Deficiencies Again...Ugh
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Cannabinoid Froyd
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Would distilled water help in any way with that or should I just stick to regular tap? Also, should it be PH'D to 7 or less or just keep it at 7.4-7.6?(untreated)
visajoe1
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regular tap, un-ph'd is fine
Like above, stick with tap water unless there is really something wrong with it, often you just need to have an idea of how hard the water is
so you know how much cal-mag you need from fertilizer.
As for the flushing part, if something goes wrong and you end up locking out, then you could flush with very mild solution with plenty run off (so you flush the excess nutrients away).
In normal situation the ~15% run off flushes the excess salts or in case of defiency buffers some nutrients back in the soil.
Soil pH is recommended between 6-7, and with soil buffering some you might not encounter any problems from this. Yet I'd suggest you nudge it a tad down.
*edit Making sure again the pH was 7.4-7.6 after you added the nutrients?
If the tap water is around 7.5, I reckon the nutes will bring it down to pretty much sweet spot.
LeastExpectedGrower
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No not use distilled water, it causes more problems for growers than not. Not only is it stripped of PPM down to zero, it also is stripped of any dissolved oxygen.
Cannabinoid Froyd
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If I am adding Tiger Bloom (P/K) at 1/2-2/3 dose to 1gal water it will drop the PH down from tap(7.4-7.6) to 6.5-6.8
Adding 1/2 dose cal/mag to tap doesn't seem to lower PH much, if at all.
Which brings another question. Should C, Mg, P, K be mixed into the same 1gal of water for each feed?
The only other time I have added something that didn't change the PH was 1tbsp black strap molasses to 1gal water. Stayed right at 7.4-7.6 depending on the day.
Should be good on the pH department then.
And yes mix all nutes in the same feed, just don't mix them in their concentrated forms. Add them separately in to the water.
Cannabinoid Froyd
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Thank you
Cannabinoid Froyd
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UPDOOT - Plant Health
Tomorrow is day 1 of week 7. Girls are getting close to the end of their cycle but a ways to go yet. Another 3 to 4 weeks and hopefully no longer.
I used a half dose regime that was suggested by quite a few members here and the results were that the plants didn't die and the feeding every watering stopped the deficiency from progressing to sugar leaves.
For those who suggested overfeeding due to leaf downward curl, it was caused by too wet of substrate.
Last week's deficient leaves were left on so you all could see the differences from then to now. Here's a picture of them:
It isn't the prettiest stuff but it will mean the world to me to be able to have usable medicine.
Thank you RIU members for helping me save this crop!
Tomorrow is day 1 of week 7. Girls are getting close to the end of their cycle but a ways to go yet. Another 3 to 4 weeks and hopefully no longer.
I used a half dose regime that was suggested by quite a few members here and the results were that the plants didn't die and the feeding every watering stopped the deficiency from progressing to sugar leaves.
For those who suggested overfeeding due to leaf downward curl, it was caused by too wet of substrate.
Last week's deficient leaves were left on so you all could see the differences from then to now. Here's a picture of them:
It isn't the prettiest stuff but it will mean the world to me to be able to have usable medicine.
Thank you RIU members for helping me save this crop!
