Megacrop

The Hippy said:

Is it possible for things to grow TOO well? My veg plants are going nuts and almost growing too fast on this stuff. I'm using less than suggested as well. The value is insane.
My flowering girls are as gooey as they've ever been. But still not a full test as they were reared on other nutes. This stuff is making me lazy.

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I agree with you my veg stuff looks great, same thing, I started the flower tent on Remo, now I switched half the tent to megacrop.

Farmer.J said:

I agree with you my veg stuff looks great, same thing, I started the flower tent on Remo, now I switched half the tent to megacrop.

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I'm using up some other nutes as well. Once their done it looks like MC is it.

Havnt read the whole thread just discovered it
What's a gd dose for outdoor in the ground plants in veg before stretch ..pushing 6ft with a couple same age but nice looking 4 ft bushes ...
Currently giving 2 feeds per week 20 grams MC in a 10 litre bucket
Can I push them a lot harder?

The Hippy said:

Is it possible for things to grow TOO well? My veg plants are going nuts and almost growing too fast on this stuff. I'm using less than suggested as well. The value is insane.
My flowering girls are as gooey as they've ever been. But still not a full test as they were reared on other nutes. This stuff is making me lazy.

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Are you running a res by chance? How's the PH stability? I've found the odd post saying some people have had issues. Seems like a super affordable way to get into hydroponics.

CalyxCrusher said:

Are you running a res by chance? How's the PH stability? I've found the odd post saying some people have had issues. Seems like a super affordable way to get into hydroponics.

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I have a 100 gallon res and the stuff is super super pH stable more so than any other nutrient I've ever run.

CalyxCrusher said:

Are you running a res by chance? How's the PH stability? I've found the odd post saying some people have had issues. Seems like a super affordable way to get into hydroponics.

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I've had some drift, but it's pretty small really. I run air into my res which can cause a bit of ph movement. It might change by .1 type thing. So today it might be 6.3 and tomorrow it might be 6.2 or 6.4.....not much drift imo.
Best I've had for ph stability.

Is flushing necessary when using Mega Crop?

herbs1 said:

Is flushing necessary when using Mega Crop?

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I'm no expert but many say flushing is a myth. I'll feed em one day and use water the next...etc...etc. Kind of back them off slowly. I think to lighten the nutes in the last week is ok. But don't cut them off completely. Unless they show signs of overfeeding. But at the end your a bit too late for that approach.

Yeah I know many people say it's a myth. I just give plain water the last 2 weeks but I don't give extra water like some do.

I usually measure out my next dose for veg the day before I need it. It sits out open overnight. Mostly for convenience for me. It gets a light crust on the top. I just plop it into the res and it dissolves like that....poof. So if you make a mistake and leave it open somehow don't sweat it. It will dissolve easy once it's wet.
I'm getting such bigger stalks and branches with this stuff. A more overall stout plant it seems.

Where can you get megacrop in Canada ? Ontario specifically

gwheels said:

Where can you get megacrop in Canada ? Ontario specifically

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They told me amazon starts next week or the next and a Canadian site with shipping within Canada next week.
Ships from Ontario

herbs1 said:

Yeah I know many people say it's a myth. I just give plain water the last 2 weeks but I don't give extra water like some do.

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I can't say ( I just listen along and wonder...lol ) but some guys say that you can't remove what the plants has in it. This makes sense to me. But even so I cut back some...trying to sit on the best side of both theories. SO many ideas on what to do at the end.
Another idea is that a few weeks cure and the burn will be better and the plant has stabilized. A good cure is a advantage for sure.

I flush for 2 weeks at the same time drop my temps to 62, water my plants with colder water let the frost and fall colours come out. Before flushing tho I hit them hard around 2.4EC from week 3-6. Self evaluation has shown me watering at 6-6.1ph then next water at 6.4-6.5ph gives the medium some fluctuation to absorb all the food.

The Hippy said:

I can't say ( I just listen along and wonder...lol ) but some guys say that you can't remove what the plants has in it. This makes sense to me. But even so I cut back some...trying to sit on the best side of both theories. SO many ideas on what to do at the end.
Another idea is that a few weeks cure and the burn will be better and the plant has stabilized. A good cure is a advantage for sure.

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I can't say for sure either, I always do it (in hydro) for at least 5-7 days. My thoughts are: some nutrients and minerals are mobile within the plant and move around including to the root zone. Other nutes are not mobile, and do not move once transposed into the plant tissue. Therefore through root zone osmosis it should be possible to draw the mobile nutrients out of the buds and down into the root zone (and thus back into your res solution). I have noticed when feeding plain water the nutrient levels start out low and increase, this is why I also will dump the res and provide fresh water after a couple feedings. Thus I can be sure I am removing dissolved salts from the root zone and medium, and I do believe the flowers as well..

Mobile nutrients are nitrogen in the form of nitrate, phosphorus (P) in the form of phosphate, potassium (K), magnesium (Mg), chlorine (Cl), zinc (Zn) and molybdene (Mo). Calcium (Ca), sulfur (S), iron (Fe), boron (B) and copper (Cu) are immobile. [..]Mobilty or immobility is always relative, plants can transport immobile nutrients to other areas by making use of chelators

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My veg plants are growing an inch to two inches per day. Screwing up my scheduling. Unbelievable really. I've never had them grow quite that fast imo. Everyday I check they are closer to the lights and need moved around alot. Nice problem to have.

The Hippy said:

My veg plants are growing an inch to two inches per day. Screwing up my scheduling. Unbelievable really. I've never had them grow quite that fast imo. Everyday I check they are closer to the lights and need moved around alot. Nice problem to have.

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LOL, mine too. Caught me off guard for sure. I feel like Jack and the Bean stalk.

So easy even Hippy Cavemen can do it...........

The Hippy said:

So easy even Hippy Cavemen can do it...........

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It's the easiest nutrients to mix that I have ever used, and plants are still healthy since I switched on boxing day. I have it feeding 8 autopots and 1 blumat. I have Remo Nutrients feeding 8 autopots and 1 blumat also.

If you want to make autopots compatible with blumats in the same system I found 3mm x 1/4" hose adapters @ sustainablevillage.com . I have 16mm hose off my autopot reservior and 1/4" tees that have 1/4" hose feeding the autovalves. They also have a 1/4" valve in between the tee and the autovalve. For the blumats I put a small piece of 1/4" hose after the 1/4" valve and then I put the 3mm adapter to connect to the blumat. Eventually I want to have 16 autopots and 12 blumats in my 8x8 tent. I have 10 more blumats, I just don't have 10 large enough females to add yet. Even with shipping, megacrop is cheaper than Remo so I will use it up and switch everything after that. I have especially noticed better growth already with my plants on 18/6.