Plans for my next grow

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selectz

Active Member
I'll be useing
2 thousand watt hps/mh systems
growing in 7 gallon containers(9 pots per light) useing a 75% soil 25%perlite mix

im wondering about useing soil vs vermiculite or somthing

otherwise I'll be useing advanced nutes senisi gro and blooom parts A&B
on half the crop nd iguana juice (also by advanced) on the other half crop
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considering ill be growing in 7 gallon containers ill mostlikey let the plants vegg upto 2 feet then trigger into flowering

do you think this is the best method?
or possibly 5 gallon containers and flower at 1 foot?
i dunno...
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as far as feeding ill be useing the advaced calculator to help

http://www.advancednutrients.com/nutcalc3public/

but from what i heard for feeding you only use the recomended weekly doseage once a week.... then leech with water
otherwise if going to feed twice a week you would cut the formula of nutrients in half, then feeding twice that week\
it can be very confusing
 
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docd187

Well-Known Member
selectz said:
I'll be useing
2 thousand watt hps/mh systems
growing in 7 gallon containers(9 pots per light) useing a 75% soil 25%perlite mix

im wondering about useing soil vs vermiculite or somthing

otherwise I'll be useing advanced nutes senisi gro and blooom parts A&B
on half the crop nd iguana juice (also by advanced) on the other half crop
----------------------------------------------------------------------
considering ill be growing in 7 gallon containers ill mostlikey let the plants vegg upto 2 feet then trigger into flowering

do you think this is the best method?
or possibly 5 gallon containers and flower at 1 foot?
i dunno...
----------------------------------------------------------------------
as far as feeding ill be useing the advaced calculator to help

Advanced Nutrients - Nutrient Calculator

but from what i heard for feeding you only use the recomended weekly doseage once a week.... then leech with water
otherwise if going to feed twice a week you would cut the formula of nutrients in half, then feeding twice that week\
it can be very confusing
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i don't think you'll need the 7gal pots. i used 5gal pots and by the time my plants finished flowering they were taller than my gf and she's about 5'5". i saw no signs of being root/pot bound. also when you say 2-1000W hps/mh systems you mean ones with the switchable ballasts where you could use both bulbs? I think that would be much better than one of each. that way you can veg under both lights being mh and then flower under hps.
 
hooked.on.ponics

hooked.on.ponics

Well-Known Member
docd187 is right on the 5gal pots - you really shouldn't need anything bigger than that indoors.

As far as feeding goes you have to factor in your soil too - are there nutrients in the soil? If so you need to dial back the feeding to avoid nutrient burn.

I'd say start with a half-strength feeding and then water once or twice with just pH'd water (basically let them just have water for about 5-7 days). Work your way up toward full strength but keep in mind that when you're growing in soil it's a lot harder to correct overfeeding than in hydroponics where a simple res change is all you need to flush sufficiently.

You might just be happier playing it safe using half the recommended dose.
 
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