Dyna-Gro vs Advanced Nutrients Connoisseur (AK47 Grow)

Rick Ratlin

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just for the record I've got chunks of precipitate in my new grow bottle, but not my new bloom. No problems so far though. Just add the same amount of water as is present, and dilute. Strain the mix, and double you're ratio.
 

homebrewer

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just for the record I've got chunks of precipitate in my new grow bottle, but not my new bloom. No problems so far though. Just add the same amount of water as is present, and dilute. Strain the mix, and double you're ratio.
In regards to those chunks, take 1ml of bloom or grow and see how much it raises the ppm of a gallon of water. I'm pretty sure the grow and bloom should contribute about 120-130 ppm to a gallon of water on the .7 scale or around 95 ppm on the .5 scale. My bottles of bloom in the past are in the 90ppm range (.7 scale) so quite a bit dropped out yet I have seen no issues from this. Recently I picked up a bottle of bloom with no chunks and I was up around 125 ppm for one ml. I test each bottle before I use it so there are no surprises when I'm mixing a res.
 

homebrewer

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Ok fellas, I've got some bad news in regards to the newest comparison grow. Canna plant food cannot be found in my area. However, H&G can so I hope switching the plant food at the last minute here isn't a disappointment.
 

Southtexasman87

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Sweet!! I wanna c this cuz I do have both!! I just really need to fix my problem but looking fowered to this comp!!

Ps, Im going to get a new Rez today and c if I can't fix this slime and get back on track!
 

Trichy Bastard

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Ok fellas, I've got bad news in regards to the newest comparison grow. Canna plant food cannot be found in my area. However, H&G can so I hope switching the plant food at the last minute here isn't a disappointment.
It's hard to find in stores, but I do have a good website that sells it for a good price and reasonable shipping for the future. I have heard a bit about the H&G lately so it's also a curiosity. Since I do have both Dyna and Canna, perhaps it will fall on me to do the head to head. I'll just have to make sure I have all my variables scientifically sorted out like you do HB... Good luck and just glad you are putting out some new info no matter what it is... :D
 

dickkhead

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At the most, 1 tsp/gallon would be plenty for a mature plant. Roughly half that for veg.
There still young prob 4-6 weeks old and I was doing 1/4 tsp gallon and they were yellowing so I went to 1tsp gallon and they are thriving! Wasn't sure if I should do 1tsp every time I feed an feed 2 a week on a feed feed water type of schedule like I do with gro? Anyways thanks hb
 

homebrewer

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There still young prob 4-6 weeks old and I was doing 1/4 tsp gallon and they were yellowing so I went to 1tsp gallon and they are thriving! Wasn't sure if I should do 1tsp every time I feed an feed 2 a week on a feed feed water type of schedule like I do with gro? Anyways thanks hb
You just gotta play with it a little and do what works best. Now that you know the dosage that your plants like, experiment with the watering schedule. Start with feed, water, feed and if that's not enough then maybe a feed, feed, water schedule is something to try after. Lets say you've dialed-in a watering/feeding schedule your plants like but you're seeing signs of salt buildup in the medium. Maybe that's a sign to cut back to 4mls a gallon. Trial and error my friend.
 

dickkhead

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You just gotta play with it a little and do what works best. Now that you know the dosage that your plants like, experiment with the watering schedule. Start with feed, water, feed and if that's not enough then maybe a feed, feed, water schedule is something to try after. Lets say you've dialed-in a watering/feeding schedule your plants like but you're seeing signs of salt buildup in the medium. Maybe that's a sign to cut back to 4mls a gallon. Trial and error my friend.
Ok what are signs to look for with salt build up?
 

homebrewer

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That could be a number of things. Your plants look pretty good so maybe we can rule out over-feeding, unless you just overfed them. It could be over-watering or a poor environment, like a room that's too cool and a medium that isn't drying out quick enough. My guess is that it has something to do with your roots or your medium.
 
im using foliage-pro/pro-tekt right now in veg. running pure kush in 5 gal buckets. using pro-mix hp with added perlite and earthworm castings. im about to switch to 12/12. i have a bottle of bloom,7-9-5 grow,pro-tekt and mag pro also. has anyone used a combo of fp and bloom yet in flower? rather than the 7-9-5/bloom combo? thanks
 

Lucius Vorenus

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That could be a number of things. Your plants look pretty good so maybe we can rule out over-feeding, unless you just overfed them. It could be over-watering or a poor environment, like a room that's too cool and a medium that isn't drying out quick enough. My guess is that it has something to do with your roots or your medium.
It's just that strain. All other plants in that room 28, do just fine. This strain is Da Purps and it just seems to do that. Kinda weird.
 

homebrewer

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im using foliage-pro/pro-tekt right now in veg. running pure kush in 5 gal buckets. using pro-mix hp with added perlite and earthworm castings. im about to switch to 12/12. i have a bottle of bloom,7-9-5 grow,pro-tekt and mag pro also. has anyone used a combo of fp and bloom yet in flower? rather than the 7-9-5/bloom combo? thanks
I think the nitrogen demands of our plants in dirt is greater than it is in hydro in regards to NPK values/ratios. Let us know how the combination works.
 
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