Dyna-Gro vs General Hydroponics (Dumpster Grow)

[beans davis]

H.B. and growers using Dyna Gro
If your ph in your rez has changed DO NOT ADJUST like I did.Check your tds meter.
My meter was going bad & not reading correctly.I figured that out a couple of hours after adjusting ph so i used the add drops to sample & go by the samples color.That was yesterday,new batteries today and my ph is dead nut on 5.8. after a small adjustment.

 

[GreenGiant49]

H.B. and growers using Dyna Gro
If your ph in your rez has changed DO NOT ADJUST like I did.Check your tds meter.
My meter was going bad & not reading correctly.I figured that out a couple of hours after adjusting ph so i used the add drops to sample & go by the samples color.That was yesterday,new batteries today and my ph is dead nut on 5.8. after a small adjustment.

I just switched from Gen Hydro to Dyna Gro 2 days ago. Still to early to tell if I will like it, but it sure is easy!! and, I have not had to do anything with PH yet either, which is a real good sign, and so far PPM has been very stable too

I was starting fall into the trap of buying way too many additives. Chasing the elusive perfect nutrient blend. Trouble was I was not happy with what my plant was doing. Unstable PH, Unstable PPM, spotty leaves, wrinkled leaves, distortions

Hoping the DG will help.

 

[beans davis]

I just switched from Gen Hydro to Dyna Gro 2 days ago. Still to early to tell if I will like it, but it sure is easy!! and, I have not had to do anything with PH yet either, which is a real good sign, and so far PPM has been very stable too

I was starting fall into the trap of buying way too many additives. Chasing the elusive perfect nutrient blend. Trouble was I was not happy with what my plant was doing. Unstable PH, Unstable PPM, spotty leaves, wrinkled leaves, distortions

Hoping the DG will help.

GreenGiant i was having the same problems as u i was useing A.N. products.Dyna-Gro is treating me right,super clean and easy to use.
Don't go by the D.G. feeding chart,it's way to hot.I'm in 2nd week of bloom at 450ppm .5 conversion.I don't think i will need to go above 1ec.
My wife grows a lot of potted plants indoors & out and her family always has a vegetable garden.I showed her my plants last night and she freaked, she said she had never seen any kind of plants so green and healthy.She said they almost looked like plastic plants they are so green.
I think you're gonna love dyna-gro.

 

[GreenGiant49]

GreenGiant i was having the same problems as u i was useing A.N. products.Dyna-Gro is treating me right,super clean and easy to use.
Don't go by the D.G. feeding chart,it's way to hot.I'm in 2nd week of bloom at 450ppm .5 conversion.I don't think i will need to go above 1ec.
My wife grows a lot of potted plants indoors & out and her family always has a vegetable garden.I showed her my plants last night and she freaked, she said she had never seen any kind of plants so green and healthy.She said they almost looked like plastic plants they are so green.
I think you're gonna love dyna-gro.

Thanks for the reply! Especially for the tip on nute strength! I will certainly do that from now on as the first few days it has been in the 850 range and NOT dropping daily. I think this is indicating a too high mix. Ill cut it down the next couple of days by adding plain h20.

I sure am looking forward to having her eat light clean food. I sure look forward to seeing my plant recover as yours did!

 

[beans davis]

Thanks for the reply! Especially for the tip on nute strength! I will certainly do that from now on as the first few days it has been in the 850 range and NOT dropping daily. I think this is indicating a too high mix. Ill cut it down the next couple of days by adding plain h20.

I sure am looking forward to having her eat light clean food. I sure look forward to seeing my plant recover as yours did!

I was on 3rd week of veg at 500ppm & getting yellow leaves HB told me no higher than 400ppm .7 conversion so i cut back to 280ppm .5 i thought this was to low but i was wrong.Follow HBs #s and you should be right on.Tomorrow i will start week 2 bloom i will keep you updated and try to post some pics.I have 5 hash plants and ch9 jack33 1x and critical33 1x.

 

[GreenGiant49]

I was on 3rd week of veg at 500ppm & getting yellow leaves HB told me no higher than 400ppm .7 conversion so i cut back to 280ppm .5 i thought this was to low but i was wrong.Follow HBs #s and you should be right on.Tomorrow i will start week 2 bloom i will keep you updated and try to post some pics.I have 5 hash plants and ch9 jack33 1x and critical33 1x.

My girl was very thirsty last night. She needed a full gallon of water. I am DWC with 3 gallon res in a 5 gallon pail. That is the most she has ever needed in a one day period. PPM was at 900, which appears to be way too high based on current thinking. I put in plain water 1 gallon and it only brought the ppms down to 700.

I think I will drain half the res this afternoon and put in plain water to try to get the ppms way down.

Ill keep you posted on how it goes.

Thanks Beans and HB for this thread.

 

[GreenGiant49]

My girl was very thirsty last night. She needed a full gallon of water. I am DWC with 3 gallon res in a 5 gallon pail. That is the most she has ever needed in a one day period. PPM was at 900, which appears to be way too high based on current thinking. I put in plain water 1 gallon and it only brought the ppms down to 700.

I think I will drain half the res this afternoon and put in plain water to try to get the ppms way down.

Ill keep you posted on how it goes.

Thanks Beans and HB for this thread.

Ok, the drain and refresh with 2.5 gals of plain h20 got the ppms down to about 400! Finally! Ill keep them at that level and see how she does. It certainly is better to be lower than higher in nutes.

 

[OldLuck]

Homebrewer, can you take a look at my plants and see if they are watered to much. I am flooding twice as long as you and everyone else. Also, can I pm you with a few questions? Thanks for all your info in all of your journals.

