GH flora series users
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pjd907
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Yeah ive was following their feeding schedule and it fucked my plants up. I am using koolbloom also. I would do 1/4 strength at first dude then work it up week after week if they r wanting more food.
Yeah, I was having some problems with the GH flora. plants are finally healthy enough to throw into flower.. its gonna be a stressful 2 months haha. Keep me posted. I'd like to see how things go.
pjd907
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What kind of system are you running right now?
Running 8 individual 3 gallon DWC.
6.5'x6.5x6.5 Grow tent
600 watt MH
600 watt HPS
its a decent set-up, but will probably be moving up to 5 gallon buckets soon.. Ph should be easier to balance with more water.. whats your grow like?
pjd907
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I would definitely suggest goin with the 5 gallon buckets dude. Ive done both and the 5 gallon buckets yield more due to the root mass. And ph is more stable with more water. Im running a rdwc system that i built with four 5 gallon buckets and a 20 gallon reservoir. I got sick of the bubble buckets because i always had to add water everyday and maintenance was 100x harder then the reservoir system. Im running a 5x5x7 tent with a 750 watt hps. I got the lumatek dimmable ballast so i can either run a 600,750 or a 1,000 watt. Im not bumpin up my wattage to 1,000 just yet because i gotta get this system dialed in (only my 2nd run with the system i built). Waste of electricity of my girls aint producing.
WestDenverPioneer
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What are you currently mixing of each bottle per gallon?
What ppm and pH does your solution show?
pjd907
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I was just following their recommended amount off of their recirculating schedule. NOT ANYMORE!
WestDenverPioneer
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Are you using a pen to test the ppm or EC? What are you using to test the pH? The information on the GH feed schedule should be looked at as a "never exceed" amount only.
If you are not testing the ppm/EC or pH you have no idea how strong your solution is, or if the plants can even take up the nutrients from solution.
If you do not have the equipment to do the testing, I would recommend lowering the nutrient level by about half of what it says on the GH feed schedule. I would use about 60-75% of the micro and 50% of the grow and bloom amounts.
pjd907
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I have a hanna ph pen and i have a ppm pen. My ppm was at 1300 when following their schedule. Im going to try half strength next go round
WestDenverPioneer
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That should be a good starting point. You should be able to dial it in once you see what happens from there.
urban1026835
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I use flora. Used to do 3 part before I switched to lucas/head formula with coco.
I have had success with both micro at 6ml bloom at 9ml with 1g epson per gallon
now run 4ml micro 8ml bloom 1g epson and rop the micro completely during the last week of feeding before the flush.
I have had success with both micro at 6ml bloom at 9ml with 1g epson per gallon
now run 4ml micro 8ml bloom 1g epson and rop the micro completely during the last week of feeding before the flush.
urban1026835
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feeding daily with enough run off I do not have salt buildup so no need for a flush for me till the end.
veg I either do 5ml 5ml 5ml or a 5ml micro 7 ml bloom
veg I either do 5ml 5ml 5ml or a 5ml micro 7 ml bloom
pjd907
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Im running hydro so im in a total different boat as u. I think i over nuted so bad that the buds have completely stopped growing. The leaves arent all burnt and crispy just very dark green. (Tips r burnt a bit)
WestDenverPioneer
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In hydroponics - pH is more important than ppm. A 'weak' solution with the proper pH will give you healthy strong plants and will be better, easier to maintain, than a strong solution with an improper pH.
Less IS more.