edit: alright ben, just had a quick look through and can't see what strain your running?
also i saw you say you add your a+b then adjust your ph then add the rest and then re-adjust. i just put ever thing in and adjust after if needed, it normally goes to around 5.7 so i don't need to. am i doing it wrong?
i love h&g nutes, without a doubt the best around.
The strains I am growing in this thread are... Pre '98 O.G. Kush & Skywalker O.G. Kush. I have grown the O.G. for 11 years consecutively.
I only add pH adjusters after adding Both A&B nutrients if needed. Typically the pH stabilizes at 5.8 after the solution has settled for a while but, this will be different for most people considering that not everyone's water is the same pH.
To answer your question if you are "doing it wrong", I would have to say yes, if you are trying to use
House & Garden the way the manufacturer intended it to be mixed and adjusted.
bd:big_boss:
Biggs,
Try a slower look through the thread. He is growing OG Kush, has for 11 years. You're also mistaken about the nutes. He mixes part A lets settle, mixes part B lets settle then adjusts ph, then adds the additives. I believe thats what the directions for H&G say, but you should know that already because you've proven they're the best around. J/k
Thanks for the help HG23. :yes
ben, can you tell us about your lighting choices? why'd you go with hoods rather than vertical lamps? it appears to be working great for your strain. what are the dimensions of those ladies?
Papa
Sure...
The reflectors I have up are, the Hydro Farm Radiant 8's with hinged glass. I chose these reflectors because of the even deep light penetration and pattern that they provide. The bulbs that I am currently using are the Agrosun Red Sodium's. I have been using these bulbs for a while now and have done side by side comparisons with the
Hortilux Super HPS bulbs and the Agrosun Red's seem to help bring on flower sites sooner and stronger. I do veg. with the
Hortilux Dual Arc though.
The reason I went with a horizontal layout rather than a vertical layout is because I had the horizontal layout already in place and I have a friend that runs an
Under Current system under horizontal lighting and pulls 2 pounds a light consistently. I am currently designing a room I will be building in the near future that will utilize a vertical lighting layout. I'm planing on using a combination of 1k watt and the new 2k watt bulbs only available from Lumatek this coming fall. I saw them when I went to the Hydroponic expo this year.... I have to have them... :sun2:
As for the dimensions of my plants, they are give or take about 4' in height and about a 3' in diameter.
bd
Curious about your lighting choices aswell, you're running vented hoods are you runnng fresh air through them and back outside? Seems like the UC system when dialed in is the way to go. You said you'd been growing OG for 11 years, which cut is that, SFV?
Yes, the air that is moved through my reflectors is pulled from a cool source (65 degrees or less) and exhausted outside.
Strains are pre '98 O.G. & Skywalker O.G. :joint:
