Lucas formula

[rkymtnman]

so here's a lucas question that i've had for a bit:

lucas can be used with micro/bloom, floranova bloom and maxibloom pretty much the same.

but then h3ad came up with a slight different ratio of 6/9 for coco. so shouldn't there be a change to floranova and maxi for coco grows?

 

[Nice-guy-eddy]

i started tiny seedlings at 1/2 M/B. then work up from there. the highest i could get w/o burn was 5/10

I'm starting out 4ml micro and 8ml bloom when I start flowering my clones...I'm gonna try 1/2ml micro and 1ml bloom like you do and go up from there...hope I get this figured out

 

[rkymtnman]

I bought a gallon of micro and bloom so I’m stuck with this. It’s just a matter of finding the right ratio.

i have a small piece of yard that i water all summer. all my nutes that i've tried over the years and don't use anymore got on my lawn. and there have been a good many of them. lol.

 

[Wattzzup]

so here's a lucas question that i've had for a bit:

lucas can be used with micro/bloom, floranova bloom and maxibloom pretty much the same.

but then h3ad came up with a slight different ratio of 6/9 for coco. so shouldn't there be a change to floranova and maxi for coco grows?

It’s probably just about your TDS. There may be more than one ratio. Last grow I flowered understand a 600w HPS. This grow 600w of LED. So they probably have different needs.

 

[rkymtnman]

I'm starting out 4ml micro and 8ml bloom when I start flowering my clones...I'm gonna try 1/2ml micro and 1ml bloom like you do and go up from there...hope I get this figured out

if they have decent roots, i'd go with 1/2 up to 3/6 at a max. and drop the cal/mg. that adds a ton of ppms to the mix

 

[Nice-guy-eddy]

if they have decent roots, i'd go with 1/2 up to 3/6 at a max. and drop the cal/mg. that adds a ton of ppms to the mix

So no cal mag? I'm using to water

 

[Wattzzup]

I'm starting out 4ml micro and 8ml bloom when I start flowering my clones...I'm gonna try 1/2ml micro and 1ml bloom like you do and go up from there...hope I get this figured out

That’s way too high IMO. 4:8? 1ml of each will be fine. Are you in coco?

 

[rkymtnman]

It’s probably just about your TDS. There may be more than one ratio. Last grow I flowered understand a 600w HPS. This grow 600w of LED. So they probably have different needs.

could be.


what led do you have? no more bulb explosions to worry about , huh?? that's an advantage of led that not many people get to experience first hand. and not have their house burn down too.

 

[rkymtnman]

So no cal mag? I'm using to water

if you are a strict Lucas man, micro and bloom only. no additives

 

[Wattzzup]

could be.


what led do you have? no more bulb explosions to worry about , huh?? that's an advantage of led that not many people get to experience first hand. and not have their house burn down too.

I bought one of those cheap Updayday lights for $135 that’s 400w

 

[Wattzzup]

if you are a strict Lucas man, micro and bloom only. no additives

Just the Epsom that was also on that list

 

[rkymtnman]

epsom is for coco. lucas is only M and B.

 

[Billy the Mountain]

so here's a lucas question that i've had for a bit:

lucas can be used with micro/bloom, floranova bloom and maxibloom pretty much the same.

but then h3ad came up with a slight different ratio of 6/9 for coco. so shouldn't there be a change to floranova and maxi for coco grows?

FloraNova Bloom and the Lucas ratio are very similar

Maxibloom has less Nitrogen and Calcium proportionally than either

 

[rkymtnman]

hope this is allowed

H3ad goes Coco

Highyas guys... After watching and reading and generally being impressed with the results you've all been getting with the coco medium, I've had to make the switch myself... Being the rebel that I am...Not having coco specific nutes, and having a full supply of GH flora micro and bloom, I've...

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[Wattzzup]

epsom is for coco. lucas is only M and B.

Let’s not get too technical

 

[rkymtnman]

FloraNova Bloom and the Lucas ratio are very similar

right. but since he changed the formula for coco to 6/9 vs 8/16, shouldn't you need to change floranova bloom too???

if one needed to be tweeked for coco, shouldn't the other??

 

[rkymtnman]

Let’s not get too technical

post 34.

 

[Billy the Mountain]

right. but since he changed the formula for coco to 6/9 vs 8/16, shouldn't you need to change floranova bloom too???

if one needed to be tweeked for coco, shouldn't the other??

Maybe?

Since I've switched to coco, I've not changed anything nute-wise. I do go a little overboard rinsing and buffering the coco at the start, even if its pre-buffered. Probably a waste of time but I've never had any CalMg issues with coco.

 

[rkymtnman]

Maybe?

it's just a weird aspect of Lucas that i always wondered about when i just re-tried coco again.

as a guess, i think FNB and maxibloom would do fine in coco just as they do in hydro.

 

[Billy the Mountain]

They both work fine with coco

I've used a 50/50 mix of FloraNova Gro & Bloom for a while
I do the same with MaxiGro/Bloom

I use only the Grow of either for veg.

My personal view is the high PK bloom-boosting recommendations are bogus.
Anything over ~60 ppm Phosphorous is unnecessary imho