So let's see if I got this right,
Water 6.2, ppm before nutes? RO? Distilled?
1 gal fabric pots with clean/washed coco
Light: Greenhouse w/ solar 400 lumens LED's to extend light cycle. It is what it is for me.
Transplant seedlings? What age? Or just start them in the 1 gal?
Veg plant 4 weeks (I figure 6-8)
Feed-Masterblend
Veg: 1/4 teaspoon each per gal.
Flower: 1/4 tsp of tomato-veg & Epsom and weekly 1/4 tsp elemental sulfer. Do you mix that with nutes or alone?
End of feeding/water only (number of days before chop)?
Flush weekly, every other week, ever?
Thanks.
I use tap water, add nutrients then adjust pH. I adjust it anywhere between 5.8 - 6.2. It’s not the same pH every time. I feel that allows for better nutrient uptake.
Wash coco until the water runs clear or nearly clear.
I germinate using damp coffee filters and a plastic baggy and put it on top of the fridge. If they don’t germinate in 2 days, they probably need more heat. Then put the newly sprouted seed into the 1 gallon fabric pots. When feeding during the seedling stage, add just enough water to get the roots saturated and a tiny bit of run off. As the plant grows and the root system grows, you just adjust the quantity. Each time you water, you want some run off. Don’t let plants sit in run off, vaccumit up with a shop vac. Better yet, set them on plant stands.
Each plant is different so you may be able to increase nutrients to 1/2 teaspoon of each. Just start with the 1/4 of teaspoon of each and adjust if you think your plants can handle it. About halfway into flower my plants start to show signs of nute burn which is why I backed off to feeding every other day and give plain, pH’d water inbetween. Your plants might be able to tolerate more.
I add the elemental sulfur to the nutrients, after all the nutrients are dissolved. The elemental sulfur doesn’t dissolve in the water but floats on top, as you feed the sulfur will work it’s way into the coco.
When mixing your nutes, add one at a time to the gallon of water and dissolve before you add the next (I use plastic one gallon milk jugs). In veg, always add the calcium nitrate first.
Once a week I make sure to get a lot of run off but I don’t ever flush with plain water until 1 week before harvest. Then I flush with pH’d water.
Hope this helps!