 

[tomat0]

Homebrewer, for lack of advertising and such, DG is quite impressive, isn't it? Simple and straight to the point.
Fortunately for the purpose of this forum, your patience to log and post this grow provides quite an educational and relatively "controlled" informational reference.

I was going to message you but I don't have full forum privileges due to post counts.

 

[homebrewer]

Homebrewer, for lack of advertising and such, DG is quite impressive, isn't it? Simple and straight to the point.
Fortunately for the purpose of this forum, your patience to log and post this grow provides quite an educational and relatively "controlled" informational reference.

I was going to message you but I don't have full forum privileges due to post counts.

Dyna-Gro is easy to use, clean, affordable, highly concentrated, pH stable, yields heavy, and grows a fantastic product. Once I realized that anything of any true importance to a plant can be found in the guaranteed analysis, my work-load and monthly bill at the hydro shop dropped significantly. I truly believe it to be the best fertilizer on the market, no question about it. And once the nutritional needs of the plant are taken care of, we can then work on creating a better environment, or spending more time preventing pests, or thinking of ways to improve efficiency.

 

[homebrewer]

I was asked about this product in the past and had never used it so I couldn't comment. When taking cuttings, I found that superthrive and maybe 1/2ml per gallon of bloom formula worked just fine in my clone dome to get roots in about 12-14 days. And to be honest, I can't remember the last time I couldn't get a cutting to root so if my method isn't broken, why look for another product?

About 2 months ago, I saw a bottle of KLN at a new store in my area and picked some up for maybe $8. I've used it for 4 rounds of cuttings now and have decided that I really like this product. I now not only see roots in 8-10 days, but I see more roots that are stronger and healthier.

These are 10 days from being cut off the mother plant and are ready to move into some promix.

 

[Samwell Seed Well]

whats kln? looks good!

 

[Samwell Seed Well]

Dyna-Gro is easy to use, clean, affordable, highly concentrated, pH stable, yields heavy, and grows a fantastic product. Once I realized that anything of any true importance to a plant can be found in the guaranteed analysis, my work-load and monthly bill at the hydro shop dropped significantly. I truly believe it to be the best fertilizer on the market, no question about it. And once the nutritional needs of the plant are taken care of, we can then work on creating a better environment, or spending more time preventing pests, or thinking of ways to improve efficiency.

i really want to try the stuff, what would i need for a coco run, and if its all i this thread ill just look and find it. Your buds look great and if the price is right i think i want to give this a try, the organics im runningright now are cheap as hell but yield wont be as good i hear, but bud will be great i hear . . . . .?

 

[homebrewer]

whats kln? looks good!

It's DynaGro's rooting product. Check their site for details.

 

[tomat0]

Dyna-Gro is easy to use, clean, affordable, highly concentrated, pH stable, yields heavy, and grows a fantastic product. Once I realized that anything of any true importance to a plant can be found in the guaranteed analysis, my work-load and monthly bill at the hydro shop dropped significantly. I truly believe it to be the best fertilizer on the market, no question about it. And once the nutritional needs of the plant are taken care of, we can then work on creating a better environment, or spending more time preventing pests, or thinking of ways to improve efficiency.

I initially intended to grow plants in with organic hydroponics, but when I figured it was virtually an oxymoron I had to find the next best solution.. so it's no surprise you've made those observations.
Even their superb customer service can provide quite a bit of information for those with questions.
I also have GH's Flora Series but it was more for experimenting. Now I have to figure what to do with 20+ gallons of colorful liquid.

I was asked about this product in the past and had never used it so I couldn't comment. When taking cuttings, I found that superthrive and maybe 1/2ml per gallon of bloom formula worked just fine in my clone dome to get roots in about 12-14 days. And to be honest, I can't remember the last time I couldn't get a cutting to root so if my method isn't broken, why look for another product?

About 2 months ago, I saw a bottle of KLN at a new store in my area and picked some up for maybe $8. I've used it for 4 rounds of cuttings now and have decided that I really like this product. I now not only see roots in 8-10 days, but I see more roots that are stronger and healthier.

With the amount of products on the shelves of hydroponic stores, it's nice to know a company's entire line of products are efficiently effective. Medical patients can definitely benefit from the end-product.

 

[Trichy Bastard]

Yes, and I am curious if anyone has tried the "Dyna-Rok II" growing medium. Cool part is that it's basically silica rock (diatomaceous earth) and slowly releases silica with no need for pro-tekt. I think a cheap alternative would be some oil spill cleanup from Napa or hardware store (make sure it says diatomaceous earth or silica)- it's the same thing and all comes from the same deposits in the earth's crust unless Dyna does some sort of additional processing. The dyna rock is spendy, and shipping probably makes it only worse considering it's' heavy- so I'd really love to try the oil-spill version.

 

[neophyte101]

Dyna-Gro is easy to use, clean, affordable, highly concentrated, pH stable, yields heavy, and grows a fantastic product. Once I realized that anything of any true importance to a plant can be found in the guaranteed analysis, my work-load and monthly bill at the hydro shop dropped significantly. I truly believe it to be the best fertilizer on the market, no question about it. And once the nutritional needs of the plant are taken care of, we can then work on creating a better environment, or spending more time preventing pests, or thinking of ways to improve efficiency.

i hope you dont work for them because im sold

 

[homebrewer]

i hope you dont work for them because im sold

DG isn't magic, you still need a certain level of competence with plants to grow a good product. I think when people reach that level, DG makes things pretty easy.

 

[hogs]

HB, I use the KLN as well as protekt and some bloom as it says on the back of the KLN bottle...What do you use for Media when you put your clones in to root??? also do you just use the KLN or other stuff along with it for rooting??

Thanks

 

[RD3]

KLN is vary good stuff, and you are really helping a lot of people! Kudos to you HB. I found Dyna-Gro a year ago while i was just trying to simplify. Happy New Year!!!