Dazedblakman
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In black gold under 300w given lil nutes (verde and tea from local store) in 3/4 gal pot for several weeks
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Dazedblakman
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The bag of black gold says it's a peat compost with perlite. I had someone else say it's a ph problem
ColoradoHighGrower
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Upload a pic of the full plant
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ColoradoHighGrower
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Agreed on mag def: regardless, it is time for a transplant to a 2-3 gal pot with a good soil mix, and then feed with calmag and veg nutes on next watering. Pre-soak your new soil with a light nutes mix first for ~24hrs, it should be moist not soaking wet when transplanting. Wait for your plant to get thirsty and then transplant your ~dry rootball into the moist soil surrounding. Let it take to the new soil for a day or two before your next water/feed.
I use promix/sphagnum/coco/perlite/worm casting mix with Fox Farm nutes trio as my base. For ~3gal of water, I usually mix 2 cap-fulls of calmag, 1 cap of grow big, and 2 caps of the big bloom. That gets me pretty close to target EC and Ph is never an issue. I also add Orca beneficials the make the roots happy. You can use Mykes powder when you transplant to help with root health also.
I use promix/sphagnum/coco/perlite/worm casting mix with Fox Farm nutes trio as my base. For ~3gal of water, I usually mix 2 cap-fulls of calmag, 1 cap of grow big, and 2 caps of the big bloom. That gets me pretty close to target EC and Ph is never an issue. I also add Orca beneficials the make the roots happy. You can use Mykes powder when you transplant to help with root health also.
Dazedblakman
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I thought you only really need cal-mag when using distilled water? Also I feel they do need up potted but how is it people are doing bonsai plants!? And this guy Mainegrower on insta has like 3 ft plants in solo cups
TreeFarmerCharlie
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If you are growing in medium that is pimarily peat/coco/perlite then I've found it best to mix in some garden lime with it to buffer the pH and add calcium and magnesium. When I've used ProMix HP (almost all peat) I mixed 2 tbsp/gal of garden lime in with it before filling my pots. Then, when I flip to flower, I top dress with 1Tbsp/gal of garden lime.
They have skills and know how to maintain them properly. From what I understand the solo cup grows require a ton of maintenance to grow well.
xtsho
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6 ft plant in the same size pot as your plant. If the base nutes you use provide everything the plant needs then you don't get deficiencies and don't need calmag or any other additives. I just use cheap non cannabis specific nutes. Have been for years. Plants grow big and healthy.
Dazedblakman
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Wow xtsho that's amazing! I hope to get everything under control and find what works for me soon... pic of medium I'm using. I'm in California
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ColoradoHighGrower
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That looks like a LOT of work!! I'm assuming you use drip irrigation or similar automation to keep that thing happy?6 ft plant in the same size pot as your plant. If the base nutes you use provide everything the plant needs then you don't get deficiencies and don't need calmag or any other additives. I just use cheap non cannabis specific nutes. Have been for years. Plants grow big and healthy.