Dennise
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I veg under the Spider4 with no ill effect.... I make sure they have a good set of legs under them before I put them under the Spider4 but Broke Ass is right... It is a much better bloom light than veg....
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I veg under the Spider4 with no ill effect.... I make sure they have a good set of legs under them before I put them under the Spider4 but Broke Ass is right... It is a much better bloom light than veg....
Hydro 5.8 - 6.0 is where I always keep my nutes. See the chart below.
WJ
Nature is NEVER just ON/OFF... the above image suggest such. This is not the case.
Also, the reason I said to START his at 5.2 is that a WEAK 1/4 strength solution will drift to 6.0+ throughout the day, and will need to be readjusted back down to 5.2 or below within 24 hours. This allows for the full range of pH to hit the roots, and for uptake all day, of all macro, and micro nutrients.
I know your chart is simple, but nature is rarely that.
I didn't feed them because the roots had just hit the water on one plant.couple days prior to this happening.I allways wait till theyhit the water then feed them .This first time ever that it took this long to grow roots in dwc for me I've used mh/hps in past never had this problem with my 600 watt they usually have roots establish in 7-10 days .I think I was worried something was wrong and didn't want kill them really.Being First time vegging with the spider 4 cob and it now27 days and I still don't have roots showing from my candyland yet .Hopefully now that I have the cfls in there and I have feed them I get some root growth soon.
Thanks I will definitely do that.Sorry I haven't had a chance to read your entire thread. When I did DWC, I had the same issue with the roots. I just feed the plants about 1/2 cup of nutrients directly over the bottom of the stem to make sure the plant gets fed. Then when the roots hit the reservoir I stop feeding as described previously and let the plant feed from the reservoir (bucket). I use the Hempy technique and found that it is much easier than DWC. But I still have to feed directly over the stem. I use a Root Riot plug to pop my seeds and soaking the plug does the trick until the roots reach the reservoir.
Good luck! Just hang in there.
WJ
I guess it all depends on wanting to get the most out of the plants or growing healthy plants, wildjim... Don't supplement something if it doesn't need it, that can cause just as many issues.. Don't think you need to add cal/mag simply because your under LEDs, the water & nutrients you use will influence that more... I'm in coir and under leds and I wouldn't think of adding cal/mag.. Check you ppm runoff, that'll tell you whether you delaying your plant growth or throwing money down the drain I've found... And ooh man, Jandre probably one of the most knowledgeable about all facets of this plant, that I've come across on this site. Personally, I'd be following or listening closely to what he says, not arguing it for no apparent reason than ego. You want to deal in black and white, that's up to you but doesn't take away grey still being there....
The yellowed parts will not go green, unfortunately. but new green will grow.My plants still have yellow leaves ,but they have stretched and put on some knew growth.I think for now im leave the cfls in my grow closet.let them stretch more .
Cause you said he obviously doesn't understand the chart.... That's your ego talking and mine now, lol....
You obviously don't understand the chart. At 5.8, all of the nutrients are available when using hydroponic techniques. In my opinion the chart in my post is very simple to understand.
I keep my hydro at 5.8 and never have had any problems. Don't forget to add the Cal/Mag supplement when growing under LED.
Nature is simple, unless you make it something it is not. I also believe that the old belief of using a "weak" 1/4 strength solution is just wasting time for the growth of the plant especially if the plant has roots.
Old technologies are just that... old.
WJ