Doc Bud: True High Brix

Doc Bud;1595278 said:

bigirishdoode;1595208 said:

i figured, i have some blossom set spray has the cytokinnins (spelling) horomome stuff, i used it on a couple plants it did seem to give a noticable boost to production and speed i didnt use it as often as indicated but still saw the effect, horomones are interesting lil scary what do you think?

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I have no problem with natural hormones, like those in kelp and alfalfa. I am avoiding some of the other pgr products right now until I learn more about their effects on humans, etc.

-----------;1595270 said:

thanks for the speedy reply bro. your talking about botanicare sweet right? and ill just look for something with P,K,Mg and Sulfur. Even though I have been legal for about two months now, I'm putting all my effort into a great environment first. I have an a/c, dehumidifer, environmental conttroller (day/night, co2, humidity), inline fans and a couple of carbon filters etc. Our tap water is pretty good here (around 300ppm but soft) but I still went ahead and purchased a reverse osmosis unit(and a gal of calmag for that exact reason).

I have a 4x8x7 dr240 grow tent used for veg, a 14x11x6 room that is being built/put together and another 10x5x8 room that I'll dig into once I have everything down. I really did want to go with a couple of 1k's but with my height restrictions I decided to go with four 600's w/radiant hoods for now, I also have a 1000w lumatek that I will toss in there to see if it could be managed. Great tips on the ph for hp cause it's kind of hard to find around here lol. Even if it's not organic you don't have to check ph? I always thought the reason for no phing in brix/organics was because of the soil energy and microorganisms doing all the work, but that would apply to --- 3part and promix as well? I would 100% prefer to take that step out of my day lol

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Alrighty then, here comes another spiel on pHing.......

In a hydroponic environment with no buffers other than the nutrient solution, getting pH right is critical. But every comment made below this sentence does not apply to hydroponics!

Soil is a powerful buffer all by itself. Especially soil that has been pH buffered on purpose at the factory, like Promix, FFOF, Vermisoil, Roots....just about any quality soil is going to have pH buffers, not to mention the actual soil itself is a buffer.

Once you start adding rock powders you've now got so much buffer you could probably water with pH 2 all day long and not change a thing. When you start adding phosphoric acid or potassium hydroxide (ph down and up respectively) you're totally messing the balance of important nutrients. There's no need for that, as the soil itself is a buffer.

On top of that, the Biota (microherd and friends) also adjust pH on the fly, whenever needed as instructed by the plant. (that's those foliar sprays I use).

Lastly, I'd be willing to wager that ---, like GH and Advanced and others already have buffers built in to the mix as well.

So, for a soil grow, I wouldn't waste my time checking or adjusting pH as long as I'm using decent soil and the total alkalinity of the water wasn't much higher than 200 or so.

If your ppm's are 300 on your water, and it doesn't create massive scale around fixtures and the coffee pot, just use your tap water and be done with it.

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