I read on another post that 1ml of 1% solution to a gal worked out to 2.654 ppm
So 1ml to 4 litre comes out at N10 P21 K18
Really N10 P9 K15
As P is only 43%
And K is 84%
There is also 30 ppm N in my tap
So if all is correct at 1mil gal it would be
N40 P9 K15
im using 3ltrs not a gal so...
But what about the tip burn?? Or is that not a problem?
The abandoned plants are still getting watered and fed but i just gave up trying to help them.. at first i was feeding them ph 6 as it was basically soilless but because of the dolo lime i thing they were being buffered to much... then i...
I am feeding twice a day because the pot is dry by then and was under the empression that i had to feed every watering
This is why im feeding low nutes everytime i water with some runnoff to get rid of old salts
I thought multiple feeds would draw in oxygen constantly replacing nutes as coco is...
Floranova bloom is 4-8-7 and supposedly at 8ml gal is the lucas formula
Although i am using tap
Would it be better to use rain water instead for lower ppm
No i started with compost chicken shit kelp and other amendments.. switched to coco as saw a friends explosive growth.. so 1st time using coco and 1st time with floranova bloom
And i was watering till i had sufficient run off.. then read not to so fed till a few drips then yesterday flushed...
This is the lighter coloured plant in the smallest pot wich was pretty much rootbound.. there was loads of space left at the top of tht pot so i added more coco yesterday to give the roots some more room for growing.. yesterday i flushed them with 1ml per 3 ltr and they look much better today...
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The plants are like 30-40 cm tall as i lst'd them abit
Temps stay between 23 and 27.5c° humidity between 40-60
Lights on 24-7
180 watt diy 3000k cob and 125w 6400k cfl
I do have to others that i put in bigger pots that iv neglected.. they are dying from the bottom up as i mixed coco with a compost that was 60% peat i also added dolo lime and they have always been fucked.. i tried feed soil ph and tried hydro ph and they just constantly had problems so have...
Pure coco
I feed once in the morning and again at night
I was feeding 1.5ml per 3ltr tap water with 12 drops ph down
I dont have ec or ppm metre
I have been watering till 10% runnoff everytime as to not get salt buildup
I backed down to 1ml per 3ltr with 15 drops ph down last night and watered...
My floranova has 5.5% cal and 3.1% mag so shall i just up my feeding.. could the tips being yellow be because im feeding so low??? I have been using 1.5ml to 3ltr of water with 12 drops ph down and max strength is 2.5ml per litre