QuarterbackMo
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Ok first and foremost dan from cch20 is a cool ass dude... I just talked to him for an hour about all kinds of shit. He just gave me some serious sound advice I am really about to start taking into consideration.
First about the uc ph problem I've been having.
1.) He told me when I use algen extract I should either
A.) foliar feed it to the plants (which is cool cuz they are in veg)
B.) crown feed it
The reason for this is because the process they use to extract the sea kelp basically uses ph up and the solution itself is very alkaline... As you all know anything the plant doesn't use in the solution stays behind and that sounds like it could be a reason right there in itself.
2.) The main culprit the cal mag...
He told me to cut my calmag to either 1ml per gal or just cut it out completely because of the excess minerals it introduces that h&g is already full of and really doesn't need. Also the fact h&g has a shitload of calmag in it already.
3.) He told me for some reason they can't put their finger on 100% that the uc doesn't need that strong of a nute soup and that I should cut back on my nutes and multi zen to 1/2 to 2/3 strength. He said the uc makes nutrients more available for unknown reasons and therefore do better under a 1/2 strength to 2/3 strength dose. He said it's all about water uptake and that lower doses are better because it allows the plant to uptake the nutrients faster.
I also asked him about flushing and draining he gave me an answer that was pretty common sense but it was that for fast evacuation I should hook the mag pump directly to the bottom drain and pump down like that. He said just keep adding back fresh water and diluting the remaining nutes at the bottom until my ppms go down to nothing. Makes sense to me that's what I do anyway.
He also told me to avoid clogging my drains again that I can safely pruin 10-20% of the roots away with no ill effect he said it will help promote lateral growth by doing it. He recommended once the roots start to grow into the PVC by to pruin them once a week or so. This is only the plants at the end of the run by the return manifold I'm talking about. The other ones I highly doubt would even matter as they probably wouldn't get big enough to stop the water flow.
The last thing he told me was that cutting back on part a and the calmag will help promote bud growth instead of foliage due to the n being lower in the npk ratio and that they are coming out with new lids next month that snap on the bucket and that these lids will have portholes so you can work inside the bucket without having to take the lid off.
I'd say I learned a few things while talking to him for sure... I'm about to start flushing today with r/o water and drip clean nothing else until my ppms are well under 100 and come back with 1/2 strength everything and 1ml of calmag per gallon and we will see what happens. I'm gonna try that first for sure. I'll let you know how it goes by tomorrow or the next day.
First about the uc ph problem I've been having.
1.) He told me when I use algen extract I should either
A.) foliar feed it to the plants (which is cool cuz they are in veg)
B.) crown feed it
The reason for this is because the process they use to extract the sea kelp basically uses ph up and the solution itself is very alkaline... As you all know anything the plant doesn't use in the solution stays behind and that sounds like it could be a reason right there in itself.
2.) The main culprit the cal mag...
He told me to cut my calmag to either 1ml per gal or just cut it out completely because of the excess minerals it introduces that h&g is already full of and really doesn't need. Also the fact h&g has a shitload of calmag in it already.
3.) He told me for some reason they can't put their finger on 100% that the uc doesn't need that strong of a nute soup and that I should cut back on my nutes and multi zen to 1/2 to 2/3 strength. He said the uc makes nutrients more available for unknown reasons and therefore do better under a 1/2 strength to 2/3 strength dose. He said it's all about water uptake and that lower doses are better because it allows the plant to uptake the nutrients faster.
I also asked him about flushing and draining he gave me an answer that was pretty common sense but it was that for fast evacuation I should hook the mag pump directly to the bottom drain and pump down like that. He said just keep adding back fresh water and diluting the remaining nutes at the bottom until my ppms go down to nothing. Makes sense to me that's what I do anyway.
He also told me to avoid clogging my drains again that I can safely pruin 10-20% of the roots away with no ill effect he said it will help promote lateral growth by doing it. He recommended once the roots start to grow into the PVC by to pruin them once a week or so. This is only the plants at the end of the run by the return manifold I'm talking about. The other ones I highly doubt would even matter as they probably wouldn't get big enough to stop the water flow.
The last thing he told me was that cutting back on part a and the calmag will help promote bud growth instead of foliage due to the n being lower in the npk ratio and that they are coming out with new lids next month that snap on the bucket and that these lids will have portholes so you can work inside the bucket without having to take the lid off.
I'd say I learned a few things while talking to him for sure... I'm about to start flushing today with r/o water and drip clean nothing else until my ppms are well under 100 and come back with 1/2 strength everything and 1ml of calmag per gallon and we will see what happens. I'm gonna try that first for sure. I'll let you know how it goes by tomorrow or the next day.