Dinafem Sweet Deep Grapefruit 300w LED + ghetto
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ThurgoodJenkinsSoulbro.
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epsom salt for mag deficiency i believe its a tsp per gallon of water. get that ph meter tho bro. and some ph up and ph down or that epsom salt wont do nothing
pthang
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thanks for those quick replies TJS
tomorrow im going 2 a pool store for that ph meter and to a smoker shop for some cal-mag,
ive heard about those epsom salt althought idunno what they are just googled em and seems like some bath salt and theres laxatives stuff about it.. prolly not going with that yet since i dont know really where to get that going to read more about them tho
tomorrow im going 2 a pool store for that ph meter and to a smoker shop for some cal-mag,
ive heard about those epsom salt althought idunno what they are just googled em and seems like some bath salt and theres laxatives stuff about it.. prolly not going with that yet since i dont know really where to get that going to read more about them tho
ThurgoodJenkinsSoulbro.
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No doubt broseph . About the Epson salt,a lot folks use em for their soil mixes and quick fixes for deficiencies. But that cal-mag will do the trick just fine.
natasdaisy
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Thurgood is right about the ph meter. You need to know what your soul ph is. And I wouldnt worry about adding cal mag just yet (epsom salts are literally just a solidified mineral salt form of calcium/magnesium will do exact same as cal mag. Cal mag is just a liquid form. ) 2 reasons i say this
1. Your new growth looks great, healthy color, seems to be growing rapidly. Always watch new growth for problems. Once a leaf gets messed up ( nute burn, rust spots ect ) it wont ever go back to green. So looking at older leaves is just an indication of what might have been going on.
And 2. Soil ph if not in the correct range can lockout certain nutrients depending on where the ph is at. So if cal or mg are present in the soil but locked out due to ph. Then adding more isnt going to help. In fact it can make your ph problems even worse.
So first and foremost figure out the ph of your soil.
And also no need to panic because they look very healthy to me.
Sorry about the long post just trying to put your mind at ease.
1. Your new growth looks great, healthy color, seems to be growing rapidly. Always watch new growth for problems. Once a leaf gets messed up ( nute burn, rust spots ect ) it wont ever go back to green. So looking at older leaves is just an indication of what might have been going on.
And 2. Soil ph if not in the correct range can lockout certain nutrients depending on where the ph is at. So if cal or mg are present in the soil but locked out due to ph. Then adding more isnt going to help. In fact it can make your ph problems even worse.
So first and foremost figure out the ph of your soil.
And also no need to panic because they look very healthy to me.
Sorry about the long post just trying to put your mind at ease.
pthang
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thanks for looking at my thread and giving advices natas, always appreciated
i have deep anxious/stress/ paranoia sometimes and ive been out of weed to smoke for bout a week now, but will be getting more to ease my mind tonight because of that i was kind of panicin' about my plants even if theyre not bad to my opinion, i know its my first grow but i take it so seriously. i have set my goal high and i will attempt to achieve it
so im pretty happy this morning finally headed to a smoker shop n bought a ph pen.. 110$ was too much for me but fuck i cant just not have it
gotten a ppm pen aswell
my only problem is that i couldnt find a kind of ph meter that u just "dig" in your soil so, yesterday i been flushing #3 because of more nute burns.. its her day 2 or 3 of flowering
and i gave her what my 6-12-12 fertilizer said and since its my first grow im using that #3 to learn how to dose my nutes (shes my test for #2 & #1) i gave her a little run off this morning of neutral water (7ph) to see her ph coming from the draining holes and she was at 5.4 i raised her a little to 5.7, gave her a littttttleeeee tiny portion of calmag + 1 teaspoon of my (1 tablespoon of molasse per gallon)
i flushed #2 this morning after that to give her a little run off to see her ph, she was at 5.9 i raised her to 6.2, gave her same tiny dose of calmag as #3 + 1.5ml of molasse mix + i topped her after 4th node
