Using Floraklean to lower ppm in soil?

[GardenWeasel77]

I am growing in ffhf soil. I have been in flower four five days and things are going well.

However, my runoff ppm has been between 1700-2700 depending on the plant.

My last two feedings have been straight pH'd water.

My question is, should I use a product like Floraklean to lower the ppms or will I risk causing deficiencies if I do so.

If I were to use a line cleaner, my plan would be to water with the cleaner, and then not feed it any nutes until the next feeding.

What should I do?

 

[GardenWeasel77]

Fyi, ppms going in is between 540-640. Using gh flora series with cal mag and epsom salts.

 

[Ponky]

How do the plants look? How well does the soil drain? And why so much cap mag and epsom? Are you running R/O water?

 

[GardenWeasel77]

How do the plants look? How well does the soil drain? And why so much cap mag and epsom? Are you running R/O water?

Plants look good.

I am using regular tap water. Soil is draining well.

 

[Ponky]

I wouldn't change anything yet. Soil run off isn't a good metric of what's going on. They look good. Height and color and width. Looks good.

 

[GardenWeasel77]

I wouldn't change anything yet. Soil run off isn't a good metric of what's going on. They look good. Height and color and width. Looks good.

I mean should I keep feeding them though? I'm at 2700ppm. That seems like I am heading towards lockout if I keep reading the levels.

 

[GardenWeasel77]

I wouldn't change anything yet. Soil run off isn't a good metric of what's going on. They look good. Height and color and width. Looks good.

I mean should I keep feeding them though? I'm at 2700ppm. That seems like I am heading towards lockout if I keep reading the levels.

Not trying to argue, grateful for the help.

 

[Ponky]

No don't feed each time. Wait for rapid growth to feed again.

 

[Ponky]

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[OldManRiver]

Jesus, don't fertilize every time you water. Fertilizer isn't 'food'. Light is. Plants can only use fertilizer to the point that they have enough light and CO2 to use. I have some ten footers right now that I have fertilized just five times since April. At most I would fertilize every week, and I'd be shy about that. The nute sellers are motivated to sell you more nutes, and you need much less than they advise, in my now over 40 years of experience.

 

[GardenWeasel77]

Jesus, don't fertilize every time you water. Fertilizer isn't 'food'. Light is. Plants can only use fertilizer to the point that they have enough light and CO2 to use. I have some ten footers right now that I have fertilized just five times since April. At most I would fertilize every week, and I'd be shy about that. The nute sellers are motivated to sell you more nutes, and you need much less than they advise, in my now over 40 years of experience.

No don't feed each time. Wait for rapid growth to feed again.

Okay Thank you.

 

[GardenWeasel77]

Jesus, don't fertilize every time you water. Fertilizer isn't 'food'. Light is. Plants can only use fertilizer to the point that they have enough light and CO2 to use. I have some ten footers right now that I have fertilized just five times since April. At most I would fertilize every week, and I'd be shy about that. The nute sellers are motivated to sell you more nutes, and you need much less than they advise, in my now over 40 years of experience.

Well I've been feeding every other watering. I guess I can cut it down to every third watering.

 

[OldManRiver]

Well I've been feeding every other watering. I guess I can cut it down to every third watering.

Dunno how often you are watering, but that's likely still way more than they need or want.

 

[GardenWeasel77]

Dunno how often you are watering, but that's likely still way more than they need or want.

Honestly I stopped feeding for a week and my plants almost died.