Uncle Ben's Gardening Tweeks and Pointers

Cooter@666

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I did go from the 8 bulb to the 1000 watt. Do you think that could have caused it? I am really stressing about it.
Probably.....I veg indoors(with a T5) and finish flowering outside, if my plants aren't hardened off correctly they get can get a bit sunburn and it looks similar to what you're experiencing.
 

plaguedog

Active Member
Pretty sure Lucas formula breaks down to this:

7ml Micro + 14 ml Bloom per gallon =
  • 115.6 N
  • 108.6 NO3
  • 6.9 NH4
  • 213.1 P2O5
  • 92.9 P
  • 193.6 K2O
  • 160.7 K
  • 115.6 Ca
  • 63.9 Mg
  • 0.23 Fe
  • 0.2312 B
  • 1.1558 Mn
  • 0.0185 Mo
  • 0.0116 Co
  • 0.0231 Cu
  • 0.3467 Zn
  • 42.6 S
  • 593 PPM
  • N:P2O5:K2O ratio = 1 : 1.8 : 1.7
  • N:P:K ratio = 1.2 : 1 : 1.7
  • Ca:Mg ratio = 1.8 : 1
  • K:N ratio = 1.4 : 1
  • NO3:NH4 ratio = 15.7 : 1
 

shadyslater

Well-Known Member
cheers PD. here the lables.

flora micromicro.jpgmicro2.jpg

flora bloombloom.jpgboom1.jpg

cal-magcalmag.jpg

the flora was mixed @ 2ml/4ml micro/bloom as she was young and im only cfl's. and the cal-mag goes in @6ml and that all per gal.

cheers

SS
 

Lemon king

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hello UB im having issue's with a month old girl.. she started to flower at just under 3 weeks? and i dont think i got her 1st feed in on time:

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the only thing thats not in the pics is the purple/black leaf stems

she's in soil gh lucas formula for feed
its cold temps causing lockout.............heres a plant with same prob,,,,,,



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i get it because there is such a big change in temp from the hids down to room temp at lights off
 

Impman

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my clones have mites , what would UB do? soapy water? tell me to scroll and find his bug thread? neem oil? a mystical mite dance?
 

curious old fart

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ferti-lome Triple Action Plus ll is organic , effective and reasonably priced. Use 1 tablespoon per 1/2 gallon and spray every 3 days for 3 cycles. Always use a fresh mix as it has no shelf like.

:peace:
cof
 

slowbus

New Member
Does anyone know the best product from Jack's Classic to use start to finish? Citrus Feed vs All Purpose Feed?

jacks works great start to finish.20/20/20 is what I use.I switched to a spendy nute system for testing but Jacks might be right up there
 

Mad Hamish

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Best of both worlds, especially if you are in veg, is to expose them to full sun and then bring them under the lights to simulate 20/4.
Been doing that for years. Bit of a pain in the back but it works great. You can squeeze a spring harvest in this way too, you might get some foxtailing but foxtailed bud still smokes better than no bud. Just keep them dry, when rained on in winter bud takes forever to dry and butt rottis creeps into play.
 

Uncle Ben

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my clones have mites , what would UB do? soapy water? tell me to scroll and find his bug thread? neem oil? a mystical mite dance?
Bayer's Forbid 4F is THE silver bullet for all stages of development and all mite families. You can get small amounts from ebay. I bought 8 oz for $207. All it takes is 1/8 tsp/gal.
 

Impman

Well-Known Member
Nice name drop UB ...Bayer's ....

say, what brands do you know should be avoided? as in it is just piss in a bottle?
 

Impman

Well-Known Member
I like Home Depot, Bayers... sound comfortable household names......I hate grow shops...I am traumatized by them
 

Impman

Well-Known Member
Do any of you guys ever reveg? Have you done it with indoor or outdoor? I was just reading a thread on it and it does not seem like too bad of an idea. I also have a friend that has had the same outdoor plant for 3 years. He harvests it and then it will live through the easy California winter. then it comes out with a good size crop again....
 

Uncle Ben

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Years ago I re-vegged just for shits and grins. Worked fine but like all "cool" newbie thangs that you wade thru from newbiedom to veteran status you find out that it comes with some caveats a few being soil degradation, pest issues, rootbound condition, major water scheduling adjustments, delays, etc. You're better off starting fresh.

By the time I have a flowering plant switch back to a juvenile veg mode (yes, it does need to go thru that life cycle/sequence and should revert back to 3 leaf leafsets) I could have a fine looking, nice sized plant ready to switch into flowering. That would be 3-4 weeks from the time the seed popped the soil's surface for me. Add to those caveats, <cough> "unintended consequences" like keeping fan leaves green and healthy at lower levels and you really have "issues". Leave it to a noob who is hell bent on totally fucking things up by following forum logic......using bloom foods and then flushing and you have a recipe for disaster. :)

"Nothing is as good or bad as first perceived."

UB
 
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