Need help understanding nutrient dosing and ppm

nathanpunk

nathanpunk

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I use general hydroponics grow micro bloom, and koolbloom and botanicare calmag when mixing recomended dosages for my plant from the manufacture of my nutrients my ppm is way high almost 2000 in 5th week flower this seems high what am I missing?

Week 5 flower
Grow:0ml/L
Micro:2ml/L
Bloom:3ml/L
Kool:5ml/Gallon
Calmag:5ml/L (had a magnesium deficiency prior to using this)
 
bk78

bk78

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Well nutrient company’s don’t give a fuck if you burn the shit out of your plants. Me personally I start out at 1/4 the recommended dose as up it as needed. I’ve never gone past half strength as it’s not needed imo.
 
coreywebster

coreywebster

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nathanpunk said:
I use general hydroponics grow micro bloom, and koolbloom and botanicare calmag when mixing recomended dosages for my plant from the manufacture of my nutrients my ppm is way high almost 2000 in 5th week flower this seems high what am I missing?

Week 5 flower
Grow:0ml/L
Micro:2ml/L
Bloom:3ml/L
Kool:5ml/Gallon
Calmag:5ml/L (had a magnesium deficiency prior to using this)
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Isnt the standard dose for that calmag 5ml per gallon not per litre.
Is the base flora series or some other range?
The chart im looking at is gallons not per litre
Week 5 Says 4ml micro, 1ml gro, 4ml bloom, 2ml koolbloom and its all per gallon not litre.

www.botanicare.com

Cal-Mag Plus ™

Cal-Mag® Plus is a specialized calcium, magnesium & iron, plant supplement designed to compensate for deficiencies in some commercial and hydroponic nutrient programs. Cal-Mag Plus also compensates…
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General Hydroponics Flora Series Feeding Schedule - The Grow Show

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nathanpunk

nathanpunk

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coreywebster said:
Isnt the standard dose for that calmag 5ml per gallon not per litre.
Is the base flora series or some other range?
The chart im looking at is gallons not per litre
Week 5 Says 4ml micro, 1ml gro, 4ml bloom, 2ml koolbloom and its all per gallon not litre.

www.botanicare.com

Cal-Mag Plus ™

Cal-Mag® Plus is a specialized calcium, magnesium & iron, plant supplement designed to compensate for deficiencies in some commercial and hydroponic nutrient programs. Cal-Mag Plus also compensates…
www.botanicare.com www.botanicare.com

General Hydroponics Flora Series Feeding Schedule - The Grow Show

General Hydroponics Flora Series
www.thegrowshow.org www.thegrowshow.org
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I'm going based on what my bottles say which I disregard my grow as I would be using a lot of N for this stage in flower from what I've read my calmag should be enough since I'm using a high amount

As far as calmag goes it is per gallon I mistyped that one, it recommends from 3ml to 5 ml per gallon I've been using 3ml till I had a mag deficiency so I went for the higher end at 5ml to recover from that which has seemed to be working

Please correct me if I am wrong on any of this
 
coreywebster

coreywebster

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nathanpunk said:
I'm going based on what my bottles say which I disregard my grow as I would be using a lot of N for this stage in flower from what I've read my calmag should be enough since I'm using a high amount

As far as calmag goes it is per gallon I mistyped that one, it recommends from 3ml to 5 ml per gallon I've been using 3ml till I had a mag deficiency so I went for the higher end at 5ml to recover from that which has seemed to be working

Please correct me if I am wrong on any of this
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Well as far as cutting the grow out totally , I don't know the exact npk but its likely to contain essentials either pk or micros needed, they like to balance these things between the bottles for various reasons so I wouldn't cut it out just because it has N in. I use canna its the same two bottles in the same ratio all through veg and flower. Not hurt my plants.

BK has it right, never use the full dose. I flower at 1.2-1.4 ec, my chart would have me at 2.2ec if I followed it.
I would reread your bottles though to make sure its ltrs not gallons.
 
nathanpunk

nathanpunk

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coreywebster said:
Well as far as cutting the grow out totally , I don't know the exact npk but its likely to contain essentials either pk or micros needed, they like to balance these things between the bottles for various reasons so I wouldn't cut it out just because it has N in. I use canna its the same two bottles in the same ratio all through veg and flower. Not hurt my plants.

BK has it right, never use the full dose. I flower at 1.2-1.4 ec, my chart would have me at 2.2ec if I followed it.
I would reread your bottles though to make sure its ltrs not gallons.
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Thanks for the input I'm confident its per liter but I will check again I'd hate to be wasting nutrients and fucking up my plants because I read something wrong.
 
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