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Not necessarily…So this watering it was just cal-meg, no ferts.
Going in PH 6.01 PPM 352
#1 PH 6.32 PPM 550
#2 PH 6.43 PPM 580
#3 PH 6.31 PPM 450
So been doing a lot of research on PPM and from what I have been reading if the PPM coming out is higher then going in I have salt build up.
Well since I gave no ferts (only cal-meg) should I be concerned that the PPM in runoff is higher then what I put in? Is this just left over ferts from last feeding 3 days ago?
Plants looking much better then before, and everything I have read online seems to be telling me I have a salt build up and need to flush. I don't think this is right as the plants seem to be doing well.
Anyone with more knowledge on this, please chime in Im a total noob here.
Through away your ppm meter its only good to track trends in soil and you have no way to know what that ppm is made up of. Many things contribute to ppm. In soil you can see 3000ppm and still be fine. Its just depends on the soil makeup.Top soil from back yard. Out side garden, fruits vegetables grow well in it.
Ok stay at week 4… water to get minimal run off and try feed feed water. Pay attention to the plants and post pics so we can see how they are responding to nitrogenOrange and green nutes on that chart. No open sesame.
Yeah they will… if you can link your water report i can tell you how good or bad it is. Or just screenshot it and black out any identifiable info if you rather.Yeah currently I am supplementing cal-meg one feeding, then ferts next feeding. They dry out in about 3-4 days.
Do you think it would be better to do the cal-meg and ferts together, or does it matter it's split up?
My thought is maybe they don't have enough magnesium when they get the ferts. Just not sure that's the way it works.
Water, tap water. Ph 7 PPM 100 it goes through RO at water plant, but I assume they add something to it after that.
Plants been responding well to the last few weeks of this schedule.
Yeah you can ise pom to check trends but honestly 2000ppm + is not uncommon with healthy plants.Currently this is #2
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The color of the leaves looking much better then last week's pictures.
I don't have a water report, just research I have done on there website. I don't think the water is bad as my outside garden been doing very well fruits/ vegetables.
And inside not to bad either (I think)
I think the issue before was PH related, lack of ferts (or not utilizing the nutes because of PH and/or magnesium issues) and magnesium.
I'm still test my runoff, the comment on dirt and PPM makes a lot of sense to me. Thank you for that. I should be able to get a good base line for my dirt while things going good and then watch for any wild changes to detect issues. At least that's my goal, maybe it doesn't work this way idk? Next time maybe I try some coco.
Not with organic soils water imo. It removes a lot of the buffering capacity and nutrients. Not so bad on the nutrient side but on the buffering side not so goodRun off is your friend. Can you lift the pots on those little stands or use a shop vacuum to suck up the water?
Regarding runoff, I suspect being mindful of contact time may be important. Water that channels rapidly through the soil probably won't be affected very much by whatever is in the soil. Type of pot matters in this regard. Fabric pots drain differently from plastic pots. The stands are called plant elevators or trivets. I ordered some from Amazon for my next grow along with saucers to put them in. Here's a picture of what I ordered. I'm thinking they'll work well with fabric pots.Run off is your friend. Can you lift the pots on those little stands or use a shop vacuum to suck up the water?
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