Macmac124
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40 gallon with hydroton these are nitrogen whores in promix i give em alaskan emulsion till week 5 with my bloom recipe if not they yellow up
Dyna-Gro vs Advanced Nutrients Connoisseur (AK47 Grow)
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homebrewer
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And what kind of water? Tap or RO? Flowering plants shouldn't have an issue with 1.0 EC and unless there is something in your res/medium, the pH should be pretty stable.
Macmac124
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Macmac124
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Tap water 150 ppms
homebrewer
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Your tap water is likely affecting your pH a little and the 150pps aren't helping. It's awful hard to make nutritional tweaks to our plants with the kind of water you're working with.
SamsonsRiddle
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Have you ever had to water promix twice a day?
I water her within the 1st hour of lights on, about 42 oz's leaves a couple drips in the catch tray. I checked the plant before lights out and it looks like the top of the soil is completely dry. Sure enough, she is starting to look like she did when i wasn't giving her enough water before. So now i have to water her twice a day (i would just put her inside of another larger pot since she is in a fabric pot, but she's scrogged into place) and am not sure how to go about it.
Should i just give her a smaller amount every 12 hours like 30 oz?
Should i give her the normal 42 oz around lights on and then give her another 16 before lights out?
Is there another way to approach this?
I'm still using the FP with Protekt at 4:1 with 1ml/gallon of Floralicious Plus - Final PPM is between 250-280 (.5 scale) or .5 ec using store bought RO water that is 20ppm(.5 scale). She is in week 4 since flip tomorrow.
I water her within the 1st hour of lights on, about 42 oz's leaves a couple drips in the catch tray. I checked the plant before lights out and it looks like the top of the soil is completely dry. Sure enough, she is starting to look like she did when i wasn't giving her enough water before. So now i have to water her twice a day (i would just put her inside of another larger pot since she is in a fabric pot, but she's scrogged into place) and am not sure how to go about it.
Should i just give her a smaller amount every 12 hours like 30 oz?
Should i give her the normal 42 oz around lights on and then give her another 16 before lights out?
Is there another way to approach this?
I'm still using the FP with Protekt at 4:1 with 1ml/gallon of Floralicious Plus - Final PPM is between 250-280 (.5 scale) or .5 ec using store bought RO water that is 20ppm(.5 scale). She is in week 4 since flip tomorrow.
bassman999
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I dont know the answer to your dilemma, but this scenario last run led to me over fertilizing from watering so often, and let me deciding to not use fabric pots anymore.
homebrewer
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How big are your fabric pots? How big is the plant?
homebrewer, got a question for you (or 2), I hope it wasn't answered in the thread but I got a little blurry eyed after 50-60 pages, lol. I've been using Dyan Gro grow and bloom for a few years, like you mentioned earlier, I always mix a little grow in with the bloom to keep things green. I am about out and am thinking about trying to go with just Foilage Pro for the whole grow, what are your thoughts on this compard to mixing the grow/bloom? The other question is about the new, to me anyway, Dyna Gro Mag Pro Blossom? I've never been a believer in bloom boosters, but I don't discount anything without a lot of evidence that it won't work or trying it myself.
homebrewer
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Hydro or dirt?
Magpro can be used in hydro though I question the benefits. If you're going to try it in hydro, 1ml/gal is plenty.
How about using Foilage Pro the entire grow as opposed to grow/bloom? I'm going to be starting a new 6 plant DWC grow soon with 2 each of 3 strains. I may get a small bottle of the Mag Pro and try it on 1 of each strain just to see if there is a measurable difference. I do hydro BTW.
SamsonsRiddle
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2 gallon fabric pots scrogged at 7-8 inches, taking up a 11"x13" area.
How about some pictures?
How about some pictures?
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bassman999
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Hi, maybe you can wrap black/white film around outside of pot(s) to slow evaporation, not sure if they are drinking it or evap though...
homebrewer
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Fabric pots are going to need watered pretty frequently and the 2 gallon size might be a good size for an automatic watering system like Blumats. Unless you switch away from fabric or increase the size of the fabric container, expect to water often. Heck, I'm in 5 gallon paint buckets and sometimes 3.5 gallons of my promix mix boarders on needing watered 2x day depending on the size of the plant so I can only imagine how quickly fabric dries out. Maybe work on REALLY soaking them when you do water, that might buy you some time. 1/2 gallon or more watered in really slowly?
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homebrewer
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Don't flower with only foliage pro in hydro, FP in veg is fine though. You can use FP like you do grow with a FP/Bloom split during flower, that works great.
SamsonsRiddle
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lol, tha's funny because i spent all last night bookmarking and studying links on Blumats. Thanks for reassuring me that I wasn't doing anything to fucked up for her to be drying out every day - again.
I'm never using fabric pots again after this time, because i love spending time with my plant but i don't want all our time spent with me feeding her ass. I'm probably never going to scrog again either, because it's fucking annoying trying to work on her backside.
What she got yesterday was a little water for breakfast (18oz) and a large lunch (32oz) which held her over until night (she was still damp). Am I going to overwater in ProMix if I water twice a day? I used coco last time and once they were established i HAD to water 3 times a day. I'm not trying to ignore your advice of watering a half gallon and will try that this time, but figured i should ask this.
At least the dyna gro is dialed in - this shit is so awesome. I don't know why people don't just give it a try. I also can't see how people feed such high ppms/ec. I understand people grow much larger plants, but damn. Even at .5 ec i see some tip burning.
homebrewer
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My hydro plants get flooded 3 times per day. It's not over-watering that's the issue, it's the lack of airflow in the medium that will cause an issue. I think promix is setup to breathe pretty well with the added perlite. I mix in more but you should be fine. If the plants don't like one large watering, it looks like 2 smaller ones is the way to go. I soak my plants sometimes, they don't mind at all as long as they're established in the medium.
homebrewer
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Usually the recommendations on plant food bottles are way too strong.
jeeba
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Agreed. I run at 1/2 less if adding bloom enhancers or other amendments. It's good stuff i.m.o. how you been homebrewer? You still got the dumpster strain?