I was going to start using Big Bloom with every watering as soon as the cotyledons sprout since it's organic, then probably start with Grow Big the last week of veg then onto Tiger Grow for flowering. What do you think, should I water with cal-mag when I start Grow Big, Tiger Grow, or from seed?
Thanks man I'll keep it in mind.
A schedule can be helpful, but I prefer to read my plants, give them what they need and log it. You won't need to use big bloom that early, and really with the FFOF, not for probably the first few weeks, depending on container size, etc, etc.
i use cal mag with all my water. This is another very broad topic, with a lot of "if this, then that" sort of thing. But I use RO water. It comes out at about 09ppms. Most Nute lines, don't have a lot of cal or mag. Maybe cause they think most people are using tapwater.
So it's necessary to supplement my water with it. Without.... Ugh. It starts to show as a Nute deficiency, stems start to purple, leaves become a washed out green, it basically looks like a ph problem.
From what I read, aside from a few particular strains (or late in flowering) if your leaf stems are purple, you need calmag. It's not normal for stems to be purple. People may always see it, and it may seem like it doesn't affect them, but stems - main stalk or on a leaf, should not be purple.
If your using distilled water, you most certainly will need it. Tap water -no. Please don't use tapwater. Get an RO filter. They're like $125 on amazon. You won't regret it. And you'll have great drinking water all the time.
Nutes that that drop the ph of your soil, are nutes to stay away from. The micro biology in the soil is what's regulating your ph. They sustain their environment how they want it. If you put something in there that kills all that beneficial bacteria and micro biology, then your soil is no longer living. You killed it. Hang on for the ride.
So be mindful of what your putting in your dirt, and don't let the Joe Schmoe hydro bro at the local hydro grow sell you some stupid chemical to drop in your dirt for a 200% bigger yields.
Its just science.
I'm using whats left over from a previous grow, ffof and the ff line of soil nutes. I've always been successful with ff, just figured I should start testing pH when adding nutes to get an approx range of accuracy for future grows, and to compare to other nute lines.
