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Thanks for the compliments.
Just another warning on the coco though...it CAN be tricky. It can seemingly ROB calcium and magnesium. It can be susceptible to fungus gnats and root aphids, can be loaded with sodium when you buy it...
Sunshine mix can also be bad for gnats but..seems to be a LITTLE more forgiving. Add a bunch of pearlite to sunshine #4 and you're good. BUT..it's harder to leach than coco.
It's kind of a toss-up but imo, sunshine MIGHT be a better introduction. Coco won't be TOO bad...just might teach you about things you don't really need to deal with right away.
Ahhh..now I'm confusing you..and myself. I've just personally had more issues with coco than sunshine mix...though I only use either for my mothers..
It's one thing to learn about nutrients and pH and growing in general..like recognizing deficiencies and stuff. The LAST thing you need is ANOTHER wrench thrown into the mix like root aphids. You'll think you have deficiencies, toxicities, you'll be adjusting your pH ..only to find it's BUGS. But hey...you're gonna have to deal with them sooner or later I guess.
Whichever you decide, a great thing to make sure you have in your first aid kit is some pest control. Have something standing-by for fungus gnats (mosquito dunks WIPE THEM OUT), something for Root Aphids (Bayer Tree and Shrub DOES THEM IN), and maybe spider mites (No Pest Strips, Neem, and Rosemary oil). Then you're set.
Oh...most of those pesticides I mentioned are not to be used in late flowering (or maybe flowering at all). They're great for the mother and veg/rooting rooms though and if your plants are healthy when they enter the (clean) flower room...you should be pretty safe.
Remember...an ounce of prevention is worth a BILLION dollars cause when you get a bad infestation...sometimes you're best off to burn the whole house down.
Again...you're doing it right. I'd say that at this rate, in 6 months (3 crops) you'll be an expert and banging out the wickedest weed you've ever smoked. Well...once you get back that is. Anyway...we got you. you're in pretty good hands here man.
It's actually pretty simple. If you're mixing base nutes according to instructions (actually maybe like 60 or 70% of recommended amounts), you have good light and air (pretty easy) and if your pH is correct (again..pretty easy)...there isn't a WHOLE lot that can go wrong. It's the folks who start monkeying or pushing the limits or trying goofy stuff who run into problems.
If you're keeping it simple and playing by the rules and if your plants start displaying problems...well..you know the nutes are ok...check the pH. If it's ok...look in the medium for little larvae. Other than those things..there isnt much that can go wrong...sure your lights can be too close..you could have high temps, off humidity..those are visibly obvious issues though.
Keeping it simple and troubleshooting starting with the easiest thing (pH, looking for bugs..) kinda makes growing a breeze. It can actually get boring. THAT's when you wanna start messing with additives or increasing the difficulty level. Or in other words...TRYING to fuck them up..I mean improve them lol.
PEACE.
Just another warning on the coco though...it CAN be tricky. It can seemingly ROB calcium and magnesium. It can be susceptible to fungus gnats and root aphids, can be loaded with sodium when you buy it...
Sunshine mix can also be bad for gnats but..seems to be a LITTLE more forgiving. Add a bunch of pearlite to sunshine #4 and you're good. BUT..it's harder to leach than coco.
It's kind of a toss-up but imo, sunshine MIGHT be a better introduction. Coco won't be TOO bad...just might teach you about things you don't really need to deal with right away.
Ahhh..now I'm confusing you..and myself. I've just personally had more issues with coco than sunshine mix...though I only use either for my mothers..
It's one thing to learn about nutrients and pH and growing in general..like recognizing deficiencies and stuff. The LAST thing you need is ANOTHER wrench thrown into the mix like root aphids. You'll think you have deficiencies, toxicities, you'll be adjusting your pH ..only to find it's BUGS. But hey...you're gonna have to deal with them sooner or later I guess.
Whichever you decide, a great thing to make sure you have in your first aid kit is some pest control. Have something standing-by for fungus gnats (mosquito dunks WIPE THEM OUT), something for Root Aphids (Bayer Tree and Shrub DOES THEM IN), and maybe spider mites (No Pest Strips, Neem, and Rosemary oil). Then you're set.
Oh...most of those pesticides I mentioned are not to be used in late flowering (or maybe flowering at all). They're great for the mother and veg/rooting rooms though and if your plants are healthy when they enter the (clean) flower room...you should be pretty safe.
Remember...an ounce of prevention is worth a BILLION dollars cause when you get a bad infestation...sometimes you're best off to burn the whole house down.
Again...you're doing it right. I'd say that at this rate, in 6 months (3 crops) you'll be an expert and banging out the wickedest weed you've ever smoked. Well...once you get back that is. Anyway...we got you. you're in pretty good hands here man.
It's actually pretty simple. If you're mixing base nutes according to instructions (actually maybe like 60 or 70% of recommended amounts), you have good light and air (pretty easy) and if your pH is correct (again..pretty easy)...there isn't a WHOLE lot that can go wrong. It's the folks who start monkeying or pushing the limits or trying goofy stuff who run into problems.
If you're keeping it simple and playing by the rules and if your plants start displaying problems...well..you know the nutes are ok...check the pH. If it's ok...look in the medium for little larvae. Other than those things..there isnt much that can go wrong...sure your lights can be too close..you could have high temps, off humidity..those are visibly obvious issues though.
Keeping it simple and troubleshooting starting with the easiest thing (pH, looking for bugs..) kinda makes growing a breeze. It can actually get boring. THAT's when you wanna start messing with additives or increasing the difficulty level. Or in other words...TRYING to fuck them up..I mean improve them lol.
PEACE.