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Many congrats with your harvest!
I'm with BAR,I when coming across others growers going down the pop bottle path, I send em this way! :)
 
Light Addict said:
Many congrats with your harvest!
I'm with BAR,I when coming across others growers going down the pop bottle path, I send em this way! :)
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Thanks LA. That truly means a lot. I must be doing something right.

I don't know how to multi-quote but thank you to Lester too.
 
Congrats Josh.
 
So, today I ventured into the newly opened hydro shop in the city in which I work. This is around 45 minutes drive from my home. Previously the closest brick and mortar establishment was a hour and a half away. While I was nervous, as not ever visiting such said establishment, overall I believe I had a good experience while there.

I've been using the Botanicare Kind Expert Hydro regiment but without Hydro Shield because Perfect Gardens didn't carry it. I didn't have enough of the Kind Bloom for tonight, hence needing to get something fast.

I go in really hoping to see some leds on display. Nope. But, to their credit, they had Lumetek ballasts and Raptor XXXL reflectors. They also had the largest err...T5 or T8 flouro setups I've every seen. Like 4'x8'. The had all sorts off manufactured DWC and Ebb and Flow premade setups. Huge Botaincare trays; mini split ac's and name brand fans and dehumidifiers.

While the actual show room size was a little small, I'd guess 20'x40', they had every nutrient company I've heard of represented. House and Garden, General Hydroponics, Advanced, Botanicare, Fox Farm, Humbolt, Dutch Masters, Black Label, etc. As I said ^ I've been using Botanicare Kind. Well, they have just about everything from Botanicare except the kind. I'd order from Perfect Gardens but they only offer a three liter trio pack-Base, Veg, and Bloom. I don't use the veg so it's a waste of around $20/order.

What the brick and mortar place did have was Botanicare Pure Blend Pro. This is supposed to be organic. So I grabbed some of that and a bottle of the Hydro Shield which is just a liquid version of the healthy micro organisms..mychos.

So I really liked that place. I ended up striking a 15 minute conversation with the owner. They opened mid November. I asked how business was treating him. He said that they vastly underestimated the market. Told me he spends half of his time stocking inventory and another store is in the works. I don't have the money to currently spend anymore meanwhile. but I think I want to stop buy tomorrow and window shop. I barely looked around, saw coco coir, Hydron, and rock wool cubes. I need a better source for course perlite. That's cheap, they may had some.

So yeah. Never been to a hydro shop. I've always heard of others' bad experiences. I still support or sponsor Perfect Garden's 100%, JJ is going to be getting a K of my business in the next few months, possibly more if he gets some of the newest goodies. But, in retrospect, I had a good time. Being able to see stuff in person versus on a web page or in the back of a magazine garners myself a little bit more satisfaction.

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pure blend line works great
I use their feed chart I don't use everything on it but some things like silica blast
hydroplex
cal mag
im still using the old aquashield but when I run out will use the hydroguard
I use a different product for the sweet product
couple things on there I don't use but its a pretty good chart to follow for the feed
 
Hey CCH! Mahlo. I was hoping you would see this.

One question for you bro. My computer is a big steaming turd. It's just not liking the Botanicare nutrient calculator page. I grabbed the Pure Blend Pro. They had Veg and Flower but no Base on the shelves. I looked at the back label and consulted "dude". My best understanding is that the Pure Bloom is the only "main" thing for advanced flowering. I.E. instead of needing a base and veg for early cycle or base and flower late cycle, you just use the the one for my situation. I saw it has a "2-" for N but most feeding schedules gradually ween the Nitrogen.

Damn. Wish I had a better computer to answer these things on my own. But I have multiple PPM and PH meters so I'm not really in the dark.

Grow and bloom, no base?
 
I have to say I think the actual chart im using does not match the one online
I did scan and post it before ill go look for it and repost it here for you and you can see if it matches
the one online
the one I got is actually on like a little flyer or a small page
last time I looked online if im not mistaken what im using isn't the same as what they got online
 
I just use the charts as a baseline. I'm careful but usually go from clone to 1200-1750 ppms. I still have bloom boosters from that former sponsor that can not be named. I also use a little of that Super Thrive stuff.

I guess my main question is is there a Pro Blend Base or just Veg and Flower?
 
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compare this with the online one and let me know
oh yea I guess the only thing I don't use is liquid karma
cal mag only during veg or only if needed during bloom and I do sub out the sweet product
 
oh yea ive used the former sponsors nutes and I get better results with botanicare
since I found out I have only been using that former sponsored nutes for my cs project im talking about shmoo shmaanet
but I have used it all up and it was given to me or I would have never tried it
I do have the other sponsors nutes I don't know if they are former but the growology one I found some things lacking in thiers also for hydro
I may try to use that next for my cs plants with some leftover amendments from the other former nutrient sponsor
so I don't have to throw it away
 
No Worries Brotha :thumb:
 
Yeah, consolidating the old nutes with the seed project would be wise. I'm planning a huge veg garden this year. That's how I'm going to use left-overs.

I only have one product left from the old company--that liquid blue spoodge bloom booster.. I still believe the proprietors are total liars. Main guy lied to me three times over the phone so yeah.

In two weeks I hope to make a bean order. I'm going for your recommendation with the Dynafem OG. I'm also going for sure to get Next Generation "Dynamite". That's an Indica leaning Pheno of Canada Grapefruit. Also looking at Barney's Farm's Cookie Kush, Medical Seed's "Devil's Fruit" Emerald's Triangle "California Wild Fire".

I'm at that point where I need to produce more. My patients are wanting to buy everything. Patience is what I say, can't rush any of this stuff. :volcano-smiley:
 
yea gotta wait for good results cant rush it :thumb:
 
Yup. I consider myself a "connoisseur". But I prefer the Indica leaning strains. I played around with some land race Sativas recently. Just wasn't happy with the results.

Hope you put some hi SPF on those toes of yours. Don't want you getting skin cancer from the UVB from that 10 watt Cree Advanced LED. :cheertwo:
 
Wow my friend some seriously frosty little sticks of joy! Its like your running the best ever corn dog stall :) (I'd buy the lot) :)
 
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