and it was turn to my fav #1 i didnt do the runoff since she is the best looking and healthiest plants of all 3 so imo her ph must be a little above 5.9 from #2, so same calmag dose + 1.5ml of K mix + topped after 4th node
i obviously plan to keep em in 6.3-6.8 range
i must be on the good path now neutral water of ph ~7.2 that i use for watering,nutes in soil + the nutes im gonna gives are acidic so drops my ph, just need to find a good way to raise it. i used baking soda this morning since it was all that i had under my hands i heard that dolomite lime could be good, will post pics later
edit: the only problem i did all this as soon as i got home after buying em.. didnt think someone would have posted advices.. but owell must not be a big deal right now
i have deep anxious/stress/ paranoia sometimes and ive been out of weed to smoke for bout a week now, but will be getting more to ease my mind tonight because of that i was kind of panicin' about my plants even if theyre not bad to my opinion, i know its my first grow but i take it so seriously. i have set my goal high and i will attempt to achieve it
so im pretty happy this morning finally headed to a smoker shop n bought a ph pen.. 110$ was too much for me but fuck i cant just not have it
gotten a ppm pen aswell
my only problem is that i couldnt find a kind of ph meter that u just "dig" in your soil so, yesterday i been flushing #3 because of more nute burns.. its her day 2 or 3 of flowering
and i gave her what my 6-12-12 fertilizer said and since its my first grow im using that #3 to learn how to dose my nutes (shes my test for #2 & #1) i gave her a little run off this morning of neutral water (7ph) to see her ph coming from the draining holes and she was at 5.4 i raised her a little to 5.7, gave her a littttttleeeee tiny portion of calmag + 1 teaspoon of my (1 tablespoon of molasse per gallon)
i flushed #2 this morning after that to give her a little run off to see her ph, she was at 5.9 i raised her to 6.2, gave her same tiny dose of calmag as #3 + 1.5ml of molasse mix + i topped her after 4th node
and it was turn to my fav #1 i didnt do the runoff since she is the best looking and healthiest plants of all 3 so imo her ph must be a little above 5.9 from #2, so same calmag dose + 1.5ml of K mix + topped after 4th node
i obviously plan to keep em in 6.3-6.8 range
i must be on the good path now neutral water of ph ~7.2 that i use for watering,nutes in soil + the nutes im gonna gives are acidic so drops my ph, just need to find a good way to raise it. i used baking soda this morning since it was all that i had under my hands i heard that dolomite lime could be good, will post pics later
edit: the only problem i did all this as soon as i got home after buying em.. didnt think someone would have posted advices.. but owell must not be a big deal right now
natasdaisy
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Looking good brotha. No problem with the ph pen not going into soil. You did exactly right by testing the runoff. Ph of 5.7 is too low for soil, perfect for hydro but soil like 6.0-7ph. You are also correct that nutes are acidic and will drop your ph. So i suggest simply flushing your plants will your 7.0ish water until your runoff ph is where you want it.
My guess is that when you get an EC meter that your ppms will be pretty high, just guessing from your ph readings. I suggest using 1/2 to 3/4 of the nutes that the nutrient manufacturer suggests, thier feeding scheduales tend to be on the hot side. After all if you use up your nutes faster you have to buy more right?
Glad i can help one of the biggest lessons i had to learn when starting growing is patience! It is a weed after all and i have personally seen some plants come back and thrive after i thought for sure i had killed them by fuckin with them too much.
I just put a sweet deep into flower about a week and a half ago so we might have siamese harvests��
My guess is that when you get an EC meter that your ppms will be pretty high, just guessing from your ph readings. I suggest using 1/2 to 3/4 of the nutes that the nutrient manufacturer suggests, thier feeding scheduales tend to be on the hot side. After all if you use up your nutes faster you have to buy more right?
Glad i can help one of the biggest lessons i had to learn when starting growing is patience! It is a weed after all and i have personally seen some plants come back and thrive after i thought for sure i had killed them by fuckin with them too much.
