Do plants on flowering need calmag?

[NobleKingSolomon]

You're gonna have problems, until you know what strength nutrient solution you're giving them.

Okay will try and get one asap

 

[Hollatchaboy]

What's the pH value you water with?

 

[calvin.m16]

Sorry that was 12g/4gal and bloom 20g/4gal

Then your feeding too light, feed your core @ 4.3 grams Per Gallon, Grow or Bloom @ 7.2 Grams per Gallon.

Check pH using these:
Shoot for that color too, a nice yellow (6.0).
Fill the little vial halfway then use a few drops of the test solution to get your pH value. $7 and will be super accurate forever no batteries or maintenance other than buying the refill bottle of drops.

If you want a way higher silicon content (higher ph UP) do not use Athena's Balance, it's super watered down silica, use Armor Si by General Hydroponics @ 5 ml/gal before mixing in your nutrients, never add Armor Si or other silica products after you've already mixed fertilizer in the water. It has to be mixed first or it will react and cloud your reservoir.

 

[NobleKingSolomon]

Then your feeding too light, feed your core @ 4.3 grams Per Gallon, Grow or Bloom @ 7.2 Grams per Gallon.

Check pH using these: View attachment 5318026
Shoot for that color too, a nice yellow (6.0).
Fill the little vial halfway then use a few drops of the test solution to get your pH value.

Okay thank you

 

[7CardBud]

Wow....You got them that far without the Core. You must have some very hard tap water.

 

[calvin.m16]

Wow....You got them that far without the Core. You must have some very hard tap water.

I just caught that, @NobleKingSolomon Are you using CORE and Bloom or Grow & Bloom combined? Athena Pro is a 2 part Core + Bloom or Grow.

 

[NobleKingSolomon]

Wow....You got them that far without the Core. You must have some very hard tap water.

Very hard and that’s true even washing clothes with it requires more soap and washing powder

 

[NobleKingSolomon]

I just caught that, @NobleKingSolomon Are you using CORE and Bloom or Grow & Bloom combined? Athena Pro is a 2 part Core + Bloom or Grow.

Core and bloom for my flowering

 

[calvin.m16]

Core and bloom for my flowering

Good stuff, I'd check out maxibloom if your only mixing a small batch at a time, I mix maxibloom in big batches personally but the Advanced Nutrients, Athena, Jacks, Masterblend etc are more for mixing large stock tanks than mixing little batches. I have had problems in the past having a smaller grow and trying to run jacks or athena pro. Things just never were dialed like with maxi.

Maxi is easy too, 1 teaspoon per gallon is all you need and in hard water you might actually need pH Down but in filtered water I need pH UP to hit 6.0 pH. Also, if 1 tsp/gal doesn't work you can always increase or decrease for example if the plants are dark green you can use less, if its light green or looks hungry you can feed more. Really easy nutrient to use and produces the best results with the least shenanigans.

 

[NobleKingSolomon]

Good stuff, I'd check out maxibloom if your only mixing a small batch at a time, I mix maxibloom in big batches personally but the Advanced Nutrients, Athena, Jacks, Masterblend etc are more for mixing large stock tanks than mixing little batches. I have had problems in the past having a smaller grow and trying to run jacks or athena pro. Things just never were dialed like with maxi.

Maxi is easy too, 1 teaspoon per gallon is all you need and in hard water you might actually need pH Down but in filtered water I need pH UP to hit 6.0 pH.

Okay good not i give my veg 5.8,5.9 pH and flowering 6.0

 

[NobleKingSolomon]

Okay good not i give my veg 5.8,5.9 pH and flowering 6.0

Normally *

 

[Hollatchaboy]

Normally *

Personally, I always water in 6.0 with coco. As it dries, the nutrient solution will become more concentrated and the pH will drop.

 

[NobleKingSolomon]

Personally, I always water in 6.0 with coco. As it dries, the nutrient solution will become more concentrated and the pH will drop.

Yh sure the you will some flush

 

[Hollatchaboy]

Yh sure the you will some flush

?

 

[NobleKingSolomon]

?

I mean when the coco get concentrated you need a flush with clean water

 

[Hollatchaboy]

I mean when the coco get concentrated you need a flush with clean water

Nope. Just fresh nute solution, run off to ~20%