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I hear ya about "don't fix it if it ain't broke." So, if you add peat....which lowers PH and Dolomite....which raises it......does that act like a buffer? My water is over 8.....so do I need the lime? I am on the hunt for unusual quality....not just a good grow with good yield, etc. I want...

Another question for you, Uncle Ben: My tap water PH is about 8.3-8.5. The PPM is usually just over 300. I'm rather taken by these CRF's, namely the Osmocote Plus which I listed above. The nitrogen sources are about equal between nitrate and ammonia.....so I think it's pretty neutral as far...

Hey UB! What can I say, you've made a believer out of me. I'm using the following, in Fox Farms Ocean Forrest soil, with about 40% perlite: Please comment and make suggestions. It seems to work very well, but if I can do better, I will. Osmocote Plus GUARANTEED ANALYSIS 15-9-12 TOTAL...

If you said you watered every two days, I'd have said you burned it with salts. But, watering twice a day....it's drowning. Let it dry out for a few days, then lift the pot up a few times to get to know how much it weighs dry. Water it.......then don't water again until the pot is light, like...

Do you top dress your containers, or mix it in with the soil? Also, I usually grow in perlite. Would you plese comment on using a product like this in perlite. Thanks UB!

Hey UB. I'm getting ready to do a grow using Time released fertilizer, like Nutricote or Osmocote. I mostly grow in straight perlite, but can certainly mix up some soil if need be....I just like the cleanliness of perlite. What's your take on Time released ferts, specifically this one...

I'm doing a little experiment with this. I got a clone that was moderately healthy...there was some burnt tips, it had mites, was a little ragged but still green. I took some FFOF soil, mixed in about 1/3 perlite and the recommended amount of Osmocote, and plunked the rockwool cube in the...

Master gardener? Not me. I'm a copy cat. I just copied what I learned on this thread....that and pretended I was growing tomatos instead of a magical, mythical, otherworldly plant.

OK, I've been lurking and occasionally posting on this thread since September of 2009. I've read every page. I've adjusted my growing style significantly as a result of what I've learned on this thread and I must say that this is the best thread on the web when it comes to intelligent growing...

Cool. So the 14.14.14 has nothing but NPK in it. No micronutrients, etc. If I used such a product, what would you recommend as a supplement for all the micro's? I grow in perlite not soil. Osmocote also makes a product that is 15/9/12 that has all the micro's. I'm sick and tired of buying...

Question for UB or anyone else who cares to answer: What, if anything, would be wrong with putting some Osmocote 14/14/14 in the pot, watering properly, supplementing if needed and exercising patience? That would cost under 20 bucks. No lockout, no burn.... I'm thinking of re-packaging the...

I look forward the UB's opinion, but that looks like a fungus to me. Big pots, small plants, lot's of water, high RH.

Medium: Hempy bucket 4/1, Perlite/vermiculite. PH: meticulously maintained at 6.2 lately. Watering: when pot feels light. Nutes: FF trio, less than full dose, plus Canna boost. PPM 800-1000 Stage of growth: day 20 flower Temps: 70-82 RH: recently spiked up due to rain......60-70. Was at...

Hola Tio Bendejo! I need a no bullshit answer on something and I know you're just the guy to give me one! In the flowering room, how dark does it have to be? My light cycle is from 9pm to 9am....in order to deal with the high daytime temps we've been having, along with the low nighttime...

I think you should move down to 2 1000watts and a light mover. You'll cover the same area, with 1/3 less heat and expense. Either that, or grow more than 6 plants.

Sounds good. If it ain't broke, dont' fix it. Right now, things are going good, so I'll do nothing but give low doses of nutes every other watering. Next time, I'll start 'em off in smaller pots.

Good Morning all. I hope everyone had a nice weekend. I did, and my plants did too. I do have a question: I'm running Hempy buckets....things are going well, plants are thriving, minimal trouble...mainly just that I burned a lower fan leaf with nute-splash, and I've got a couple brown tips...

Well, if you had asked me 4 days ago.....I'd say it's a little sketchy. If you ask me today, it's amazing. I was going to re-pot this afternoon, per Uncle Ben's instructions. However, it is quite obvious that the roots have hit the resevoir....the plants are looking fantastic and have all...

That's what they say about perlite too....Uncle Ben has the right answer...smaller pot to start means the roots will reach the moisture faster, less stress to the plant.....happy all around.

Even in perlite? No soil, just perlite and a little vermiculite.