I just put a sweet deep into flower about a week and a half ago so we might have siamese harvests��
pthang
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yes i thought it was kind of low but i still managed to raise it a little and i've read that if you variate too much your ph your plant might react get some kind of burn/yellowing in middle of leaves
and today i've found a quite accurate way to measure the ph from root zone, here is the parts:
"You can assume that the pH of the water that runs out the bottom of your plant is about halfway between the pH of the water you put in and of the pH of the root zone.
So for example, if you water your plants with water that has been pH'ed to 6.0, and the water that comes out the bottom has a pH of 6.5, you can assume the pH of your root zone must be around 7.0, because the water that came out was 6.5, which is halfway between 6.0 and 7.0."
source: http://www.growweedeasy.com/how-do-i-check-the-pH-of-my-water
i watered #3 with 7.2 or 8.0 (with baking soda) dont remember which one lol, i get 5.7 at bottom that would be 6.85 ph if i did with 8.0 water or 6.5 with 7.2,
same for #2 im pretty sure it was 7.2 that i used to water, that would mean 6.7
theyre both in range all good, will check after next watering
this is my first time ever growing a plant in general im quite impressed how they can recover and theyre reactions to any situations
seems that you really like that strain
they started smelling not fruity but some hempy smell, cant wait till those buds appear
flushing with neutral water is a good idea ill see if it changes havent noticed because i havent added much nutes yet so my soil must be quite acidic
and today i've found a quite accurate way to measure the ph from root zone, here is the parts:
"You can assume that the pH of the water that runs out the bottom of your plant is about halfway between the pH of the water you put in and of the pH of the root zone.
So for example, if you water your plants with water that has been pH'ed to 6.0, and the water that comes out the bottom has a pH of 6.5, you can assume the pH of your root zone must be around 7.0, because the water that came out was 6.5, which is halfway between 6.0 and 7.0."
source: http://www.growweedeasy.com/how-do-i-check-the-pH-of-my-water
i watered #3 with 7.2 or 8.0 (with baking soda) dont remember which one lol, i get 5.7 at bottom that would be 6.85 ph if i did with 8.0 water or 6.5 with 7.2,
same for #2 im pretty sure it was 7.2 that i used to water, that would mean 6.7
theyre both in range all good, will check after next watering
this is my first time ever growing a plant in general im quite impressed how they can recover and theyre reactions to any situations
seems that you really like that strain
they started smelling not fruity but some hempy smell, cant wait till those buds appearflushing with neutral water is a good idea ill see if it changes havent noticed because i havent added much nutes yet so my soil must be quite acidic
scarecrow99
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fucking spammer
natasdaisy
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Mmmmmmm..... spam.
Plus rep pthang you just tought me something new! Not a soil guy anymore but always happy to learn a new trick.
Ya my wife is the main reason for picking this strain again altho i do really like it she says its her favorite
Plus rep pthang you just tought me something new! Not a soil guy anymore but always happy to learn a new trick.
Ya my wife is the main reason for picking this strain again altho i do really like it she says its her favorite
natasdaisy
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Ps if you dont mind ill post a pick of my sweet deeps. Dont wanna jack your thread homie
pthang
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natasdaisy
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Right on here are two of them right next to each other. The one on left has been in the flower room under 1000w hps on 12/12 for two weeks after a week veg. The one on right i just put in there last night sfter 3 weeks veg. it was under a blackstar 240 i use for veg. Veg plants seem to really like the led even tho its a flower spectrum. My first led.... after seeing this kinda growth definately not my last.
They are the two middle buckets in this one
The other two are a holy grail kush and a sour kush(aka headband)
The big plants on the side are tga the flavs which i am super stoked to taste
They are the two middle buckets in this one
The other two are a holy grail kush and a sour kush(aka headband)
The big plants on the side are tga the flavs which i am super stoked to taste
scarecrow99
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sorry nat, I was talking about a guy who's banned I guess
natasdaisy
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No worries scarecrow I was talking about the same guy that dirtied up this fine thread
pthang
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they bushing out, time to setup the SCROG for #1 soon, in bout a week or 2
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