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Thanks Shed.They need a winner first.Happy 420 Bill and all!
Happy 420 my friend.
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Heavens Shores - Bill's 2022 Grow: Come Meet Howie! Show Us Your Grow Too - Bring A Pic
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Happy 420 my friend.
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Hi Bill 
Just wanted to say I LOVED your 4/20 pic!
You nailed it, once again. Xo
Just wanted to say I LOVED your 4/20 pic!
You nailed it, once again. Xo
Not until we see the outcome, but sometime in September I believeNothing will make me happier.
Do you have a date yet?
Happy 420 Brother
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Good morning 
Bill, have a wonderful and peace filled day 
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Aww thanks Jiggi.Good morning
So much to do but it's cold and raining today.
Might be an inside job today.
Hope your doing well my friend.
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Good morning Bill sorry to hear about the rain. Better days are coming. 
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All good BrotherGood morning Bill sorry to hear about the rain. Better days are coming.
Thanks
Hope your having a great day.
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Hi Bill
So glad you changed your pic. I was legit thinking “who the fuck is that?!”
So glad you changed your pic. I was legit thinking “who the fuck is that?!”
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Hey T
It's raining we are stuck inside , so I was just mucking about.
So nice to see you.
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Do I use this method with the Coco, same layers ect as I've got Coco premix, I started a new thread about Coco first time grow, I appreciate you help to you are the first to help me with this stuff cheers Bill
Cover root ball with fresh perlite
Fill the top with perlite
The perlite will let water drain
down the outside edge for proper root growth
Center mound forces water to the outside edge
Cover with perlite
Thin layer of dirt on top holds everything in place
Don't be afraid to reform your mound and moat
around the outside edge
When you water at first it may shift
Hey Bill
Have you ever considered pre-pH-ing the water, before any nutes?
So if I know my final mix will be made up of xyz then a known quantity of phd, I can add that first
The idea is that adding concentrated Phosphoric to a mix binds some of the nutrients
So it's like using rain/river water to begin with because the water is already softer
Can you see reason in that?
Have you ever considered pre-pH-ing the water, before any nutes?
So if I know my final mix will be made up of xyz then a known quantity of phd, I can add that first
The idea is that adding concentrated Phosphoric to a mix binds some of the nutrients
So it's like using rain/river water to begin with because the water is already softer
Can you see reason in that?
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Morning RoyHey Bill
Have you ever considered pre-pH-ing the water, before any nutes?
So if I know my final mix will be made up of xyz then a known quantity of phd, I can add that first
The idea is that adding concentrated Phosphoric to a mix binds some of the nutrients
So it's like using rain/river water to begin with because the water is already softer
Can you see reason in that?
It's always my last step, set ph .
Never pre ph'd but I see your logic.
And it doesn't work if the nutrients are in first?
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I was reading something recently that said Phosphoric acid can react with Ca, Fe & ZnMorning Roy
It's always my last step, set ph .
Never pre ph'd but I see your logic.
And it doesn't work if the nutrients are in first?
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So adding it first should be better in theory, because until it dissolves, it is corrosive
Probbly stoner thinking
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If I had my shite tight I could probably do it.
My mixture effects the ph.
It's different each time.
I'd have to know the ph of each mixture ahead of time.
I'm just not that organized.
Thanks
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Ah ok - my mix is pretty stable 5.8-6.0, only needs further adjusting on the rare occasions I add Potassium Silicate
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Do you give the potassium silicate time to bond before adding nutrients?
A couple hours?
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I don't often use it, but yeah, I leave it in a bucket overnight then bring the pH down before adding nutesDo you give the potassium silicate time to bond before adding nutrients?
A couple hours?
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Oh crap it's everywhere.. severe bot infiltration! nuke it!
Ah never mind.. thanks!!! little applause for the tech guys!
Ah never mind.. thanks!!! little applause for the tech guys!
Good morning, Bill