What's You're Dialed In Simple Nutrientnutrient Recipe?

[MurderVille]

I learned much of what I know from Canna Nutrients. Here's an excerpt from their growing guide and it has been my personal experience that around week 2 - 4 you start seeing drops in pH.

"During the growing phase, plants tend to cause the nutrient solution’s pH to rise. This happens because at this stage the roots can excrete relative large quantities of elements that increase the pH. During the flowering phase,the reverse happens: the roots now produce acidic secretions causing the nutrient solution’s pH to fall."

Source: http://www.cannagardening.com/everything_about_ec_ph_and_ppm_using_aqua

Great article, really good information.

One thing I noticed in the article was that it mentioned how the nutrient solution plays a part in root secretions.

"To a large extent, the nutrient solution’s composition determines whether or not the roots excrete predominantly alkaline or acidic secretions."

If I were a betting man, this distinction may be the difference between solutions with organics and without them.

For example, while using Sensi, I noticed how solutions in flower would drop in ph like this article discussed (and this would drive me nuts), whereas with mineral based solutions without organics, the ph would still raise in flower.

 

[CocoCola]

Great article, really good information.

One thing I noticed in the article was that it mentioned how the nutrient solution plays a part in root secretions.

"To a large extent, the nutrient solution’s composition determines whether or not the roots excrete predominantly alkaline or acidic secretions."

If I were a betting man, this distinction may be the difference between solutions with organics and without them.

For example, while using Sensi, I noticed how solutions in flower would drop in ph like this article discussed (and this would drive me nuts), whereas with mineral based solutions without organics, the ph would still raise in flower.

I totally agree, with organics the beneficials change the whole game. I'd guess it then depends on what species of bacteria or fungi are in your systems.

 

[SeedyGirl]

i like to run around 550-600pmm as well.
how are your plants cropped before bring them into flower?
bc i find a tremendous amount " of veg growth" happens in first few weeks of flower in DWC.
so i crop the hell out of it to create a tree fat & wide. to create more colas
so the energy is concentrated to less branches yielding larger colas and solid buds.

a few weeks from harvest.

 

[MurderVille]

For me, I use scrogs and 1 plant/light. Long story short, I train (LST, Top, Fim etc.) them from when they are small in order to get the most out of that method.

 

[snoopytime]

dammmmmmmmmm chicks really are the best growers! nice work SeedyG . . what is that a diesel or a haze?