Green-fingers
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Hi guys,I’m doing a 1 off flush later tonight with half strength nutes (due to high run off ph) what I need to know is how soon after can I give normal feed,I’m feeding roughly every 3/4 days
Advice needed
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Green-fingers
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50/50 coco and soil
MustGro
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I read in Cervantes grow bible to flush with 1/4 strength nutrient solution. It's what I've always used. three times the pot's volume if it's bad. If the plant is deficient I fert them right after the flush. No stopping, I run the nutes in right after and run about twice the amount I normally would, but that's for a deficient messed up plant. If she's pretty and it's for maintenance then let her dry out.
Wizzlebiz
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Testing runoff in soil only confuses things. You will always get a false reading due to salt pockets in the soil.
There is no need to flush. Just water to runoff every time you water.
Green-fingers
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It is showing signs of deficient
Green-fingers
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Do u need to discard the run off or let plant sap it back up
Green-fingers
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Thanks for the advice,it’s nice to get some sensible comments
Wizzlebiz
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Discard
Green-fingers
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That’s y I think I’ve ran in to problems then
HydroKid239
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Never let it sit on run off. Feeding from the bottom is one thing, but the roots will drown/get no oxygen if they sit soaked in any liquids.
Doug Dawson
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As others have said, never let sit in runoff. Runoff is full of salt buildup and such which is why you push it out of your medium by feeding to runoff. Allowing the plant to soak that back up is counter productive and can really hurt your plant. Why are you in coco/soil? Just curious, I know some folks mix them but I have to wonder what benefit there is to having 2 mediums that should be treated totally different mixed together?