Nice-guy-eddy
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I'm thinking of changing nutrients and going to try the lucas formula out...any insight or opinions on the lucas formula...should I go full strength at week 5?
Changing nutrients
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hotrodharley
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I’ve run Lucas using Jungle Juice for about 4 years. Full strength from first feed on. Be sure to add cal mag. Especially under LED. Plain old GH trio Micros and Bloom are all you need. Use your money for lights.
Nice-guy-eddy
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Thank you bro..I built my own lights with citizen cobb led 320 watts with heatsinks and dimmer....they seem extremely bright almost too bright when kept at close distance.
hotrodharley
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After switching to LED one of my best buys was a cheap Hydrofarm quantum PAR meter. Watched Dr Bruce Bugbee videos a few times. Love it. Really helps in dimming and plant placement under the lights.
Don’t waste your time with Lucas. Why wouldn’t you just follow the GH flora feed ratio? Just to save time? You are screwing up the ratios of many elements and quality will suffer. I tried and have way better results following the GH feed chart. And going off memory the Grow is 2-1-6. So the myth that you can just add more the flaws in the Lucas formulas.
That said I am currently using the GH flora series and follow the 10 part feed chart. But instead of their K based Si I use grow genius Monosilic acid. And instead of their floralicious plus I use Mr Fulvic and kelp by Kelp it Real (sourced from Fert-organic). Those two are far superior base ingredients to floralicious plus as that what floralicious plus is - kelp and fulvic acid.
That said I am currently using the GH flora series and follow the 10 part feed chart. But instead of their K based Si I use grow genius Monosilic acid. And instead of their floralicious plus I use Mr Fulvic and kelp by Kelp it Real (sourced from Fert-organic). Those two are far superior base ingredients to floralicious plus as that what floralicious plus is - kelp and fulvic acid.