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I'm stuck and dont know what to do

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I'm stuck and dont know what to do

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#122
Gaudy said:
I've not tested the PPM of my water.
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but you did say you're using ION exchange to filter it. That's not real clear because RO and water softening salts both use ion exchange to remove mineral content from the source water. The difference is that RO water is essentially pure like distilled water (zero ppm + whatever ambient particles might be floating by in the air that land on the water surface) and water softening salts leaving sodium in the final softened water. There's a world of difference between the two.
 
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#125
Gaudy said:
the Ph test strips and the soil Ph kit I have both show neutral levels. I don't currently have a PPM tester.
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Ok so the puzzle is starting to come together now, what medium are the plants in?
 
#131
If you don't put pH up in the tiger bloom it's crazy acidic and you probably have a simple lockout like someone mentioned 4 pages ago.

They recommend pH correcting all their products, with different guidelines for soil and hydro. This is standard industry practice and growing 101.
 
#132
Gaudy said:
how much perlite do you add? for each bag, and what size of bag are you using?
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What I look for in a soil mix is something fast draining so that I'm watering every 3-4 days. My go-to pot size these days are tall/narrow 3 gallon fabric pots. I'd have to go back and research my Amazon purchases to be able to tell you specifically what brand. I would say in a 3 gallon bag, I'm adding about 10% extra perlite.
 
#133
Grownsince95 said:
That's good stuff. So when you fed the tiger bloom and calmag before you went by the instructions on the bottle?
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I used the bottles instruction of 1tsp per gallon on cal mag and 2-3tsp per gallon on tigerbloom, watering once a week etc as directed on the bottle. I did not use these both at the same time though.
 
#134
Gaudy said:
I used the bottles instruction of 1tsp per gallon on cal mag and 2-3tsp per gallon on tigerbloom, watering once a week etc as directed on the bottle. I did not use these both at the same time though.
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But Tiger Bloom is intended to be used as part of a 3 part system. Are you using the other 2 parts? "Big Bloom and Grow Big?"

Fox Farm
 
#136
Gaudy said:
I was not, as I was not aware, but I am aware now. This was established a few pages ago.
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Unfortunately these are designed to work together as in to force you to purchase all 3 of the major bottles for the program. GH Flora series Trio operates the same way. They formulate these so if you don't use all of the nutrients in the routine, you're short necessary minerals. You read all over the internet about people who have attempted to break up these systems and have run into problems doing so. If you follow the basic feed program using the "less = more" approach, a lot of your nutrient imbalances would not be present.

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FoxFarm Soil Liquid Trio Pack - FoxFarm Soil & Fertilizer Company

Big Bloom®, Grow Big®, and Tiger Bloom®, together at last. Designed to work together to support vigorous growth, multiple bud development and abundant fruit.
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#137
RoadKillSkunkHunt said:
Unfortunately these are designed to work together as in to force you to purchase all 3 of the major bottles for the program. GH Flora series Trio operates the same way. They formulate these so if you don't use all of the nutrients in the routine, you're short necessary minerals. You read all over the internet about people who have attempted to break up these systems and have run into problems doing so. If you follow the basic feed program using the "less = more" approach, a lot of your nutrient imbalances would not be present.

foxfarm.com

FoxFarm Soil Liquid Trio Pack - FoxFarm Soil & Fertilizer Company

Big Bloom®, Grow Big®, and Tiger Bloom®, together at last. Designed to work together to support vigorous growth, multiple bud development and abundant fruit.
foxfarm.com foxfarm.com
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seems I found this out the hardway, still not sure why FoxFarm wouldnt include this chart on on the web page of all the products apart of a trio package, but if I had known I would have bought all 3. Think it possibly to late to go back? kinda late in the flower cycle now.
 
#138
Gaudy said:
seems I found this out the hardway, still not sure why FoxFarm wouldnt include this chart on on the web page of all the products apart of a trio package, but if I had known I would have bought all 3. Think it possibly to late to go back? kinda late in the flower cycle now.
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It's certain to help but I can't really tell you for sure how much it will. The plants have some damage that will ultimately hurt your yield ... but that doesn't mean you can't turn this around and have a good harvest of yummy delicious buds.

Just for future knowledge, all of the nutrient systems come with nutrient feeding charts. They are usually posted in "support" sections of the website.
 
#140
Gaudy said:
Thanks for that bit, its good to know.
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Let's just call all of this a learning experience. There's nothing wrong with trying to develop software systems to help in a cannabis grow ... in fact, there's a lot of good to be had with it once you've ironed out all of the bugs and have educated yourself enough to avoid the beginner pitfalls. Growing a plant is easy. Growing craft-level cannabis is not. It takes some time and experience to master it.
 
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