should i add nutrients in the first week?

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Ralphie

Well-Known Member

• Jul 19, 2007

• #1

I currently have an aeroponics setup and I am debating wheter to add a very small amount of nutrients in the first week. The only issue is that I have not yet received my PH meter and worry that it may affect my PH too much or burn my plants, what does everyone think?

 

MRbudsmoker

Well-Known Member

• Jul 19, 2007

• #2

wait till you get the ph metre and do it right.

 

Shook

Well-Known Member

• Jul 19, 2007

• #3

you got three options, use a really small amount, wait for ph meter, or test on one plant

 

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Ralphie

Well-Known Member

• Jul 19, 2007

• #4

I think i'll go ahead and keep plant the seeds with 0 nutrients for now.. I do have a Swimming pool PH meter with PH UP/DOWN.. WIll this work for now?

Cant test on one plant as they are all using the same water.

 

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cockeye

Well-Known Member

• Jul 19, 2007

• #5

i would wait acouple weeks before adding nutes

 

AzGrOw-N-sMoKe

New Member

• Jul 19, 2007

• #6

you can add nutes in the first week..i would do 1/5 the labeled amount...

 

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Ralphie

Well-Known Member

• Jul 19, 2007

• #7

AzGrOw-N-sMoKe said:

you can add nutes in the first week..i would do 1/5 the labeled amount...

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what if i dont have a way to test the PH until my tester arrives?

 

AzGrOw-N-sMoKe

New Member

• Jul 19, 2007

• #8

then i would go with 1/8 at this rate it should not affect the ph....an if you can't test the ph yet how do you know you are at the right level now?

 

Gygax1974

Just some idiot

• Jul 19, 2007

• #9

good point, you know the water needs to be at a certain ph.

 

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Ralphie

Well-Known Member

• Jul 19, 2007

• #10

yes, i know.. but im going to be using good purified water.. and i know the nutrients are what reflects the biggest changes on the PH, so i figure if i add nutes in week 1, i could really throw it off wack.. I bought a ph up down and ph tester on eBay, it should be here by tuesday or wednesday next week

 

Gygax1974

Just some idiot

• Jul 19, 2007

• #11

Ralphie said:

yes, i know.. but im going to be using good purified water.. and i know the nutrients are what reflects the biggest changes on the PH, so i figure if i add nutes in week 1, i could really throw it off wack.. I bought a ph up down and ph tester on eBay, it should be here by tuesday or wednesday next week

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How do your plants look now? If they look good wait for the ph meter and ph up and down. What kind of nutes?

 

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Ralphie

Well-Known Member

• Jul 19, 2007

• #12

foxfarm nutes.. they just germinated.. no teling how they look yet