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Testing runoff is inaccurate and unreliable. Ur friend is absolutely right imo. Go back to what werks for ya and forget what ur runoff sesHello fellow farmers,
I have some questions about nutrient buildup in promix while using vegan nutrients (vegamatrix).
A few years ago i started testing my runoff from my ladies and was startled at the results as I was only following manufacturers directions for feeding and was using the nutes with every watering and this led to ppm values being as high 6300 ppm on 1 of my girls while the others ranged from 4500 to 5500. There was no tell tale signs of lockout nothing wrong with the crop at all that I could see but the ppm was so high that I thought if nothing else im wasting alot of nutrients. So I changed up how I was feeding and I feed nutes 1 time per week and any other watering after that would be a tea or molasses and microbes depending on my plants stage of growth.
Now a friend and I are having a discussion about this and he tells me that he believes im losing out on alot of extra weight because I'm basically starving my girls or at least not pushing them to get the best and most that they can produce. I'm looking for intelligent insight into this so that I can optimize my style.
Thanks in advance to any participants
I feed every watering. Nutrient uptake depends on a lotta factors tho. How good ur lighting is, how ur temps r, co2 levels , etc. All play a part. Like i sed b4...ur friend is absolutely right imo yes u are loosing out on weight. I dont test my runoff at all. Its a liar!What do u think about using nutrients with every feeding? Also I have been doing it exactly as I mentioned for around 3 years having great success but I wonder if I am losing out on weight or even quality. I forgot to mention that doing everything the way that i do now ive checked the runoff and the ppm is always between 1000 and 1500 depending on how strong I fed that week so it does seem as if there is at least some truth to the ppm I got from testing the runoff
I wud dillute it to the desired level. My philosophy is start low and gradually increase until u are more confident. . Its much easier to fix a deficiency than a lock out or build up imo.....Yes that makes sense and I didn't see any problems caused by the levels being so high.
So if u don't mind I have another question and possibly even more after that. Say u mix up your nutes according to manufacturers guidelines and your mix comes up with a ppm of 2200, would u still use that or would u dilute by nearly half. I try never to run my solution over 1500 ppm but this happens all the time and I'm unsure if I should be diluting it or use it as it is. I use recharge for microbes and it says it helps to prevent lockout and allows plants to take up more and through a broader ph spectrum. What do u think?
Thanks watching it nowCheck this video it explains alot about the subject
I wud dillute it to the desired level. My philosophy is start low and gradually increase until u are more confident. . Its much easier to fix a deficiency than a lock out or build up imo.....
Microbes def facilitate nutrient uptake no doubt. Thats wby i make teas and i figure its also why im able to push my plants harder than most thus gettin above avg yields
Yeah ill write something up for ya in a bit....Would u mind sharing some info about what u do and why?
Awesome thank u very muchYeah ill write something up for ya in a bit....
Hello fellow farmers,
I have some questions about nutrient buildup in promix while using vegan nutrients (vegamatrix).
A few years ago i started testing my runoff from my ladies and was startled at the results as I was only following manufacturers directions for feeding and was using the nutes with every watering and this led to ppm values being as high 6300 ppm on 1 of my girls while the others ranged from 4500 to 5500. There was no tell tale signs of lockout nothing wrong with the crop at all that I could see but the ppm was so high that I thought if nothing else im wasting alot of nutrients. So I changed up how I was feeding and I feed nutes 1 time per week and any other watering after that would be a tea or molasses and microbes depending on my plants stage of growth.
Now a friend and I are having a discussion about this and he tells me that he believes im losing out on alot of extra weight because I'm basically starving my girls or at least not pushing them to get the best and most that they can produce. I'm looking for intelligent insight into this so that I can optimize my style.
Thanks in advance to any participants
What do u wanna know...?Would u mind sharing some info about what u do and why?
its very realistic for u 2 damn near dbl those numbersBasically I was hoping u would walk me through a typical week in flower for your garden and I can compare to what im doing and allow to make changes as necessary. Right now I'm pulling around a lb and quarter from my 1k room without use of co2 doing everything the way that i do it and id love to drastically increase without adding co2.
6ftx6ft footprint but i rotate my plants every day . I feed every time i waterThanks so much that was very informative and will help me alot. What size space do 9 plants per light occupy in your garden. Also are feeding nutes with every watering or just once per week?
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