Sauga's Miracle On Fox Farm Street

[Nickystickybuds]

Hi Nicky... glad to have you on board!
If you have any questions feel free to ask. Post pics if you need to here as well. Enjoy your day!

I also use FFOF. I like that after i plant i dont have to worry about nutes for at least a few weeks. Plants seem to really like it. So far so good

 

[MrSauga]

I also use FFOF. I like that after i plant i dont have to worry about nutes for at least a few weeks. Plants seem to really like it. So far so good

I agree totally. If you need to use a soil mix then FFOF is the way to go! I'll know more after this grow, but I'm really loving the MG stuff I use.

 

[beez0404]

I decided to measure my PPM (I rarely do this) of my well water and then my mixed nutrient pre feeding today. The PPM of my well water is 152 at 60.5 degrees F. I added 6.5 grams of MC to one gallon of water at 70 degrees F and have a PPM of 1490. Now to me 1490 seems awfully high but none of the girls except a Chem 91 X Cherry AlienDawg complains. The Chem 91 gets her own mix at 6.0 grams of MC and she's happy there.

 

[farside05]

I decided to measure my PPM (I rarely do this) of my well water and then my mixed nutrient pre feeding today. The PPM of my well water is 152 at 60.5 degrees F. I added 6.5 grams of MC to one gallon of water at 70 degrees F and have a PPM of 1490. Now to me 1490 seems awfully high but none of the girls except a Chem 91 X Cherry AlienDawg complains. The Chem 91 gets her own mix at 6.0 grams of MC and she's happy there.

Was that 6.5 measured on a scale? I had Mega coming in at 150 ppm per gram, which would put 6.5g at 975 plus your water.

 

[MrSauga]

Well it is definately at the high end. I have a chart that says 1000-1600ppm for late veg, but never really got that high myself. If I understand correctly though, the N at 6.5 gm's is right on par!

 

[MrSauga]

I had Mega coming in at 150 ppm per gram,

Not sure if it's difference in formula, as I assume it would be, but my MC at 1 gm comes in at 81ppm. I'll do more checks from now on to see how consistent that number is.

 

[beez0404]

Okay, you nailed me there!!!!!! I've measured the 6.5 grams so often I eyeballed it. I would have had to be about 2.5 grams over (almost 9 grams) to hit the 1490 right?

 

[MrSauga]

lol, risky game eyeballing it. It's a forgiving nute for overfeeding, but I think it needs to be consistent for best results throughout the plant phases.

 

[beez0404]

And I don't know if it makes any difference but when I got my 21+ lb bag of MC I vacuum sealed the stuff in small bags so I maintain lots of powder in mine. Each vacuum sealed bag fills 2 jelly mason jars.

 

[MrSauga]

That sounds like a good idea! I have the same bag, but I just filled up the mason jar as needed. It lasts about a month but for what I grow it's convenient. Good tip beez!

 

[MrSauga]

Sunday Update
Hello World!
So today's update is all about the planting. After 17 hours in the paper towel, I checked on them and all four had tap roots about 1/4" in length. One of the GG's has a dual tap, so it should grow faster

After 17 hours in PT

• MrSauga
• Feb 24, 2019

Both pots of the MG are quite wet. This is straight from the bag like this. It contains lots of moisture so I didn't need to moisten the soil prior to dropping the seed. The FFOF is drier so you can see below the wet spots needed for the seeds. From this point, with the FFOF, I'll just be misting lightly if the soil starts to look dry.
If I wet it too much, or pour water over it, I risk losing the seed by floating away or drowning it.

Let's rock!

• MrSauga
• Feb 24, 2019

Here's a pic of the dual tap Gorilla Glue in the MG soil. You can see why this one wont need any moisture for quite some time.

Two Tapper

• MrSauga
• Feb 24, 2019

When I plant my seeds, I plant with the tap root up, as shown in the pic below. I find, so far, by doing it this way I reduce the chances of helmet head. 100% success so far!

tapRoot.gif

• MrSauga
• Nov 2, 2018
• tap root

Finally, lights will be on 24/7 right now until we get all four above the soil. Shortly after that I'll go to 20/4. I'm still contemplating on 20/4 for the whole grow, or switching to 18/6 later on. The seedling light I use is a full spectrum 20W LED. Seems to have worked well in the past.

Seedling Light

• MrSauga
• Feb 24, 2019

That is all!

 

[beez0404]

I just mixed up another gallon of the MC nutes this time accurately measuring exactly 6.5 grams. to 1 gallon of well water at 69 degrees. EC meter showed it at 1220 PPM

 

[MrSauga]

That's a lot closer now and makes more sense. Nice!

 

[Nickystickybuds]

I agree totally. If you need to use a soil mix then FFOF is the way to go! I'll know more after this grow, but I'm really loving the MG stuff I use.

Tell me more abou MG stuff what is it

 

[AngryBird]

 

[MrSauga]

It's called MG Nature's Care Organic Potting Mix. Lots of good stuff in there, even red wigglers! I'll get a pic up later. Two types, potting mix and potting soil. It's the potting sopil I use.

 

[MrSauga]

Hi Birdie! I was hoping you would notice the journal! Thanks for stopping by!


How are ya feeling today?

 

[farside05]

That spreadsheet make sense Sauga?

 

[MrSauga]

I haven't had a chance to look at it. I have down time around 2pm so I'll have a chance to play around with it then.
Thanks again!

 

[beez0404]

What I am trying to wrap my head around is the difference between how much nutrients does a plant need and how much nutrients can a plant endure and not die. I think at a certain point there is a line. That line is the maximum amount of nutrients the plant can uptake. That's what I am trying to find. I think any nutrients over that line are wasted as the plant cannot absorb them.

But I am now wondering with the autos I've grown in the past feeding them approximately 3.5 grams per gallon of water if the 677 PPM falls short of the total amount of nutrients an autoflower plant can uptake at feeding. And if perhaps that has something to do with their diminutive size and yield.