Hey AG, overall, looking wonderful. Not long now, buddy, however I think you're going to go past xmas. Damn she is a bushy one. I'm sort of in a hurry today but I wanted to leave some comments. Forgive me if I've missed anything above that you already talked about.
>>>I will be emptying my res today and keeping to the original feeding schedule and will be giving a flush (with the high Ca tapwater...counter-intuitive, I know)
This will kill all of your beneficial bacteria / mycos. Did someone say you should rinse with tap water? Or did you read this somewhere?
I don't doubt that you have a big of mag deficiency, but here's what we need to remember. When leaves change colors due to this, you rarely see those leaves get their color back, especially not in a few days. When leaves lose color, it is from a condition that existed 10 days ago.
The curled up leaves could be from it being too dry, wind on the plants from the fan, PPM too high, and or too hot in the tent. The leaves curl up because they are trying to conserve moisture. If any of these conditions exist, fix those first. Remember salt based nutrients will dehydrate leaves.
Then, as far as the mag def... stick to the recipe, but up the calmag as you said. Most importantly, you should be changing your res water weekly. Sometimes you can go longer, depending on the strain, but your strain is telling you, you can't! I know your plant is thirsty, and it's temping just to keep topping off. When your water is low, go ahead and dump whatever water is left (leaving behind a few gallons in the bottom of the res is ok), and then replenish with a nice new mix of nutrient water. If I didn't change water weekly with the ACE, I got the same exact problems.
I wouldn't spray with the opsom salts, as it tends to leave behind film on leaves, but you can add a teaspoon per 5 gal to your res.
>>>I will be emptying my res today and keeping to the original feeding schedule and will be giving a flush (with the high Ca tapwater...counter-intuitive, I know)
This will kill all of your beneficial bacteria / mycos. Did someone say you should rinse with tap water? Or did you read this somewhere?
I don't doubt that you have a big of mag deficiency, but here's what we need to remember. When leaves change colors due to this, you rarely see those leaves get their color back, especially not in a few days. When leaves lose color, it is from a condition that existed 10 days ago.
The curled up leaves could be from it being too dry, wind on the plants from the fan, PPM too high, and or too hot in the tent. The leaves curl up because they are trying to conserve moisture. If any of these conditions exist, fix those first. Remember salt based nutrients will dehydrate leaves.
Then, as far as the mag def... stick to the recipe, but up the calmag as you said. Most importantly, you should be changing your res water weekly. Sometimes you can go longer, depending on the strain, but your strain is telling you, you can't! I know your plant is thirsty, and it's temping just to keep topping off. When your water is low, go ahead and dump whatever water is left (leaving behind a few gallons in the bottom of the res is ok), and then replenish with a nice new mix of nutrient water. If I didn't change water weekly with the ACE, I got the same exact problems.
I wouldn't spray with the opsom salts, as it tends to leave behind film on leaves, but you can add a teaspoon per 5 gal to your res.
) handy to mix in. Also to note, I have a scheduled weekly tea this Monday.
