Moonshine's Backyard Blueberry Auto Bash

Moonshine17 said:
I switched out heaters. New one has an orange light on it. Stays on during lights out. Would that be enough to mess things up during flower? Ill put duct tape over it az im feeling the need to.
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Yes, tape it up. I've read stories...
 
So, Steelers lost. Sigh. Now its time to grow some great meds before summer.

In the mean time....heres an update on juju......
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I know you guys say not to use runoff water to water plants. Well last runoff was 1500 (20 oz's worth. ) after putting in 900ppm. So i was sitting at 600ish yes? Today, i diluted that runoff into...
3 liters phd to 6.2 .....ppm was 594
2 liters phd to 6.5 .....ppm of 580
....my tap runs 260-280ppm.

Ppm out was again high. 1110....plant is thriving, no apparent issues. So i think i may not rock the boat and kepp on doing what im doing. Alteratively, i could watef with 1/8 strength nutes next watering, i just hate to do it in beginning of flower. What do you guys think? Thanks and great day yall!
 
Oh, the reason i chose to use runoff water (besides nute conservation ($$), to lower my ppm by diluting for next watering, and because id watered only a day & half ago, so runoff was 1.5 days old. I read where joe had mixed nutes up for the wife to feed while he was on trips and he said he mixed them up 7 days in advance. I thought then the runoff nutes were still plenty good. And my other plants love it. Time will tell i guess. Now then. Back to ppm....should my runoff be close to 0....i mean, 260-280? Because thats what my tap is. Thanks folks.
 
When a plant is using exactly what you give it, PPM in = PPM out (not water PPM, total solution PPM). When runoff is higher it means you are giving it more than it needs (and may have build-up in the medium). When runoff is lower it means you aren't feeding it enough.

That's the cliff notes version.
 
Pennywise said:
If the plants are healthy keep doing what you’re doing, I think we second guess ourselves too often.
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Thanks penny. I know that for sure in my case. Although my confidence is getting there thanks to you fine folks, 420mag, and readinv as much as i can. Im here to say ....mr mom aint no easy way!!!! Lol. Well, the steelers lost, and as sill as this may sound, it used to make me feel a certain kind of way. But today was different. My wife has been telling me what Sweet Sue preaches here, & im greatful for my new outloom on life. Thanks babe....if u read this.....and thanks Sue......and everyone....for everything. Big shout to bignstrange.....if you havent seen what hes got going, you better ask somebody. Or go check it out. Big things in bigs thread. Kingjoe is killing his winter grow....Sue just killed it with her new growant and sheloves it. Ok. Ill stop now. So many good people here...........god bless you all.
 
InTheShed said:
When a plant is using exactly what you give it, PPM in = PPM out (not water PPM, total solution PPM). When runoff is higher it means you are giving it more than it needs (and may have build-up in the medium). When runoff is lower it means you aren't feeding it enough.

That's the cliff notes version.
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Cool. Ok then. Thats what i understand. So my ppm ideally in a perfect world should be around the ppm of my tap right. So is this correct shed....if my runoff ppm from last watering waz say 900....in 2 days later feed 1000 ....ppm out 1500.....my plant ate 400 ppm during the 2 days? Also....i used two solutions to water with. #1 was 590 2 liters....& #2 was 580 3 liters. So did i feed a ppm of 590+580? Or did i feed ppm 590+580\2=585?.....thats what im just not getting for some reason. I may not be a smaught man ......but i know what love is!!!! Haha. Tom Hanks for president.
 
Moonshine17 said:
Cool. Ok then. Thats what i understand. So my ppm ideally in a perfect world should be around the ppm of my tap right. So is this correct shed....if my runoff ppm from last watering waz say 900....in 2 days later feed 1000 ....ppm out 1500.....my plant ate 400 ppm during the 2 days? Also....i used two solutions to water with. #1 was 590 2 liters....& #2 was 580 3 liters. So did i feed a ppm of 590+580? Or did i feed ppm 590+580\2=585?.....thats what im just not getting for some reason. I may not be a smaught man ......but i know what love is!!!! Haha. Tom Hanks for president.
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If you feed 590x2 and 580x3 you could say you fed 584 or not sweat the difference. Average not addition.

There is no perfect PPM. PPM is your tap water plus your added nutes based on the stage of growth and your PPM last time.

If you water with 1000 and your runoff is 1500, your plant had 500 PPM stored in the soil it did not need. In a PPM-only world (ignoring what the plant itself is telling you), you would either flush or cut your nutes back for the next few waters until you got more in balance.
 
InTheShed said:
If you feed 590x2 and 580x3 you could say you fed 584 or not sweat the difference. Average not addition.

There is no perfect PPM. PPM is your tap water plus your added nutes based on the stage of growth and your PPM last time.

If you water with 1000 and your runoff is 1500, your plant had 500 PPM stored in the soil it did not need. In a PPM-only world (ignoring what the plant itself is telling you), you would either flush or cut your nutes back for the next few waters until you got more in balance.
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Ok, i also aready understood that as well. I guess what im asking bro, and i really appreciate your patience with me guys, so in your ex above, would that 500 ppm excess in soil be just nutrients, or would that 500 xtra ppm consist of my 300 ppm tap water (270 actual but rounded up for easier demonstration), & the difference is nute ppm. If so, then my ppm of nutes is only 200 over? I cant wait to see what i pull from this plant for sooooooo many reasons. Appreciate all of you for tagging along and all you guys help and wisdom/knowledge and encouragement. I feel i dont tell you enough. God bless you all, or whomever or whatever makes you feel good and happy. Cause isnt that really all that matters when you boil it all down?
 
Indeed, what PW said! You need to keep in mind that your tap water is a given in every equation. Unless you are going to change your water source then it's always in there as part of the calculations. But your water itself is adding PPM to the soil, so when your runoff is 500 more than your input, you still want to lower the total dissolved solids in the soil. It may be 300 PPM tap and 200 PPM nutes, but it's still 500 higher than your input. Which would indicate a change is needed...unless your plant is loving it like I mentioned :).
 
Hey Moon, hope all is going well with the fam and the tent and the new light! What ever happened with the light that fell out of the box?
 
Thanks shed. Supposed to be here some time next week. All is good here. Just been a bit busy and not much going on. Had some hiccups but all seems well. A few livhting messups but still blooming it looks like. Will post more & pics when i can. I think its been 18-19 days in flower. This girl better get going & i mean in short order. Maybe when the growant hits her. Later yall. And thanks a gain bignstrange. Later yall.
 
If only it could staybin the mid forties low 50s for me here. My setup would work. I have a guy i work for has a portable ac and ducting he hasnt used. Im wanting to ask him about a trade when i have a stash built up. That ac may allow me to grow through summer in my l tent. Its a pretty big unit. Looks legit. If not too much electric cost. Peace bro! Thanks for dropping in Penny! :high-five:
 
Good evening you guys. Been busy lately! Juju is truckin right along now. Let me see...day 18 of flower....watered last night 7 liters with...
1.5 ml mammoth
5ml cal mag plus
6ml an ph per bloom...(i know furc, they recommend using =parts of base but running low)
Ph...6.4
Ppm in 540
Ppm out 940....

Was hard to resist the urge to feed more. Little popcorn puff n stuffs showing their heads they are. Heres a couple of pics from a couple days ago.....best i can do with this phone. Its going to be a great year!!!! Its already started. Lots o love from the Moon and back!!
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