High Brix

[Prospecter49]

some good read from Hanna.

Measuring Brix Can Make Your Sweet Dreams Of Big Cannabis Crops Come True!

Growing cannabis can be tricky - how do you know if you will get a bountiful harvest? Measuring Brix can help you have a successful crop time after time.

blog.hannainst.com

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Low Brix in mature plants typically points to the cannabis missing a key growth factor - air, light, temperature, and nutrients. Strong grow lights can help stimulate higher levels of photosynthesis. The amount of light used should be tailored throughout the growth cycle to stimulate flowering as well. Keeping humidity and temperature levels up can aid in boosting Brix. In addition to tailoring the light schedule, the same should be done for watering and feeding the plants.

Commercial soil and hydroponic supplements are available to aid in the nutrition realm of growing cannabis. Some growers even add some molasses to their grow mixture ahead of the flowering time to boost Brix. Remineralization of soils can help your cannabis uptake trace minerals as well as key nutrients. Trace elements help lay the basis for successful photosynthesis. Checking your potassium to nitrate ratio could be key to keeping your plants well fed. If you have too many nitrates, the cannabis plants will actually have to use their stored sugars to process the excess nitrates. Humic, fulvic, and amino acids are known as activators, and can influence how your plants uptake nutrients such as iron and calcium (these are needed for photosynthesis to happen). Seaweed extracts can boost the micronutrients plants need to stimulate their cell growth.

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Thanks Cobshopgrow, the that post was helpful. Thanks again my friend.

 

[Prospecter49]

Highly mineralized soil increases Brix. More to do with the minerals ions and the microbes moving those pieces around. I have seen a few “soiless” grows try to replicate a high brix living soil by adding water soluable minerals. Such as azomite powder.

Thanks for your post my friend.

 

[cobshopgrow]

Thanks cobshopgrow, i was use the Raw products from NPK, plants are healthy at the 10% range . But I.would like to see it at 12% or better.

oh, thats interesting that youre "only" reaching 10%.
to what i could read 12-15% is desired, so there is really room for improvement, understand.

there are many things could be tried probably.
if its lack of minerals, maybe something like GHE mineral magic or bentonite could help in cocos?

are you sing a mechanic refratometer or a digital one? ... i may should get a refractometer myself.

 

[Southernontariogrower]

I use fulvic acid, molasses and epsomsalt pretty much whole grow. Not every watering but more often than not. Worm castings too. Lots of minerals in worm poo.

 

[Prospecter49]

oh, thats interesting that youre "only" reaching 10%.
to what i could read 12-15% is desired, so there is really room for improvement, understand.

there thcould be tried probably.
if its lack of minerals, maybe something like GHE mineral magic or bentonite could help in cocos?

are you sing a mechanic e or a digital one? ... i may should get a refractometer myself.

The refractometer is a digital one. The only thing that I haven’t used is rock minerals, that maybe is the issue!!!!

 

[Prospecter49]

I use fulvic acid, molasses and epsomsalt pretty much whol

I use fulvic acid, molasses and epsomsalt pretty much whole grow. Not every watering but more often than not. Worm castings too. Lots of minerals in worm poo.

e grow. Not every watering but more often than not. Worm castings too. Lots of minerals in worm poo.

. I have used all of the above, except rock minerals.

 

[GrOwThMoNgeR]

Subbed to raising brix good articles. Ty.

 

[cobshopgrow]

The refractometer is a digital one. The only thing that I haven’t used is rock minerals, that maybe is the issue!!!!

thanks, bought a mechanical one the quick and will see, may buy a digital one later.
the minerals had been mentioned a few times and green_machine came up with azomite powder allready.
would be a lucky hit if its that simple but maybe really worth a try.
using mineral magic myselfon cocos and cant say anything negative about it, completly harmless stuff in worst case.

triacontanol is prob worth a shot too, guessing that can be quite effective.

 

[Medskunk]

Do a couple of SSTs too. Hormonic goodness

 

[end_of_the_tunnel]

thanks, bought a mechanical one the quick and will see, may buy a digital one later.
the minerals had been mentioned a few times and green_machine came up with azomite powder allready.
would be a lucky hit if its that simple but maybe really worth a try.
using mineral magic myselfon cocos and cant say anything negative about it, completly harmless stuff in worst case.

triacontanol is prob worth a shot too, guessing that can be quite effective.

You can never have enough tools. And a refractometer seems like a useful way to monitor plant "metabolism".

Two things I have seen mentioned and made a note to remember. Brix readings will fluctuate over the course of the day and will probably be at the lowest Brix at the beginning and end of day. Also a "fuzzy" Brix reading would be suggestive of a more complex mix of dissolved solids - and possibly be an indicator of better nutrition and plant health.

 

[Prospecter49]

Thanks to everyone who has. Participated in in my post about high Brix . Really good comments, proud to be a part of Rollitup .

