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Hello everyone! I am very very new to the scene I am a first time grower. Had slight problems on my clone of 4 weeks about a week back. Everything seems to be fine now.
however I am slight on funds and only have a shitty ph meter. I don’t trust it. Aquafina has a ph of 6.0 , is this fair to give my girls? I habe not ph’d the run off Bc I’m not sure I trust my meter but I Gave them a first feed a day back with Aquafina and they look better than ever.
isn’t Aquafina technically tap anyways? Can I trust theirPHlevels? And will it drop below a 5,8 for runoff?
thanks a billion
Problem is ph is highly influenced since it has undergone RO. Small amounts of acid or bases make bigger swings.What country are you in? I'm uk
Im in soil and I use aqua pura its 6.5
6 is a little low if your using soil or coco
I am in the states. I hear that depending on area we’re in the ph could differ, bc in ninety nine percent sure is 6.0 here.What country are you in? I'm uk
Im in soil and I use aqua pura its 6.5
6 is a little low if your using soil or coco
Ahh gotcha. Very good suggestions and knowledge I did not know before. I started at what I thought was a true 5.8 ph, atleast that’s what I was trying to replicate.Aquafina is basically RO water... So the ph is meaningless. It has no carbonate or bicarbonate to buffer the ph meaning and tiny bit of acid will have a large impact on the ph. It's basically unstable. That's not to say it's bad... It will depend largely on your growing medium. There are simple steps to take to add carbonate or bicarbonate to help stabilize the ph but with a working ph meter I can't explain to you how to go about it.
If in soil no issues (depending on nutrients used maybe lack of cal mag)
Coco (also could be lack of cal mag and depending on nutrient strength could run ph that's to low locking out some nutrients. Would be a good ideas to add carbonate or bicarbonate to stabilize ph)
Hydro (you need to add carbonate or bicarbonate to stabilize the ph or the swings will be terrible)
Overwatering won't burn the plants Infact it creates a lack of oxygen in the root zone and the plants cannot take up nutrients.Ahh gotcha. Very good suggestions and knowledge I did not know before. I started at what I thought was a true 5.8 ph, atleast that’s what I was trying to replicate.
I also heard over watering can burn the girls and give a ph of 6.5so that is what scares me away from a ph that high.
What is a happy medium do you think now? Should I keep it low bc that’s what they have been receiiving?
I would say either tap or aquafina or other RO will be fine. No need to worry much the soil will adjust the ph. To be on the safe side if you don't know what's in the tap go with aquafina or RO.Would love to.
Clones started in coor however upon receiving them shortly transplanted after into soil my buddy gave me known as Michigan m3 soil.
My buddy also says he doesn’t know how old it is maybe three weeks as of a week ago. So 4 weeks maybe.
watering about every three days as the soil remain fairly wet and holds water well. Just started training yesterday and fed for the first time about two days ago last time I watered. I am used just short of a half gallon of water . I am using fox farm nuts.
i have been going by the chart here although I didn’t know is we were at 3 or 4 weeks so I did tsp if big bloom and three tsp of grow big. Since then many leaves popping out from center branch. I think they needed a that?
What are you running in terms of lighting? I would say it's time to flip your plant can double in size in the first 2-3 weeks of flower so that's 30" plus your pot then minimum 6-10 inch hanging height. So yeah anytime now I would flipThank you! By the look of these Howe much more time before you think I should switch into flower. Btw I have a 2x4 ft tent with another girl in there same strain and everything to this one. Only 60 inches high.
What are you running in terms of lighting? I would say it's time to flip your plant can double in size in the first 2-3 weeks of flower so that's 30" plus your pot then minimum 6-10 inch hanging height. So yeah anytime now I would flip
Probably no closer than 18" off to bed check in tomorrow600 watt led but the actual output is only approx 140 w. Is this terrible will it due? Very tight on expenses i guess I’ll have to make it do.
I hear u want 50 watts per square foot minimum and about half this during veg corrct me if I’m wrong. That would leave me at under needed 200 total watts but not by far?
And what height should I leave this to the plants . How much should I lower it for flower phase.
Is my light too high?hWhat are you running in terms of lighting? I would say it's time to flip your plant can double in size in the first 2-3 weeks of flower so that's 30" plus your pot then minimum 6-10 inch hanging height. So yeah anytime now I would flip
thanks little too high? Night!Probably no closer than 18" off to bed check in tomorrow
Absolutely,Problem is ph is highly influenced since it has undergone RO. Small amounts of acid or bases make bigger swings.
Ahh gotcha. Very good suggestions and knowledge I did not know before. I started at what I thought was a true 5.8 ph, atleast that’s what I was trying to replicate.
I also heard over watering can burn the girls and give a ph of 6.5so that is what scares me away from a ph that high.
What is a happy medium do you think now? Should I keep it low bc that’s what they have been receiiving?
In soil ideal Ph would be around 6.5. I'm not a soil grower. But like I said the soil will buffer the ph of the nutrients being added to an extent and over time either higher ph or lower ph feed can alter the soil ph and that when you usually start seeing problems.Yikes . And you think they won’t transition weirdly given that they have adjusted to a 6.0 ph?
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