Uses of Super Plant Tonic
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Ohsogreen
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Somebody041...... No, not unless that temp is maintained for an extended period of time (like 7 to 10 days).
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If your grow room temps are dropping after lights off to below 80 degrees, they will bounce back. Bacteria & Fungi never sleep, all they do is bioconvert (eat, shit out NPK in a more soluble form & reproduce). One bacteria, 24 hours later can be a million. There numbers are constantly going up & down.
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If your grow room is running in the 90 degree plus range, that is working againt you - concerning your plants. Plants exposed to temps above 85 degrees will transpire (like sweating) at a faster rate, loosing more water and making less efficent use of the nutes available to them.
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You need to get the temp under 85 degrees or you're shooting yourself in the foot. Wasting electricity on a light that's not really doing you much good and stressing your plants which causes more males to show up.
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Supply some cooler air, exhaust the heat via a fan, redo you lights on, light off schedule or all three.
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Hope this helps......
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Keep it Real......Organic.....
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somebody041
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hey, yeah, i've been battling the high temps for several months now. as of last night i got it to top out at 87 degrees so i think i'm in the clear.
Ohsogreen
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Droski7.... Yes, as long as you keep your grow room temps below 85 and above 60...... you are good to go.......
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Having a 10 degree difference between lights on temps & lights off temps, is best for Mary. Temps should rise & fall......
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Hope this helps....
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Droski7
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Thanks OhSo, my seeds came in, and i am cleaning out the grow room this weekend. Starting my grow on Monday i will let you know when i start the grow journal, also i heard of using coconut fiber instead of vermaculite and perlite, do you think this is a good idea??? Thanks
hellboundx06
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yeah my cfl's gpt my room routinely between like 78 and 88. might be a little at points in time but my access to power tools to create an exhaus is limited until my boy gets back from FLA in a few days
Droski7
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My grow room is a 10ft by 6ft shed, that i can seal off from any outside air. I have a window unit in there to keep my temps regulated, since there is a window unit that will be bringing in air will i need an additional air intake or will the window unit work just fine??? Also will i need to get a CO2 tank for my babies to breath or will the window unit bring in enough fresh air for them to survive????
dirt clean
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you should post in the grow room design. IT is easy answer. First rule of forums, they work best if you post in the right place.;]
Droski7
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Or if anyone knows they can help me out in here also.
Orange Shovel CAGrower
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I just received my first bottle of SPT. I have a few questions.
1. Can this be used on seedlings?
2. Can I add it to a compost tea to be brewed?
1. Can this be used on seedlings?
2. Can I add it to a compost tea to be brewed?
bossman88188
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nice thread thanx
Ohsogreen
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Orange Shovel CAGrower....... The anwser to your questions is Yes.
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For use with seedlings, mix a half strength and give each one only 16 ounces of your mixed up SPT solution, if they are in a one gallon pot. Less if they are in a smaller pot.
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SPT can be added to Compost Tea, it will enhance it greatly. One ounce will work for 2 to 3 gallons, I use two ounces when I brew up 4 to 5 gallons of compost tea.
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Hope this helps....
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Really?
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Ohso,
I just wanted to thank you for all the great info you share with everyone. I do have a some questions for you though. What tea do you brew for seedlings? I brewed up this for 1gal. 4tbls castings, 1tsp SPT, and 1tbls molasses. What would you change or add and why? I hope this helps some others as well.
Thanks in advance. + REP
I just wanted to thank you for all the great info you share with everyone. I do have a some questions for you though. What tea do you brew for seedlings? I brewed up this for 1gal. 4tbls castings, 1tsp SPT, and 1tbls molasses. What would you change or add and why? I hope this helps some others as well.
Thanks in advance. + REP
billdo
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absolutely!
Arizona Dude
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Are there any similarities between Super Plant Tonic and Super Thrive?
dirt clean
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hey really, I would use 1 tbsp SPT/ that sounds cool. Also some compost in a nylon, I bet ohso says do that, do that. lol.
Ohsogreen
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Really?..... Your tea formula is a good one.... no need to change or add anything... it is completely mild and will not burn your tender seedlings......
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Hope this helps.....
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Ohsogreen
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Arizona Dude..... Both are growth stimulants..... SPT is a all natural source of micro nutes & micro-beasties (both benefit Mary).....
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Super Thrive is a chemical mystery...... it contains some vitamins, synthetic root growth stimulants & other ingredients (harsh chems ?) the maker will not confirm or deny........so who really knows......
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I prefer to know what I'm putting in my pot......
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Hope this helps.....
Keep it Real...Organic....
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