Is she ok

[itsaliveterps]

I'm getting anxious my last grow hermed because of heat stress now I'm using 600w led this time I keep the lights intensity at
50% during first 6 hours of morning then 75% for remainder 12 hours am I doing something wrong? Is my auto ok

 

[Wastei]

Coco coir right? It doesn't look like you're following general recommendations with not letting the pot surface dry out and feeding to run off everyday?

I generally feed 3 times a day in veg and later 5 times a day in late veg and flower as an example. You don't need 400w of LED for the stage of growth you're in, save money on your power bill! More light is not always better.

Coco coir should never dry out and should stay wet. I use regular unscented bleach to remove any algae growth and add oxygen back to the solution. You'll find the dilution calculator with recommendations in my signature. I add 2ppm to anything going in to the reservoir when running soilless ie peat or Coco coir.

Cheers!

 

[MickFoster]

What he said ^^^^^^^

 

[itsaliveterps]

Coco coir right? It doesn't look like you're following general recommendations with not letting the pot surface dry out and feeding to run off everyday?

I generally feed 3 times a day in veg and later 5 times a day in late veg and flower as an example. You don't need 400w of LED for the stage of growth you're in, save money on your power bill! More light is not always better.

Coco coir should never dry out and should stay wet. I use regular unscented bleach to remove any algae growth and add oxygen back to the solution. You'll find the dilution calculator with recommendations in my signature. I add 2ppm to anything going in to the reservoir when running soilless ie peat or Coco coir.

Cheers!

Are those leaves tacoing? If so what should I do?? : (

 

[itsaliveterps]

What he said ^^^^^^^

So you're saying don't let the Coco dry?

 

[MickFoster]

So you're saying don't let the Coco dry?

You were actually told this a couple weeks ago in your other thread.
Feed at least once a day to substantial run off.
Never, ever let the coco get dry...........you'll get salt build up. (could be your problem)
Check the ppm/EC of your run off.........my guess is that it's really high.

 

[itsaliveterps]

You were actually told this a couple weeks ago in your other thread.
Feed at least once a day to substantial run off.
Never, ever let the coco get dry...........you'll get salt build up. (could be your problem)
Check the ppm/EC of your run off.........my guess is that it's really high.

Could be might not be but surely I mustn't feed them nutes everyday? Right

 

[MickFoster]

Could be might not be but surely I mustn't feed them nutes everyday? Right

You feed every day to substantial run off. Check the ppm of your run off now.
You need to adjust your thinking.........you're not in soil!!!!!

 

[itsaliveterps]

You feed every day to substantial run off. Check the ppm of your run off now.
You need to adjust your thinking.........you're not

You feed every day to substantial run off. Check the ppm of your run off now.
You need to adjust your thinking.........you're not in soil!!!!!

Okay What should the ppm be reading?

 

[MickFoster]

Okay What should the ppm be reading?

It should be close to the ppm going in.
My guess is that you have salt build up...............check your run off and let me know.
Feeding daily to run off renews the nutes, pulls in fresh oxygen to the roots, and prevents salt build up.

 

[itsaliveterps]

It should be close to the ppm going in.
My guess is that you have salt build up...............check your run off and let me know.

Okay thanks should I be included

It should be close to the ppm going in.
My guess is that you have salt build up...............check your run off and let me know.
Feeding daily to run off renews the nutes, pulls in fresh oxygen to the roots, and prevents salt build up.

Okay so should I add nutes everytime I feed? & I'm about to feed and test the ppm runoff .. just abit confused? should I be using nutes? Or just plain water?

 

[MickFoster]

Okay thanks should I be included

Okay so should I add nutes everytime I feed? & I'm about to feed and test the ppm runoff .. just abit confused? should I be using nutes? Or just plain water?

Dude.........add nutes everytime you feed/water. Never plain water.
Let me know the ppm of your run off.

 

[itsaliveterps]

Dude.........add nutes everytime you feed/water. Never plain water.
Let me know the ppm of your run off.

Do I test the ppm readings with nutes added to the water?

 

[itsaliveterps]

Dude.........add nutes everytime you feed/water. Never plain water.
Let me know the ppm of your run off.

I'm about to feed

 

[MickFoster]

Do I test the ppm readings with nutes added to the water?

Yes!

 

[itsaliveterps]

Yes!

Here's a ppm reading just before I feed the girls

 

[MickFoster]

Here's a ppm reading just before I feed the girls

That's a little high...........I never go over 600 ppm's.

 

[itsaliveterps]

That's a little high...........I never go over 600 ppm's.

i pH'd the water at 6.5 and tested the pH again with nutes 6.14

 

[itsaliveterps]

i pH'd the water at 6.5 and tested the pH again with nutes 6.14

Why's my ppm readings so high? Then lol

 

[MickFoster]

i pH'd the water at 6.5 and tested the pH again with nutes 6.14

That's perfect........assuming your meter is properly calibrated.
No need to pH the water before you add nutes........always pH after you add nutes.