Yes, I've read that, too. I've also read that it doesn't matter lol. A lot of conflicting info out there. Anyway, I just had the PHed RO water laying around so that's what I used for the most recent water. I just tested my tap water and it's 6.8 ph (even tho ph doesn't matter much for soil) and 40 ppm, so I will probably just use that going forward.Using ro water in soil may not be the best idea. Recently came across some sciency reading about why it can be detrimental to nutrient uptake. I now use 50/50 ro/filtered tap. My tap ppm is 160. Cutting with ro gets it to 90. I found the ro has very little ph buffer capacity ie very little adjustment solution = large ph swing. Adding tap improves that issue nicely. Maybe research ro in soil or others here may be able to chime in on the subject.
Are you growing hydro?My masterblend nute mixed with ro water goes to 5.9ph after a week still stable
Thanks, happy to be here - they've already helped me so much! I'm glad I joined.Welcome to the forum unc I've learned the hard way myself but these guys are great and so helpful, enjoy your grow and
yes DWCAre you growing hydro?
Nice. I considered going that route, but soil seemed like less maintenence. Maybe someday...yes DWC
I say go for it. I def plan on experimenting with different methods to find the one I like the best.I might go rdwc on my next run, after trying this dual zone I'm not so scared
yea you would need to check often ph and ppm but faster growth and no pests. for me its too boring in dirt you water it today and for a week or more you dont do anything yea you can train but nothing much happeningNice. I considered going that route, but soil seemed like less maintenence. Maybe someday...
doesn’t matter anytime during light on hours,..Is there specific time of day to transplant that helps mitigate stress? like beginning or end of light cycle? or does it matter?
It's a carpet beetle larvae for anyone who wants to know.I up-potted and laid down some mulch this morning, and just found this little guy this evening when I was doing some maintenance. Anyone know what this is and if I need to worry about it?
Looks super healthy, if your growing in soil its normal to have off looking lower leaves at the start. Personally not a fan of mulch but to each their own. You can pinch the top or clip it just above where the next node connects to the leaf.Hello again all! She seems to be doing great after I followed some good advice from you knowledgable folks, so of course now I have another question. I'll be topping her tonight, and I'm wondering if I should clip off the leaves indicated below and top above the next two nodes? The indicated leaves were among the nodes affected by the Mg deficiency from my OP, and they are smaller than the rest. Just FYI, I already clipped off the bottom two nodes since those were nearly gone and beyond saving, so this is technically the third original node.
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Topping means stress. Stress should only be undergone by a healthy well established plant. You can top essentially whenever(some say to wait for node 6 etc) but realistically if a plant is healthy you can top at node 3/4 and still be in the clear. With yours being stunted I would focus more on getting the plant to grow/get to harvest over any kind of training. Save the training for when you have a bit more experience and you’ll be a lot happier overall. You could top her, and no you don’t want to remove additional leaves just the top, but honestly with the rough start I would just be kind to her and let her finish without too much additional input training wise. Just my 2 cents you can do as you wish just stating what route I would take knowing what I know currently.Hello again all! She seems to be doing great after I followed some good advice from you knowledgable folks, so of course now I have another question. I'll be topping her tonight, and I'm wondering if I should clip off the leaves indicated below and top above the next two nodes? The indicated leaves were among the nodes affected by the Mg deficiency from my OP, and they are smaller than the rest. Just FYI, I already clipped off the bottom two nodes since those were nearly gone and beyond saving, so this is technically the third original node.
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