Why Calmag All The Time???

[Midwestjay]

I know there are fads in growing, like where everybody turns into sheep over a certain aspect. But why do I see so many people using it like a base nute, or it the first answer I always see on a "what's wrong with my plant" post.

I see people using it regardless of water source, and both hydro and soil. Can anybody explain when and where it became such a staple. I've only tried using it once and felt like it was detrimental.

Do you use "calmag" and why?

 

[3N1GM4]

It is a must with distilled or RO water so I have heard, that is why I use it.

 

[Theassbandit]

Lol, I use it but that's only because that's what everyone says too do. I've read alot and the thing that sticks out in my mind is somewhere I heard 40% cal mag ppms, and then base or ehatever.
The more I grow the more I've thought a 3 part nite is the best way to go. I'm just torn between 3 part ph by AN or hygrohybrids results with 3 part flora by GH. Cuz then all I will have to do is bump my "micro" up a little.
But that's where I'm at and I am by no means pro.

 

[blazer]

I don't
Use RO
In coco+
Canna A&B+
Moab=simplicity

Canna A&B have the cal in the A and mag in the B or the other way around

 

[OGONLY]

I use 75% R.O. to 25% tap water (250 ppm tap) and I use about 2ml/ gal Botanicare Cal Mag. Been working on this formula (Gh 3 part in veg, sensi A and B flower) for a while and it works well.

 

[Midwestjay]

Lol, I use it but that's only because that's what everyone says too do. I've read alot and the thing that sticks out in my mind is somewhere I heard 40% cal mag ppms, and then base or ehatever.
The more I grow the more I've thought a 3 part nite is the best way to go. I'm just torn between 3 part ph by AN or hygrohybrids results with 3 part flora by GH. Cuz then all I will have to do is bump my "micro" up a little.
But that's where I'm at and I am by no means pro.

3 part flora is great. I started with it in 250ppm tap and had killer results

 

[Midwestjay]

I use 75% R.O. to 25% tap water (250 ppm tap) and I use about 2ml/ gal Botanicare Cal Mag. Been working on this formula (Gh 3 part in veg, sensi A and B flower) for a while and it works well.

I just started doing this, glad I'm not alone. My tap ppm is around 330ppm so I use it 1:3 and brings me around 100-130ppm. I started because it make the ro last longer. I fill 5gal jugs at the grocery.

 

[3N1GM4]

Never thought about mixing it, my tap is a little over 260ppm so I have been using distilled with 6ml/gal cal mag. One plant looks like she still wants more.

 

[Midwestjay]

Never thought about mixing it, my tap is a little over 260ppm so I have been using distilled with 6ml/gal cal mag. One plant looks like she still wants more.

I never used cal mag for years but I was on and off tap water too. But never trash into issues. I thought I was doing a good thing by using calmag, I was using gh calmag and have heard that it's "dirty" not sure what that meant. Just trying to get some opinions

 

[Midwestjay]

And I let the tap water sit out for at least 24hr. As soon as I get my extra airpumps back I'll have a stone or 2 in the jug too.

 

[Theassbandit]

I use 75% R.O. to 25% tap water (250 ppm tap) and I use about 2ml/ gal Botanicare Cal Mag. Been working on this formula (Gh 3 part in veg, sensi A and B flower) for a while and it works well.

How do you adress any onset of root rot?

 

[Theassbandit]

I'm just so skeptical after buying two products that about solutly did nothing for my roots (SM-90) (H2O2) all they did was drain my wallet and take me for a ride with my hydro buckets "experiment", all while killing about six plants simultaneously.SM-90 AND H2O2 are night and day two different products. But my plants started living after using some homemade tea. I have been, like I said, skeptical of anything else ever since. The next product I get soon is gonna be hydro guard (by bonticare I think). I'll Let ya know how it goes

Any ways long rant about that, I'm baked off a sample bud and cant weight to cut this big bitch down in a few days. L8r

 

[Theassbandit]

My bad jay, hope this pic makes it allll better.

 

[Theassbandit]

About the off topic stuff . God I'm baked

 

[MidwestToker]

I'm in coir with RO water and never have to use more than 2.5 ml per gallon of cal-mag+. And only for the first 2 weeks after that most base nutrients have plenty of cal to finish with.

 

[Welshwizzard]

Where I live, I find that the majority of beans I pop are fine without Calmag, they all do tend to want it once flipped though, seeds or cuts, which makes sense.

However I find that when I get cuts from elsewhere, they must have different water source as they are desp for Mg as soon as I get them

 

[Seamaiden]

I know there are fads in growing, like where everybody turns into sheep over a certain aspect. But why do I see so many people using it like a base nute, or it the first answer I always see on a "what's wrong with my plant" post.

I see people using it regardless of water source, and both hydro and soil. Can anybody explain when and where it became such a staple. I've only tried using it once and felt like it was detrimental.

Do you use "calmag" and why?

Never. I use Ca and Mg and their forms depend on how I'm growing.

 

[Midwestjay]

Thanks for all the replies, just trying to understand this whole cal mag thing. Just seems like the first thing I hear people say.

 

[Midwestjay]

I'm just so skeptical after buying two products that about solutly did nothing for my roots (SM-90) (H2O2) all they did was drain my wallet and take me for a ride with my hydro buckets "experiment", all while killing about six plants simultaneously.SM-90 AND H2O2 are night and day two different products. But my plants started living after using some homemade tea. I have been, like I said, skeptical of anything else ever since. The next product I get soon is gonna be hydro guard (by bonticare I think). I'll Let ya know how it goes

Any ways long rant about that, I'm baked off a sample bud and cant weight to cut this big bitch down in a few days. L8r

Hydroguard was the first thing I tried and has worked flawlessly. I have a buddy that uses it with res temps up to and above 80°f at some times, it works the same for him. It's a bacteria that eats dead root material and breaks down nutes also. It beats out other bacteria that can be harmful. If I didn't use it I wouldn't recommend it.

 

[Soilbrother1]

I just started doing this, glad I'm not alone. My tap ppm is around 330ppm so I use it 1:3 and brings me around 100-130ppm. I started because it make the ro last longer. I fill 5gal jugs at the grocery.

I thought I was the only one at the grocery store explaining the benefits of "drinking" water to nosy people as I push an entire cart of 5 gallon containers.