More nute run off questions

ZerocoolSmith

ZerocoolSmith

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Im in coco and smart pots, ending week 4 in flowering and my feeding ppm is around 900-1000.

I was under watering my plants, wasnt getting any run off. Finally figured that was bad I watered them more next feeding and checked, the run off was 1400 ppms. The plants were showing clear signs of nute burn. Burnt leaf edges, major leaf tip curl, ect.

I flushed the plants and got the run off to 300ppms. Next feeding I fed at the normal 900 and got decent run off (about 10%). The run off ppms were about 750. Everything was great. Then I just fed again at 950ppm and the run off is back at 1300 (2nd feeding after flush). The plants will probably burn again.

Would anyone know if I should just add more clean water to my feeding to get 15% run off and water down my mix? Or add more water to the mix and nutes accordingly and get 15% run off? By getting more run off will that lower the run off ppm?

Lastly some of the hairs are turning orange prematurely, could this be from nute burn? The big ball is a normal one, the smaller one is oranger:

 
DannyBlaze2

DannyBlaze2

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The runoff means nothing in dirt so I don't know bout coco but I would go by what you put in and not worry bout what coming out it :lol: in dirt the runoff is always higher than what it really is ~
 
Deusracing

Deusracing

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Man i don't care what week they are if they look messed up then fix the problem the most logical way.. Pull that bitch and repot her... Ive done it with 6 week old flowering girl from hydro straight to my soil regiment.. hell get her out of the coco rinse off them roots and replant
ZerocoolSmith said:
Im in coco and smart pots, ending week 4 in flowering and my feeding ppm is around 900-1000.

I was under watering my plants, wasnt getting any run off. Finally figured that was bad I watered them more next feeding and checked, the run off was 1400 ppms. The plants were showing clear signs of nute burn. Burnt leaf edges, major leaf tip curl, ect.

I flushed the plants and got the run off to 300ppms. Next feeding I fed at the normal 900 and got decent run off (about 10%). The run off ppms were about 750. Everything was great. Then I just fed again at 950ppm and the run off is back at 1300 (2nd feeding after flush). The plants will probably burn again.

Would anyone know if I should just add more clean water to my feeding to get 15% run off and water down my mix? Or add more water to the mix and nutes accordingly and get 15% run off? By getting more run off will that lower the run off ppm?

Lastly some of the hairs are turning orange prematurely, could this be from nute burn? The big ball is a normal one, the smaller one is oranger:

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NOW if you screw it up don't come back and scream it didn't work.. what works for me may not work for you....
 
Silky Shagsalot

Silky Shagsalot

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i like a good 15-20% run-off. when you didn't get run-off initially, that's prob. what started the problem. just ensure you get r/o "every," time. although your ppm seems a bit high for coco, it sounds like they weren't hating it.
 
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