Re: Demon42069 - First Grow - CKS Autos - Candy Cane - Amnesia Haze - Early Miss - 20
That may be part of your problem as well is mixing the nutrients then if I understood correctly how you said you are mixing them. I'm not sure about Fox Farm nutrients but I know other brands that say to start out by first mixing in your "Micro" liquid or powder nutrients and then add the others after that. But be sure to mix it this way, I will use a 3part nutrient bundle as an example (Micro, Grow, Bloom) Start out with just your water being used, add complete amount needed of Micro, mix/stir well, add complete amount needed of Grow, mix/stir well, add complete amount of Bloom, mix/stir well and so on and so on. If you were already doing this, that's great.
Also that was another thing I forgot to mention about flushing that Mr. Amazin has touched on, flushing with 3x the container amount of plain water will be enough to achieve about 2 full container sizes of runoff which will ensure all excess nutes and salts are washed out.
hey thanks, yeah ph issue or lockout is my best guess as well. I'm thinking since the ph is 6 or below the plants aren't getting the calmag which is absorbed at 6.5 so I was trying to raise the ph with 7 ph feedings, was feeding at around 6.5 until I saw the low ph from the runoff. figured with this last flush of water at 6.8 it should clear out any mineral buildup causing lockout or help raise the ph back up. i mix everything up after i use each measuring size, so maybe 2-3 things with the teaspoon, mix then 2-3 things with the tablespoon. could be an issue with my ph pen too but going to be a couple months before I can afford another one.
That may be part of your problem as well is mixing the nutrients then if I understood correctly how you said you are mixing them. I'm not sure about Fox Farm nutrients but I know other brands that say to start out by first mixing in your "Micro" liquid or powder nutrients and then add the others after that. But be sure to mix it this way, I will use a 3part nutrient bundle as an example (Micro, Grow, Bloom) Start out with just your water being used, add complete amount needed of Micro, mix/stir well, add complete amount needed of Grow, mix/stir well, add complete amount of Bloom, mix/stir well and so on and so on. If you were already doing this, that's great.
Also that was another thing I forgot to mention about flushing that Mr. Amazin has touched on, flushing with 3x the container amount of plain water will be enough to achieve about 2 full container sizes of runoff which will ensure all excess nutes and salts are washed out.