homebrewer
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I shoot for low 6's for my pH in promix. Yes, watch the plant and take notes of what you fed, how much and when. If a couple mls per gallon is not enough food or too much, your plants won't show it immediately. Your tap water also has a bearing on your plant health. Hard water makes it hard for you to keep a plant green and healthy until harvest.So it's important to add protekt first to the water and then the other nutes to bring the ph to the desired level of 6.5-6.7? And then from there just watch the plant and see if it needs more or less?
I feed, feed, water generally but I do not stick to that. I never need to water with plain water twice in a row. Usually I'll feed and watch the plant. At the next watering I have two choices which are to feed or to use plain water. If I feed again, I know next time I need to probably use plain water. If I chose to use tap water, I know next time I'll probably need to feed. Knowing how much to feed and when is a skill. Knowing when your plant needs liquid is another skill one needs to master. Letting your pot dry out too much or not letting it dry out enough can both cause issues. I suppose a 'green thumb' is just knowing when your plant could use a drink.Also should the schedule just switch off with feed, water, feed, water?