Another calcium, magnesium question/problem

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Clk55r1d3h

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I use to water everyday then read somewhere it's not good because not enough o2 when the coco is too wet. I read on these forums you add your nutes to your starting ec and just ignore. So it's all confusing. Wish there was a correct answer. Still gonna lower the feed though.
 
Herb & Suds

Herb & Suds

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Clk55r1d3h said:
I use to water everyday then read somewhere it's not good because not enough o2 when the coco is too wet. I read on these forums you add your nutes to your starting ec and just ignore. So it's all confusing. Wish there was a correct answer. Still gonna lower the feed though.
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I grew in coco for years and never let it dry
It’s basically hydro
 
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Clk55r1d3h

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Herb & Suds said:
I grew in coco for years and never let it dry
It’s basically hydro
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When you say dry how dry are you referring to? If I feed today and next day come back and weight them, they are still pretty heavy, I would say 75% of the original weight. But I dunno that could mean it's dry. Like I said. Alot of misinformation and everyone does it differently.
 
Herb & Suds

Herb & Suds

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Clk55r1d3h said:
When you say dry how dry are you referring to? If I feed today and next day come back and weight them, they are still pretty heavy, I would say 75% of the original weight. But I dunno that could mean it's dry. Like I said. Alot of misinformation and everyone does it differently.
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What pots I use plant warriors which have lots of aeration once your plants mature and go in too flower I can’t believe you can skip a day
 
Wastei

Wastei

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Clk55r1d3h said:
Why so high? I try to keep it around 6
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Because it's more optimal, especially in late flower. I just do what the plants tell me to do. Do whatever works for you. You have enough Calcium in the medium. Runoff pH doesn't tell you how much it may be lowered til next watering. From say 6.0 and then to 5.3 before being "corrected" by 6.0 but not enough.

The pH of the medium may be out of range, the runoff is just an indictator of what you should do. I feed at pH 5.3-5.5 because my pH keeps raising slightly on me in flower. The same goes if the pH were to go lower on me I adjust and add more carbonates "Calimagic" to the mix.
Ca is way more accessible at pH 6.3.
 
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