watchhowIdoit
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These plants are both in a mix of 1/3 each-peat/perlite/worm castings. The larger plants has only received 8.5pH/260ppm well water. The smaller plant a tea 4.6pH made from Epsomas Garden-Tone twice. I just do not see the lockout/up most of you talk about.
My plants are as healthy and vigorous any. I agree plants do have deficiencies from time to time. But within this forum 99% of the time when someone asks about a minor magnesium, nitrogen, calcium deficiency the first things out of most mouths are, 'flush, whats your runoff pH, lockup/out'. Which probaly 95% of the time is wrong. Now the rare zinc/iron deficiencies could be pH, but most likely in my opinion too much calcium. R/O water and CalMag in the hands of novice growers breeds issues. And starts a chain of events that ultimately has the grower running in circles. All the while the plant is suffering. Again I will say look at the chart thats been around the world a million times. On the soil side those lines are pretty damn bold from 6-8. Ever think maybe you just need to feed them a bit more of this or that, hell no, its MJ, its special, couldnt be that easy. Yet it really is. I am not on this forum to make friends or enemies, just to try and intercede in the misdirection that is so rampit here.
Just by posting the pole I did at the start sparks assumptions and speculation. All the while I was just sharing my opinion, a bit cocky yes, but still sharing solid information gained from years of cultivation. I have probally been grow plants, MJ included, longer than most here have been alive. Its your choice if you want to listen or not. At least some decent debate has come about when it comes to water. Its something we all need to be paying closer attention too...the world is changing and there ae many little things we each can do that will make a difference down the road.
My plants are as healthy and vigorous any. I agree plants do have deficiencies from time to time. But within this forum 99% of the time when someone asks about a minor magnesium, nitrogen, calcium deficiency the first things out of most mouths are, 'flush, whats your runoff pH, lockup/out'. Which probaly 95% of the time is wrong. Now the rare zinc/iron deficiencies could be pH, but most likely in my opinion too much calcium. R/O water and CalMag in the hands of novice growers breeds issues. And starts a chain of events that ultimately has the grower running in circles. All the while the plant is suffering. Again I will say look at the chart thats been around the world a million times. On the soil side those lines are pretty damn bold from 6-8. Ever think maybe you just need to feed them a bit more of this or that, hell no, its MJ, its special, couldnt be that easy. Yet it really is. I am not on this forum to make friends or enemies, just to try and intercede in the misdirection that is so rampit here.
Just by posting the pole I did at the start sparks assumptions and speculation. All the while I was just sharing my opinion, a bit cocky yes, but still sharing solid information gained from years of cultivation. I have probally been grow plants, MJ included, longer than most here have been alive. Its your choice if you want to listen or not. At least some decent debate has come about when it comes to water. Its something we all need to be paying closer attention too...the world is changing and there ae many little things we each can do that will make a difference down the road.
But you might end up with small airy buds like in your 1st post.
I have been a part of a few threads since joining the forum. Lime, peat, 18/6 vs 24/0 yada, yada come to mind. Heres what my garden looks like. No pH, EC or PPM meters. Drops and an occasional home water test are about it, along with some Epsoma products. Stay tuned and 'Watch how I do It' start to finish...
