Mega crop

Dankestsmell

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Okay confused here, can someone explain to me how I mix mega crop. The website is a little confusing haha. From my understanding you mix is with water, that's what you water the plant with each time. Instead of just water
 

gjs4786

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I'm assuming you're running soil. You are probably confused because you are reading instructions for hydroponics. How old are your plants? How big are they?
 

Dankestsmell

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I'm assuming you're running soil. You are probably confused because you are reading instructions for hydroponics. How old are your plants? How big are they?
Yeah Running is Soil, Plants are a few weeks old. I was watching a video do i need a scale to weigh out in grams?
 

blake9999

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I bought a digital scale off of Amazon for like ten bucks, and a few more for shipping. Works perfectaly for measuring nutes.
 

nonamedman420

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the website has a calculator. for step 1, put the # of gallons or liters you want to mix up, and step 2 you click whether you are measuring in gallons or liters for the # you entered in to the calculator in step 1. leave step 3 alone.

so for 3 liters, i would put:
the number (#) 3 in the input field in step 1
and i would click liters for step 2
and i would leave step 3 as it is.

like this

and it will tell you how many grams to add to your chosen nutrient amount entered (in my example it would have been 3 liters of nutrient solution). hope this helps you out.

edit: don't measure in cups as the website shows, as the measurement would be hard to be precise measuring using a cup.
 

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Dankestsmell

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the website has a calculator. for step 1, put the # of gallons or liters you want to mix up, and step 2 you click whether you are measuring in gallons or liters for the # you entered in to the calculator in step 1. leave step 3 alone.

so for 3 liters, i would put:
the number (#) 3 in the input field in step 1
and i would click liters for step 2
and i would leave step 3 as it is.

like this

and it will tell you how many grams to add to your chosen nutrient amount entered (in my example it would have been 3 liters of nutrient solution). hope this helps you out.

edit: don't measure in cups as the website shows, as the measurement would be hard to be precise measuring using a cup.
Can I do 4 liters to make it a gallon
 

TintEastwood

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nonamedman420

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Can I do 4 liters to make it a gallon
iirc, it's something along the lines of 1 gram in 1 gallon is right around 100 ppm, maybe a little less (90 ish if i remember right). but it's ballpark nonetheless. i don't even use a ppm meter anymore. weigh it, add to my jug and shake. if i'm using a gallon jug, 4 grams is right around what i'm using for healthy bushes. maybe a little more, maybe less, depends on how you read your plants. you cann add some epsom salts to your water first, maybe a gram for that gallon jug, which will give you some magnesium and sulfur. it will also kinda act like a ph buffer, at least my nute ph is more stable with my water this way. and when you add your 4 grams (if you were to follow this info), the ph comes out just right for me. i use drops because it works and i'm cheap. pee yellow (6.0) works great for me. any lower and the girls start ragging and complaining, so i give em what they ask for, like any good man would. keep em happy, pay attention, keep accurate notes. keep a clean garden. don't over water. simple things can make a world of difference. and as always, NEVER blindly follow someone's advice. take it in, listen, but use your brain. what works for me, might not work for you. and vice versa. the more you listen though, the more you'll be able to spot good info. but, again, just pay attention to your plants, when you learn their language, it gets easier to understand what they need. bottom line, they desire consistency, so try not to make drastic adjustments to your room. that goes for nutrient strength too. don't make drastic changes to nute strength, inch it up so you don't burn them. i wish you luck. ask any questions you feel, if i can't answer, i will try to point you in the right direction.
 

Chip Green

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For my situation, the 4g per gallon, in 170ppm tap water, was a little heavy.....In soil(ish) which is 50/50 FFOF/HF then cut 30% with plain perlite.....
Sometimes I have used as little as 1/4 tsp per gallon, which PPMd out to only 300(ish) , with my El Cheapo TDS pen, in which I have no idea whatsoever if it is anywhere near valid, in any way other that being relative to the base tap water reading....
I also immediately believed , that small scale weight measurement would give slightly inconsistent mix ratios, due to the physical structure of the dry mix....
All that being said, with the frequency I have to moisturize my smallish containers, a very slight variance in the nutrient dilution is understood to be negligible....

What is evident, is that my general "in the ballpark" mix ratios, are extremely precise.....o_O

 

SSGrower

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Can I do 4 liters to make it a gallon
Good info here on rolly, from the source....GLN.
https://www.rollitup.org/t/greenleaf-nutrients-and-mega-crop-happy-to-be-on-rui.946071/

FYI. Mega Crop is a combination of powder, dust, granules, spheres all mixed together.
According to the GLN dude, It's possible to get differing amounts/ratios of nutrients when mixing small volumes. I mix 4 gallon minimum at a time, hoping it's an even mix.

Scale FTW.
If you got the 230g sample (more like 250-260 irl), weigh the bag, dump it in to a gallon jug, reweigh empty bag, subtract to get net weight, multiply that number (weight in grams) x10, add that much water in ml to jug. This gives you a solution that is 0.1 g/ml use this to make up small batches.

Been using 5g/gal since late veg, 6 was too much 4 not enough. In soil, using liquid kelp and cal/mag in addition but given your situation (new grower) IMO you need to keep it simple MC is complete enough you wont need anthing else to harvest a healthy plant.
 
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mackdx

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I'm running Mega-crop with Blumats so continuous feed. My standard mix is one tbs along with 15ml of cal mag per 5 gal TO water and it seems to work well. Plants stay green and just a slight hint of tip burn on some of the more sensitive strains
 

xtsho

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I'm running Mega-crop with Blumats so continuous feed. My standard mix is one tbs along with 15ml of cal mag per 5 gal TO water and it seems to work well. Plants stay green and just a slight hint of tip burn on some of the more sensitive strains
How do you like those Blumats? I love them. Makes things so much easier. Unless you enjoy watering.
 

mackdx

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Loving the Blumats. I do find that megacrop will tend to leave sediment in the Iines, eventually plugging the droppers. If I blow the lines out gently with some compressed air once a week, all is good
 
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