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glassblower209

glassblower209

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This is my first indoor Med Grow. Ive alwayse done outdoor in the past and my nutrients have alwayse ben done by the bottles advice. as of now I am on a once a week nutrient schedule, my room for my first indoor is looking amazing no complaints or trouble. I guess I could say everything is perfect. My question is is, if I were to up my nutrient to 2 times a week would it be better for the plants or to much for them? My PPm is about 850 to 900 with the nutes im using. Is that a good number, or should I adjust the ppm any.
 
CLOSETGROWTH

CLOSETGROWTH

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I would follow the manufacturers feeding schedule..

And "less is more" when it comes to growing Mj.

Overfertilized plants yield less...

If you have a ppm meter, You may be able to take em up to 1300-1400 ppm..

Experiment on a few, but try not to over do it with the nutes.

Best of luck :)
 
patlpp

patlpp

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CLOSETGROWTH said:
If you have a ppm meter, You may be able to take em up to 1300-1400 ppm..

Best of luck :)
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How do you know that? What if he has a .5 conversion meter and you are referencing .7 conversion levels and he took your advice? BURNED PLANTS. You should be more specific. I know better but the OP stated it is his first indoor grow utilizing a meter so the confusion could be there.
 
glassblower209

glassblower209

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CLOSETGROWTH said:
I would follow the manufacturers feeding schedule..

And "less is more" when it comes to growing Mj.

Overfertilized plants yield less...

If you have a ppm meter, You may be able to take em up to 1300-1400 ppm..

Experiment on a few, but try not to over do it with the nutes.

Best of luck :)
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thanks i figured i should stay at once a week, but wasnt 100% on ppm amount
 
glassblower209

glassblower209

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patlpp said:
How do you know that? What if he has a .5 conversion meter and you are referencing .7 conversion levels and he took your advice? BURNED PLANTS. You should be more specific. I know better but the OP stated it is his first indoor grow utilizing a meter so the confusion could be there.
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I do have a ppm meter as I said Ive ben between 850 and 900 ppm when i test my nute water mix. Ive ben told to go higher on the ppm but my problem is ive ben scared to burn because acording to the bottles instructions once ive mixed their recomended doses for each thats where I land. Im told to rais the ppm but wouldnt I have to add more nutes to do so? and wouldnt that over do it acording to the bottles instruction.
 
patlpp

patlpp

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What type/model meter do u have and what nutes are you using and what boosters are you planning to use? ? My concern was you are utilizing a meter with .5 conversion. 900- 1000 ppm (EC 2) which is a good ppm level. However, if someone suggests upping your levels to 1400 ppm, it may be too much unless the suggestion was for an EC of 2 which is 1400 ppm at .7 conversion. You were told to go higher for what reason?
 
glassblower209

glassblower209

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patlpp said:
What type/model meter do u have and what nutes are you using and what boosters are you planning to use? ? My concern was you are utilizing a meter with .5 conversion. 900- 1000 ppm (EC 2) which is a good ppm level. However, if someone suggests upping your levels to 1400 ppm, it may be too much unless the suggestion was for an EC of 2 which is 1400 ppm at .7 conversion. You were told to go higher for what reason?
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heres a link to the exact ppm tester I have no idea if its .5 or .7 honestly i didnt know of a difference in testers. I thought you just calibrate and go.
http://www.amazon.com/HM-Digital-TDS-EZ-Tester-Purity/dp/B001UUN6VO
as for my nutes right now im using green planet massive bloom, DynaGro Bloom, DynaGro ProTekt. after week 4 witch starts today, I plan to use GreenPlanet Finisher, DynaGro Bloom, and Atami Bloombastic. Any input?
 
patlpp

patlpp

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You indeed have a .5 conversion. So when you see for example "EC 2" first add 3 zero's to get 2000. Next multiply 2000 by .5, = 1000, that is your PPM @.5 conversion. You are fine where you are at. I think you are ok adding pro-tek per directions, along with the bloombastic. Green planet does not seem necessary and almost redundant. Either Green planet or bloombastic. Green Planet is not approved in California so there has to be something f'ed about it.

In the example 1400 ppm @.7 = 1400/.7 = EC 2. If you would have added more nutes to reach 1400 on your meter you would have 1400/.5 = EC 2.8 !! 40% overdose !!
 
glassblower209

glassblower209

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patlpp said:
You indeed have a .5 conversion. So when you see for example "EC 2" first add 3 zero's to get 2000. Next multiply 2000 by .5, = 1000, that is your PPM @.5 conversion. You are fine where you are at. I think you are ok adding pro-tek per directions, along with the bloombastic. Green planet does not seem necessary and almost redundant. Either Green planet or bloombastic. Green Planet is not approved in California so there has to be something f'ed about it.

In the example 1400 ppm @.7 = 1400/.7 = EC 2. If you would have added more nutes to reach 1400 on your meter you would have 1400/.5 = EC 2.8 !! 40% overdose !!
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Awesome thanks for the input. ill keep things at the levels they have ben green planet bloom is over today any way since im switching to the finisher for the next 2 1/2 weeks.
 
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