Ive been running coco this past run. My plants have had runnoff as high as 4500 ppm and ph as low as 4.7. No signs of lockout or def. I just kept adding the correct ph'd 900 ppm nutrients and tyey keep bulking in 3 gallon pots watered once every other day. Normally one would panic with those numbers. Do some drastic flush and fk up the whole grow. Just make sure there is runnoff.
Runnoff cannot be trusted.
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twentyeight.threefive
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Your plants are definitely showing issues. Your plants are in need of a low nutrient EC flush, and probably have been for a long time. Although at this point in the grow I don’t think it’s going to help you out much.
Next time I’d treat the coco properly and feed to significant runoff at least once daily. That way you can avoid the massive salt build up you accumulated.
ProPheT 216
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I do a slurry test to check ph and ppm/ec in soil or soiless. Run off is not accurate I agree but 4000 plus ppm I'm surprised they grew. Look into flushing with Herculean Harvest. The calcium bonds to salts, turning it back into available food and helping to flush away leftovers. Your plants can eat while you flush.
Yeah, daily waterings aint happenin. Maybe if i get an ro system in my home, but my tap waters crap, and the amount of empty gallon containers watering every other day is already overwhelming.
MickFoster
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Perhaps you should consider soil?
PopAndSonGrows
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Runoff pH is moot. PPMs in the 4000s sounds horrendous, and my first guess is it's due to "lazy watering", no offense by that. You even said "daily watering ain't happening" then you should consider soil growing, or set up a drip system for 1-3x daily drip.
They were harvested yesterday, 2 in front were. Others have 1 week to 4 weeks left. I have been rotating lately 300ppm to 800 ppm these past few waterings.
twentyeight.threefive
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None of them looked ready but the pictures weren’t the best quality for making that guess either.
How are your pots not bone dry after a day?
I’d suggest feeding a much lower EC throughout especially if you can’t commit to daily feedings.
had to make room for dry chamber. 4 diff strains in that tent. Tjey all wont fit at the same time in a 2x2. These 2 went first at 63 days.
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twentyeight.threefive
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Beautiful looking! Personally I’d see how they did with another week maybe two, but can’t blame you for chopping them as is. Nice job.
I agree, thats why i left this one in.
My dry tents only a 2x2. Its my first run in 10 years and i wanted to use these 2 samples to get drying dialed in. Was at 68 degrees, 58% humidity today. So far so good.
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MickFoster
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Believe it or not yes, we do.
............lol. dang no emojis show up. Oh well
xtsho
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May I ask why?
Roger A. Shrubber
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what do you consider to be crap? have you had it analyzed? most home depots or lowes will have a rack of test kits you can use for free, just take the samples and mail them in, they'll send you the results. just tell them you own the house or w/e...
i've done it twice in houses i rent, the water here is surprisingly good...
Not sure why they didnt dry out. 3 gal fabrics too.
Im gping to finish the 3 left with feedings everyday. Suggested ppm? 1 is almost done in first photo. But two in back have a month or more.
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Roger A. Shrubber
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i've run coco hempy buckets for almost 7 years now, and never checked the run off once...
twentyeight.threefive
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1.2EC max or 600ppm on 500 scale. I prefer EC as it’s not ambiguous.