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  1. figtree

    Coconut coir anyone?

    ok so i bumped up my nute strenght to 1/4 and they are loving it, i was being too careful. like i said i just got over a serious ph issue, my meter was over 2.5 off so i thought i was going in at ph6 but actually it was 4.5 or less. ouch acid bath anyone? threw that meter against the wall...
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    Using coco as hydro medium

    Yeah there are no nutritional value in coco what so ever, i am using fox farms grow big for nutes which has both macro and micro nutrients in it. i am from the dirt so i do know a bit, but its been about 18 years since my hydro experience. and no experience with coco. thats where i think i am...
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    Using coco as hydro medium

    Mared thanks for the advice, what im tryng to do is set up my automatic watering. i see where your coming from with the young plants vrs. old plants intake and am taking that into consideration. i have also heard both feed with every water, and feed water feed water and was confused about that...
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    Coconut coir anyone?

    Bubba Kush, in Hydrofarms coco, drip system hydro, ph 6.0, rh 55, temps 68-78. right now drain to waste, but pondering a recirculating system. are there any benifits to recirc? I was wondering if the nute would be gone before all the water is absorbed, i just got over a problem i discovered...
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    Coconut coir anyone?

    Im pretty new to coir, and was wondering how dry to let the coco get before watering? i am now on my fourth day of not watering and it still seems a bit wet.
  6. figtree

    Using coco as hydro medium

    bump no one uses coco hydroponicaly? guess i'll just try and error it.......
  7. figtree

    Call yourself out..What was your biggest mistake??

    My biggest noob mistake was buying a soil ph meter, one of those 3 in 1 meters that the ph is off by like 2.5. i was watering with ph'd water to 6 but it was actually under 4. then i flushed with water that was ph'd to 6 but was actually over 8.5. i went out and got the general hydroponics test...
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    We're All Gonna Die

    fdd, i knew you were a metalica fan! god your bringin back memories for me. four horsemen was one of my favorites when i was younger. you know they used to play in oakland under that name "the four horsemen" before they were big. this reminds me of why i started to not like them anymore once...
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    Advanced nutrients - Kushie Kush

    CK, no offense taken.. i feel the same about some nutrient companies thats for sure, and am wondering if the same is true for AN. i also think it would be imorral for them to target the medical arena with false claims, but dont you think if that is what they were doing, the bad word of mouth...
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    Plz Help I Dont Have a Clue Pics +Rep

    i'd say robert nailed it... looks like mag def to me.
  11. figtree

    Leaves turning yellow then black

    what ph are you using to water or feed those plants? mine was a ph issue along with mites. looked just like that, they are in recovery right now. c5rftw may be right with the mag deficiency, your ph will lock out certain nutrients if its not in the right range, something else to think about...
  12. figtree

    Best way to set up my COCO SOG?

    keep us posted on your progress, i am also in coco and am trying to learn as much as possible. subscribed to thread.
  13. figtree

    Altering pH and Nutes 4 Color

    Be careful with your phosphorous late in flower, i understand that the phosphorous that your plants take in contribute to the harsh smoke, hack hack.... if your going to bump up your phos, make sure you do a very good flush at the end..... you dont want to make your colorful flowers too harsh to...
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    Advanced nutrients - Kushie Kush

    Hey captainkush, thanks for the reply. you know i am one that doesnt believe in hype, and thats exactly why im asking if anyone has used the product....but, i also know that companies are starting to offer plant specific nutrients (cannabis) and i would think that if something was specificaly...
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    Using coco as hydro medium

    I'm starting my new grow using coco as my medium, i've been hand watering until i get my hydro set up and am looking to start a thread on how to use coco. I am a former soil gardener and am still wrapping my head around this coco. i am in 1 gal containers using straight coir fiber, i was...
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    Advanced nutrients - Kushie Kush

    Hey captnHowdy welcome, and thanks for giving me your first post. yeah, im going to look into these products and will post on my findings. just wondering if anyone else has experience with these.
  17. figtree

    Advanced nutrients - Kushie Kush

    I grabed a magazine from my dispensary this weekend and found an ad for advanced nutrients product called kushie kush. its a strain specific nutrient for the kush strain, only sold in legal dispensaries. the ad states that it is scientificaly designed for medical marijauna specificaly the kush...
  18. figtree

    Can I use Ortho Ecosense on my plants?

    i just used this product this morning, no ill effects as of yet. i used it pretty liberaly, soaked the hell out of the plants with it.
  19. figtree

    Is there some special trick to convince a plant to grow as a female?

    it is....... unless its hemaphrodite. which brings up another question, do all plant have the gene for hermie? they must if you can turn one hermie by your actions...ie to much heat. fem seeds, can those hermie? i would think so.
  20. figtree

    Doin' something Wrong, but what

    try flourescent lights, hid is too strong for seedlings.
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