the native
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youve been growing it since i was an infant
First time in coco coir
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You can buy 4 pounds for 25-30 shipped. thats enough for a few grows. check esty.com. im blown away at how good this stuff is.
Gastheblast
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Ty but does calmag have nitrogen in it cause a few leaves have the claw. But i did notice my ph pen was not calibrated properly and turned out i was feeding at a ph of 5.0 for about a week.. can that alone affect the leaves a bit
IrkinBollikans
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This is the reason for the claw. Get a GH liquid pH test kit. I chased my tail for 2 weeks dicking around with 3 different meters. Switched to the drops and smooth sailing ever since.
Gastheblast
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Now i keep my pen in a cup that has storage solution. And i check it regularly with distilled water to see if it still reads 7 ph lol. Talk about being paranoid !
IrkinBollikans
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I no longer have a meter. That's paranoid. Kept mine in storage solution, calibrated multiple times. Never matched up to the drops.
Gastheblast
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Hmm im gonna look into the drops then although i paid 80$ cabadian for this ph meter
MickFoster
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Needs no calibration, no calibration solutions, no storage solution, and most importantly....it's never wrong.
I've used the drops for over 25 years without issue.
I've used the drops for over 25 years without issue.
TintEastwood
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I suspect that ph issue may have caused the splotchy spots on leaves.
1 or 2 gallon pots work great, as long as you automate the feedings. Kicked myself in the ass for not automating sooner.
What does your nute mix include? ML per gallon.
1 or 2 gallon pots work great, as long as you automate the feedings. Kicked myself in the ass for not automating sooner.
What does your nute mix include? ML per gallon.
Gastheblast
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The spots are from spraying safers sulfer cause those plants were in same room that my clones i took from outside. That i ended up throwing out do to spider mites. I am now feeding 15 ml micro per 4 gallons 20ml grow per 4 gallon and 5 ml bloom per 4 gallon. Basicly half strength of the flora chart
TintEastwood
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My bad. Looking at pics onmy lil smart phone not the best.
Any Calimagic or other added?
I ask so I can compare to what I was running with success in coco.
Chasing Ph will drive you crazy if you let it. Your ph will flux on its own daily. Check it at sunrise and then check it at sunset. I also am a fan in the drops test kit. i grow saltwater sps corals and ph is everything in this hobby. I have expensive highend ph probes and the drops are just as accurate as this is 400 dollar probe.
Gastheblast
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Adding 5ml of calmag to the 5 gallon mix aswell
Lil’ Biscuit
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Coco loves small pots. You just have to feed them a lot... I have a 4ft tree in a 2.25 gal pot, they are fertigated 6x daily now
I also use a bit of calmag with every tank.
I also use a bit of calmag with every tank.
Lil’ Biscuit
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3 weeks since flip in 100% coco, 2.25gal pots
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Lil’ Biscuit
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Not paranoid at all, this is standard operating procedure with pH pens even if the instructions don’t tell you that. That glass bulb is a permeable membrane and it has to be in a mineralized solution to keep it from drying out. I check mine against a reference solution weekly and calibrate once a month.
I think this is probably the reason people have such poor luck with their meters.
Any LST? or you just letting them do their thing?
Lil’ Biscuit
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One was topped at node 5 and the other at node 2, so one has extensive LST and a couple of super cropped spots to keep the canopy equal with the other.
It was a pain, I’d do them again both at node 2 again (the Uncle Ben method specifically) and limit the amount of LST it needs.
xtsho
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Coco drains so well and holds air between the fibers that there really isn't any reason to add perlite. I stopped years ago.
Anyone need 2 cubic feet of perlite? Lol. Ill probably return it then, I guess. Thanks for the tip