 

[cobshopgrow]

another good article.

https://grazinginfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/1308045431efractometers-Brix.pdf

 

[cobshopgrow]

one more

The Beauty of Brix – Ten Things You Need To Know

Imagine a hardy, inexpensive, user-friendly tool that will predict your crop's pest pressure, yield potential, quality, shelf-life, calcium status and weed problems. It will even detect boron deficiency, foliar spray suitability and the likelihood of frost damage. It seems a big ask for a single...

blog.nutri-tech.com.au

"The line that divides the two visible hemispheres can also offer an indication of calcium levels in the plant. If the dividing line is clean and sharp, this indicates a calcium deficiency. It can actually be a sign of generalised mineral deficiency, but as calcium is "the trucker of all minerals", this mineral is the chief suspect. The goal of all good growers is to fuzz up that sharp line. A fuzzy dividing line is an indication of mineral density and desirable calcium levels in the plant. "

didnt knew that, interesting

 

[end_of_the_tunnel]

Fuzzy readings seem to be a suggested indicator of good mix of dissolved solids aka nutrition. Nice link and info @cobshopgrow

 

[led1k]

one more

The Beauty of Brix – Ten Things You Need To Know

Imagine a hardy, inexpensive, user-friendly tool that will predict your crop's pest pressure, yield potential, quality, shelf-life, calcium status and weed problems. It will even detect boron deficiency, foliar spray suitability and the likelihood of frost damage. It seems a big ask for a single...

blog.nutri-tech.com.au

"The line that divides the two visible hemispheres can also offer an indication of calcium levels in the plant. If the dividing line is clean and sharp, this indicates a calcium deficiency. It can actually be a sign of generalised mineral deficiency, but as calcium is "the trucker of all minerals", this mineral is the chief suspect. The goal of all good growers is to fuzz up that sharp line. A fuzzy dividing line is an indication of mineral density and desirable calcium levels in the plant. "

didnt knew that, interesting

Thanks for link! I found this very interesting. Underlines added:

"Finally, the refractometer can also provide an indication of boron levels in your crop. If the brix levels of your crop do not drop overnight, then you may have uncovered a serious boron deficiency. Early each evening, a trapdoor opens, which allows the transfer of glucose in the chloroplasts down to the roots. 60% of this sugar lode is then exuded from the roots to feed the army of organisms in the rhizosphere (root zone). The opening of that important doorway is governed by boron. The absence of the "door opener" means that sugar is trapped in the leaves and the workforce beneath the roots is effectively starved of energy. The wheels begin to fall off shortly after that. Regular monitoring with your refractometer can prevent this boron-based problem and the resilience of your crop and soils will improve. Remember that the universal law "give and you will receive" is at work at the nexus of photosynthesis, the most important process on the planet. Brix monitoring can identify when and why the "giving" has ceased and you will be empowered to fast-track your response (i.e., foliar spray 1 kg of Solubor with 1 kg of pre-mixed NTS Soluble Humate Granules™)."


I'm wondering if the movement of nutrients down to the roots is dependent on still having enough light. Would it help the plant to have light intensity decrease near EOD rather than just 100% to pitch black?

 

[Kassiopeija]

Thanks for link! I found this very interesting. Underlines added:

"Finally, the refractometer can also provide an indication of boron levels in your crop. If the brix levels of your crop do not drop overnight, then you may have uncovered a serious boron deficiency. Early each evening, a trapdoor opens, which allows the transfer of glucose in the chloroplasts down to the roots. 60% of this sugar lode is then exuded from the roots to feed the army of organisms in the rhizosphere (root zone). The opening of that important doorway is governed by boron. The absence of the "door opener" means that sugar is trapped in the leaves and the workforce beneath the roots is effectively starved of energy. The wheels begin to fall off shortly after that. Regular monitoring with your refractometer can prevent this boron-based problem and the resilience of your crop and soils will improve. Remember that the universal law "give and you will receive" is at work at the nexus of photosynthesis, the most important process on the planet. Brix monitoring can identify when and why the "giving" has ceased and you will be empowered to fast-track your response (i.e., foliar spray 1 kg of Solubor with 1 kg of pre-mixed NTS Soluble Humate Granules™)."


I'm wondering if the movement of nutrients down to the roots is dependent on still having enough light. Would it help the plant to have light intensity decrease near EOD rather than just 100% to pitch black?

For other markets there's a nice product

SEDUMIN Bor-Vital B5 Feingranulat - Raiffeisen-Düngershop

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@cobshopgrow
that includes:

Beschreibung
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Deklaration:

• 2% N Gesamt-Stickstoff, organisch gebunden
• 1% P2O5 Phosphat gesamt
• 1% K2O Kaliumoxid gesamt
• 5% B Bor gesamt

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Sedumin Bor-Vital wird aus ausgesuchten und hochwertigen Rohstoffen hergestellt. Enthalten sind einerseits schnell verfügbare organische Stoffe wie Humin- und Fulvosäuren, Auxine und aktive Mikroorganismen und andererseits mineralische Bestandteile wie Zeolith und Calziumborat.

Durch diese Inhaltstoffe wird nicht nur das Bodenleben angeregt und gebundene Nährstoffe wie Phosphor und Kalium leichter freigesetzt, sondern auch der Anteil des nutzbaren Wassers positiv beeinflusst .

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The high Boron comes from Colemanite, from which the Calciumborate is derived from:

Colemanite - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

Remember, Cannabis isn't Boron-sensitive and can take x2-x4 of that as compared to what most bottled food offers nowadays in popular plant recipes.
The organo-lithic form guarantees long-term B delivery, esp. crucial mid-flower.

DON'T SIMPLY APPLY a generic micromix - there's a few like e.g. Mangenese, where an overabundancy develops quickly into a growth-inhibiting toxicity (at x2 already)

And let's not forget how compassionate Cannabis accumulates heavy metals in its tissue.

@GrodanLightfoot