue though.
If you want a meter you don’t need to calibrate and is easy peasy to use get yourself a BLUELAB truncheon.
Based on the curing upward leaves I would say light stress for sure. I could be wrong but only high light can do that to the plant. When it’s too wet and as you say above 60 many things that didn’t and have never happened can occur. Think of it this way it slows down or fatigues there breathing recycling and using nutes properly. If I were to guess your last grows had less RH which allowed for better light absorption. When it’s wet the plant can’t work as well. Your RH is honestly not bad for end of veg but early flower. I would lift light a few days to see if you can reduce the effects and allow a little better air flow. They will not turn all the way back but will be reduced stress which will allow better overall circulation of your plants. Reduce watering and raise your light a tad if you can. It’s tough to figure this stuff off out because indoor whether varies throughout the year some. So sometimes the same exact thing that worked for you last time may not produce the same exact results throughout your plants cycle. A safe bet is reduce light and water to try and pinpoint. Best of luck and you ladies still look healthy if your feeding lots nutrients slow those down as well. We overfeed our plants ten times more then they need. Also remember leaves will continue work no matter how bad they look unless they dry out they still are doing work for the plants don’t trim too much. From years and years of experience I know less is better. Way way less is the way to go.