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Have you checked the runoff ec? I have had runaway ec levels in a single plant even though all plants were treated the same. I have no idea why. It looked similar to yours. Just a thought.

You might consider running a soil slurry test for pH and ec if you haven’t already. Runoff is not representative as it has little contact time with the soil. A soil slurry test allows the water to be in contact long enough to leach the soil. Just a suggestion. Per Vernier: To Prepare the...

The struggle lies in the fact that a TDS meter is a misnomer. They should be called TDIS or total dissolved IONIZABLE solids meter. It’s only a TDS meter if everything in solution is ionized. In the lab we run a true TDS by drying a fixed amount of filtered solution and measuring the mass of...

Did your meter come with 3 calibration buffers at 4, 7, and 10? If so, I suggest that you put your probe in the pH 4 standard to check for linearity in the meter readings. If the result differs by more than 0.2 units, I would do a two point calibration using the pH 4 and 7 buffers. If the...

Electrical conductivity in water is the result of substances like Epsom salt dissolving in solution to create charged particles known as ions. It looks like the boost primarily contains carbohydrates as a bloom enhancer. Some substances, like carbohydrates, dissolve in water without forming...

On the issue of pH, I do the same although some say it’s unnecessary. It’s true that soil has a high buffer capacity and can neutralize the materials that are in your source water. However, over time you can exceed the buffer capacity of the soil and it will begin to swing. I suspect this is...

I had a plant that appeared similar to yours and at the same point in its life cycle. The inherent soil ec combined with the ec from added inorganic nutrients resulted in a high total ec. Hard to take up nutrients when you’re salt curing your roots. I’m not saying that your situation is...

I grew this Moby Dick in a 5 gallon fabric pot. It yielded 1.3 pounds of dried bud. Not too bad for my first attempt.

I repurposed the Moby Dick stalk from last summer’s grow. The missus is not impressed.

Blue dream to be exact. And I whittled out a Yule log while I was at it. Merry Christmas everyone!

Theives aren’t the only reason to plant in pots. Insects, bud rot, and inclement weather almost robbed me of my crops. It would not have been easy to bring them in had I planted them in the ground. Just a thought to muddy the waters. And the suggestion to use 10 gallon + containers is a...

I can never capture a photo that truly replicates a first hand view. And it can be hard to catch subtleties like frost. I have found that most cameras produce overly soft images by default . It’s more pleasing to the eye for selfies and such. Sometimes we want an image that is tack sharp...

I am thankful to live in a state (OH) that has come to their senses and decriminalized cannabis cultivation. I am thankful for a chunk of land off the beaten path and a little walking around money. I am thankful to have learned vegetable gardening from a father with a green thumb. But, most...

The best photos are ones that you take to please yourself! 🙂 I worked as a professional wedding photographer for about 5 years. I found that photography was no fun when it was done exclusively for someone else. I was so burned out that I didn't pick up a camera for about 10 years. And don't...

You're welcome! I use Nikon cameras as well. And you are right about the photo quality of cameras versus cell phones. Cell phones do an incredible job. I leave my camera at home most often. But the resolving power of those tiny lenses doesn't compare to that of a 72 mm piece of glass of the...

Some have an eye for photography. Others, like me, learn through trial and optimization. Here are a few tips that I learned by poking around. The first tip is to break the rules. Normally backlighting without any front (fill) lighting on the subject is verboten. But there are occasions where it...

pH down and pH up consist of dilute phosphoric acid and potassium carbonate respectively. Phosphoric acid is a weak acid found in some foods. Potassium carbonate is a weak base and is also used in foodstuffs. While they are inorganic, they should have no negative impact on organic soils when...

Post a picture if you can. What type of light are you using? Are you using flash?

When are you planning on starting your beans next year? I started mine indoors on March 15 and started hardening them off as soon as weather permitted. This was late April. I also topped and LST'd them.