To flush or not to flush?

[Rudeboyric]

Why are you giving cal mag each time? What water are you using? And what nutes?

Cause I heard calcium and magnesium is great for plants I’m using RO water I’m using fox farm trio pack

 

[hotrodharley]

Cause I heard calcium and magnesium is great for plants I’m using RO water I’m using fox farm trio pack

RO? Doesn’t matter using the trio. Look at the labels. You’re feeding cal mag each time. Suggest rolling that back.

The calcium and magnesium in tap are unusable by plants.

 

[Rudeboyric]

RO? Doesn’t matter using the trio. Look at the labels. You’re feeding cal mag each time. Suggest rolling that back.

The calcium and magnesium in tap are unusable by plants.

I ph everything before I water.....so use tap water with my nutrients as well?

 

[hotrodharley]

I ph everything before I water.....so use tap water with my nutrients as well?

“as far as the cal and mag, tiger bloom contains magnesium but calcium is not listed on the guaranteed analysis (even though the first ingredient is calciumnitrate.Mar 24, 2020”

I’m not privy to your tap water analysis. I just read one for Muskogee Oklahoma and it scared the shit out of me. If nothing else I suggest you cut your cal mag in half and watch for deficiency. People writing an excess of these two elements is good are giving bad advice.

 

[hotrodharley]

Calcium nitrate is what Jacks 3-2-1 uses so . . .. It’s easier, for me at least, to address an emerging deficiency than trying to fight through an overdose.

 

[Rudeboyric]

“as far as the cal and mag, tiger bloom contains magnesium but calcium is not listed on the guaranteed analysis (even though the first ingredient is calciumnitrate.Mar 24, 2020”

I’m not privy to your tap water analysis. I just read one for Muskogee Oklahoma and it scared the shit out of me. If nothing else I suggest you cut your cal mag in half and watch for deficiency. People writing an excess of these two elements is good are giving bad advice.

Ok can u help figure out why my leafs look like this

 

[hotrodharley]

Ok can u help figure out why my leafs look like this

That looks more pH related than a calcium deficiency. Others will be along but that doesn’t appear to be calcium. Are these on lower older leaves?

 

[Rudeboyric]

That looks more pH related than a calcium deficiency. Others will be along but that doesn’t appear to be calcium. Are these on lower older leaves?

No the is on the top 3 leafs down from the top

 

[Rudeboyric]

No the is on the top 3 leafs down from the top

Will a flush help lower my ph it is at 8 right now

 

[Wattzzup]

Every nutrient is great for plants. It’s the ratios and dosage rates that matter. Cal mag is great for plants that need extra calmag. If you already have plenty of calcium and magnesium in your plant calmag is not good for your plant. Don’t take everything as blanket advice.

 

[Wattzzup]

Will a flush help lower my ph it is at 8 right now

You really just want to flush huh?

 

[hotrodharley]

“Higher EC levels in the nutrient solution reduce the uptake of calcium, unlike nitrogen and potassium which increase in concentration in leaf tissue with higher EC levels.”

For your consideration.

https://www.simplyhydro.com/calcium/

 

[Rudeboyric]

You really just want to flush huh?

I really wanna lower my ph in my soil

 

[hotrodharley]

I really wanna lower my ph in my soil

Why?

 

[Rudeboyric]

Why?

It’s at 8

 

[Wattzzup]

You don’t even know for sure if it’s high but you want to lower it? Hold on brb

 

[hotrodharley]

It’s at 8

Forget runoff pH unless you’re in coco and you are not. I’ve grown a couple of plants and I’ve never checked a runoff pH. Most others haven’t either. That’s cracking rat turds.

KISS

 

[Rudeboyric]

You don’t even know for sure if it’s high but you want to lower it? Hold on brb

So wat u suggest I do about these leaves

 

[Herb & Suds]

It’s at 8

I grow in soil (actually pro-mix ) and my tap water is at a ph 8.1

I never use ph down with the exception of my ezcloner

You aren't lowering the ph in your soil anyways by running water thru it

Stop trying to alter ph in soil
Soil is the buffer that allows you to ignore PH

 

[Rudeboyric]

Forget runoff pH unless you’re in coco and you are not. I’ve grown a couple of plants and I’ve never checked a runoff pH. Most others haven’t either. That’s cracking rat turds.

KISS

So wat u suggest I do about my leaves