Introducing Cal-Mag and more veg time gave my grows a real kick in the ass. By more veg time I mean waiting for staggered internodes, not just preflowers. Cal-mag is great for plants in pots because once the soil is depleted most nutes won't maintain the proper cal/mag balance that MJ likes for good nute absorbtion. It also stabilizes pH.
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When an MJ plant is young it branches symetrically, two branches at a time at the same height on the stalk. As the plant matures it will begin staggering the nodes putting out one, then another a little higher up on the other side of the stalk. This is an indication of a fully mature veg state. It will improve yeild quite a bit to wait until your ladies get to this state before flowering.
Hash Lover
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SayWord dude, What's up!! My mother does the staggering but she is 5-6 months old now and I'm not sure when she started. I wasn't looking for it to happen. So I didn't pay attention.
The Dank Knight
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LST is the way to go
bicycle racer
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hygrozyme or sensizyme and piranha and tarantula by advanced.n
bicycle racer
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no not currently my camera is bad at close ups but my dried cured buds of various strains are as good as anything i see at dispenserys. those products are particularly useful in soil. i also like superthrive.
GrowKindNugs
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i think early on, maybe even under a week...not too sure though, i've never used it..
Thundercat
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So are epsom salts basically the same idea as cal mag? I don't live close to the hydro shop, and I'd like to try adding some for my plants. I've got crappy water, and I'm gonna be getting an RO system. My ppm is at 425 without my filter, and 350 with it. It hasn't been hurting the plants, but its seems to have slowed growth. I think they getten a bit locked up. I've used distilled water from the store a couple times, and they seemed to grow better. I just started flowering last sunday, and to be honest they havn't been growing much this week at all. I just watered yesterday with ph'd distilled water, with a 1/2 tsp of fox farm open sesame. It was the first watering since 12/12. I'm hoping by tomorrow, I start to see some more new growth. They look pretty healthy, just growing kinda slow for the last week. I thought maybe the cal mag, or if it works the epsom salts might help them absorb the nutes better, or something? What do you guys think? The plants are in my journal if you wanna see what they look like. The pics are like a page or 2 back, and about 4 days old, but they havn't really changed much since then. THanks TC
bicycle racer
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i use superthrive mainly in veg especialy in times of stress cloning transplanting etc.. its also great for starting seeds or when adapting clones to your enviroment i use it in the first 4 weeks of flower aswell. it is mainly b vitamins b-1 mostly it also contains a rooting hormone. it can be found at almost any garden store its cheap and concentrated.
bicycle racer
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i basically only use distilled or reverse osmosis water i have dealled with ph adjusted tap water in the past. with distelled/r.o. water reasults were superior.
Stoney Jake
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My bagseed and powerskunk all showed staggered nodes at about 4-5 weeks. It shouldnt be to long after preflowers show. I have had some that dont show preflowers, instead I know they are mature with staggering nodes. Just watch for it and you will notice it now
Thundercat
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Any body got any input on my post? I was hoping you guys might have had some experiance with the cal mag, and or epsom salts.
CrackerJax
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Epsom salts are very good for your grow. Use it once a month and it will strengthen your weed and prevent a lot of problems. 1 Tsp./ gallon of water. Just don't go crazy with it. 
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Thundercat
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Thanks man. I'm gonna pick some up to use with my next watering.