Rasp, quick question and pardon my noobness....the Guano is what you use for "N"? If so then thats all it needs for the whole life is 2 feedings of Guano or am I way off bro? I think I read that Guano are mostly "N" and I think they can be time released too? Any clarification would be appreciated. Thanks
I am noob also, but I have seen others that use supplemental guano at week 1 and week 4/5 of flower. I use pro mix and feed with the full line of GO nutes, which includes BioMarine (fish emulsion) and DiamondBlack (humic acid). I was using only 'Grow' guano for both but I just grabbed some 'Bloom' guano to use for the 2nd doses.
I agree as to the ro water.....ro seems to be how to be in complete controlInteresting guys . Problems I am noticing since I switched to Soiless . For one b4 I was using Happy frog and mixing in EWC,bat gauno, kelp meal ,and all purpose granular nute . Then I would just feed lightly with urea based feed . Never any defiencys .
Now I'm using Sunshine Mix and only adding dolomite lime 1 tbsp to a gallon . I'm having a bad what appears to be a calcium def . It hit my cheese quake and Flo the worst . I have topdressed all my plants now with additional Lime . The lime I use Hi-Yield has 21% water soluble calcium . Shouldn't this correct the problem ?
Any Ideas ? Should I be ammending the soiless mix as I was the Happy Frog ? My thoughts was I shouldn't have to since switching to chem nutes ? I'm using the Jacks Duo , DynaGro Mag-Pro and Protek . I also have Liquid Karma and Age Old liquid Grow and Bloom . I thought I'd also mention that Medibud is almost finished but is now showed the calcium def also . Any help here would be appreciated as I'm learning how to use these new methods .
Okay that does make sense . I was using RO water . Now I'm using tap . The thing is though some plants are unaffected and thriving . My tap does not have Chloramine . I've been incorporating Mag-Pro when I can . Guess I need to use it every time . Or mabey fine a Cal/mag supplement without NPK numbers . I don't know if mag pro screws with the NPK or not .I agree as to the ro water.....ro seems to be how to be in complete control
You will almost always need to add cal mag to your feeds....as the lime is for the most part ph control...it breaks down VERY slowly after all, it is only ground up limestone....rock...and rocks breakdown slowly to provide mineral however its presence alters the "chemistry" of the soil and keeps ph from tumbling....but does little in the way of supplying cal and mag in a useable form for the plant
So you need either the dynagro series with magpro or some form of cal mag supplement...I have Dynagro's complete line of nutes and Botanicaire's cal mag plus....
None of what you listed as nutes contain any cal my friend...
hope it helps
Namaste'
ps- also since you are using protekt which is silica and POTASSIUM (K) this requires a raised level of cal and mag as increased levels of (K) will interfere with the availability of cal-mag and vice versa...also na (sodium) and cal levels need to be proportionate for the cal to be available to the plant in a useful form...most supplements take this into account
Tap water no chloramine , I always PH test . This is what I thought was a sulper deficiency but turns out it's calcium .
I have only used my pH meter twice since I went to RO water, just to be sure I didn't need to use it anymore.
That's the only way I'll go back to Ro , is buying an RO system . I'm dun hauling water to and fro . I researched chloramine and my tap doesn't have it . Mine is chlorine . I made an earlier post on how to detect chloramine .I have only used my pH meter twice since I went to RO water, just to be sure I didn't need to use it anymore.
I am planning to get my own RO filter for the laundry room this summer so I dont have to haul 6 x 3ga jugs to Kroger every week.
Right on man . It wasn't sulper I should have posted a pic . It is calcium . That botainacare cal/mag sounds good having only 2 % N . I did forget to mention molassas . Before I was using it in greater amounts , do you think that mabey that was covering my calcium b4 ? Or is the calcium in molassas not readily availible ? Here's some shots of my affected leaves .Mag-pro is 2-15-6 or there abouts so yes it will skew npk ratios.... the Botanicaire cal mag plus is 2-0-0 so will skew things little as far as npk....a quart should be about $15.... the mag pro will be very useful with the DG regimen as the bloom and foliage or grow do contain cal and some mag and the magpro will help trich production in flower thanx to the sulphur...I thought it strange that you had a sulphur deficiency as it is very rare as most ferts even though they do not list it contain it...it is more of a by product from the other elements changing forms
I am not familiar with the use of Age Old but doubt it contains cal....that is why theres is a pronounced cal def...none of your ferts contain it plus the other notations I addressed earlier
Namaste'
Well it seems to me that ro water solves alot of problems including ph but also it allows you complete control ofwhat they are actually getting....and yes my tap fluctuates wildly as to ph and ppmRasp thanks for the Guano info, I too am still trying to learn this nute thing. It seems that the only way I learn is when I have a problem with my plant. Just recently my Jack that I thought I nute burned wasnt even that, it was my pH being a little out of wack and I read up on Calcium Def and I must of had a Cal/Mag problem, I added Cal/Mag to her and it worked she is back on track. My question is can Tap water change with seasonal change? I always used Tap Water for MIR and then I would use my filter on my faucet for Nute mix. Damn I just realized I might need to change out my filter,LOL
KoQ sorry for asking so many questions on your thread, not trying to jack it or anything, just trying to pick these guy's and lady's brains.
Peace
BKB
That PH value for the Pro Mix may because of the myco they put in it now . I have no doubts about this considering my medium as noted . Just picked up some ro to be safe and am watering them at 5.8 . Half soiless and half perlite is far from soil and more like hydro as far as PH is concerned . I will beat this !