I agree SR, I am using Hempy's and I used to check the runoff and get crazy, Now I occasionally check run off, but only for high ppm/ec for possible salt buildup. I water one and sometimes two times a day with nutes at 2/3 rate, make sure I get 1/3 runoff.don't worry about your runoff in coco, just water it in at 5.8-6.2, it naturally buffers and you aren't going to be able to make it come out where you want it to no matter how hard you try.
Make sure you don't have really high ppms or ec coming out, a salt buildup is another problem entirely.
Greatly appreciated!Rlouie5688
[Having trouble maintaining a 5.5-6.5 ph level in the runoff water. It's all seems to becoming out at around 5.0 or Lower .. Any suggestions?
I'm using coco coir and perlite as a growing medium]
I agree SR, I am using Hempy's and I used to check the runoff and get crazy, Now I occasionally check run off, but only for high ppm/ec for possible salt buildup. I water one and sometimes two times a day with nutes at 2/3 rate, make sure I get 1/3 runoff.
Rlouie5688, if I do see any salt build up I water/nute with 1/3 rate nutes with at least one gallon nute solution for every gallon/pot, basically a flush. I go back to the 2/3 rate after flush. I always keep my pH at 5.8 to 6.0.
Good luck on your grow,
GR
I have grown a strain that was a Blackberry/Grape Ape x Cotton Candy, it made a great manifold/mainline grow. I would do 4 plants, they should not be all that tall using that method but give them plenty of room to fill out.Has anyone ever main lined a Blackberry or Bubblelicious from Nirvana? I am thinking about trying this method with them.
Also, I have a 4'x4'x7' box with 1000w hid set up. How many main lines plants do you think I can fit?
Is it possible that the plant is root bound?? Causing the lack of stretch and weak looking leaves??Yeah, that probably needed 2-3 weeks more Veg after that last topping, to make
more plant to work with.
Good luck,
JD
Doubt they are root bound, the mix looks dry, not sure what your using, looks like coco.Is it possible that the plant is root bound?? Causing the lack of stretch and weak looking leaves??
I believe everything was left on the each of the 8 mains... Everything below them was removed... Been trying to stay as close to the directions that were laid out at the beginning of this threadDid you take off any fan leaves after the last topping? It seems really thin. How many nodes did you have when you flipped the plant?
The pic was taken just before watering... Yes coco and perlite... Strain is unknown, bag seed of some pretty good smoke...Doubt they are root bound, the mix looks dry, not sure what your using, looks like coco.
Also, what is the strain?
GR