Tutankharmon - 400HPS - Soil Coco Mix - Grow

[Light Addict]

I'm thinking the Veg 604A its a botanical blend of Kelp and plant extracts.

My other question is should I be using my Blue Labs truncheon, for measuring PPM, EC etc? I grow in soil mainly and not sure if I should be using it at all. Not sure what levels of stuff I should have anyway lol. I just measure out nutes by eye.

 

[Exemplarisch]

Ohh yh you should't use terra fertilizers since they are not complete.
they have a lack of calcium because this is normally already in your dirt.

Hydro fertilizers are most of the time 2-component ferilizers.
because you can't mix P with Ca(also other elements like iron) in high quanties.

So in 1component fertilizers there is always less calcium than in a 2 component fertilizer.

if you re-use your soil always use hydro fertilizer, that contains more Ca and also contains more trace elements.

you can also mix 2 spoons of Mearl tru your dirt, this also wil keep your pH in balance.(to late now off course).

And most inportant thing: Never let your dirt dry out.

good luck and i hope you wil do something with my advice

 

[Sweet23]

Don't take my word law as I don't know anywhere near enough yet but I use my blue lab truncheon religiously, especially for the run off now after I gave my little ladies nute burn . Generally keep mine in the 1.0-1.2EC region, they don't seem to like it any higher, probably because I dosed them up far too early? =/

The mate who lent us my set up told me to take nutes up every two weeks (After they're a couple weeks old of course) by another level on the truncheon (along with water feeds to stop nute burn! Although that one slipped my notes!) all the way up to 1.8EC which is what his chillies were loving. I feed with Canna A + B at a ratio of 1ml of each per 1ltr of water.

Hope that helps? Happy growing
EDIT: Subscribed and time to read more of your journal, only got up to page 24 yesterday!

 

[Exemplarisch]

Don't use any biologic/organic fertilizer or supplement if you are having deficiency's.
They F#$% your pH up.

you also can't measure the pH/EC of organic/biological ferilizer because it's have to break down in ions first.
So it's about the speed that you microbes can proces it.

You stimulate the microbes with temperature, moist and oxygen BTW.

Plants don't need any extra additives/ suppements to be green man.
Look at the nature, green plants everywhere.

so my advice: just use mineral 2-part fertilizer till your plant become green again.
and when you can keep em green for 6 weeks then go try out soms additives or something.

So only give A+B and add the PK like you always do.

I always start PK somewhere around day 32 depenting on the strain(indica plants earlier.)

 

[Light Addict]

Cheers Neen, I used it once on an old grow and just copied a guide of the net. It was a pineapple express run. Never used it since, I have asked on here, but didn't get an answer before. So cheers for jumping in! Its silly a 80 quid bit of kit just sat doing nothing.

 

[alex801]

Good mornin LA

 

[Light Addict]

Mornin buddy! nice harvest, just checked it out, well frosty and lush!

 

[Sweet23]

No worries m'dear more than happy to help if I can =).

I say use it, even if it's just to make yourself feel better, it's a damn expensive piece of kit to be nothing more than a dust collector to be honest! Haven't caught up yet obviously as your journal is bloomin' huge! Butttt if you've got some problems with your little ladies use the truncheon on your run off, could be the level of nutes in the soil is too high? Just a thought

 

[Mono]

 

[thecanuck]

Good morning good sir!!
I put your technique to work last night after work. I bent and tucked some of the bigger fans and low and behold i looked in this morning and they were lots bigger (internodes). Thanks sir. It was making me nervous doing it but now ill make it a regular thing. I raised up the ligjt to hopefully get some stretch in anticipation for lsting
Thanks again bud! Hoping you have a wonderful day

 

[alex801]

Thanks mate looking forward to tut and flux piks

 

[Jay233]

I'm thinking the Veg 604A its a botanical blend of Kelp and plant extracts.

My other question is should I be using my Blue Labs truncheon, for measuring PPM, EC etc? I grow in soil mainly and not sure if I should be using it at all. Not sure what levels of stuff I should have anyway lol. I just measure out nutes by eye.

I use my ppm meter once in a while to judge how strong my nute mix is ...especially when I add something different like a bloom booster along with my normal bloom nutes and calmag ...I have surprised myself with how strong I have mixed the nutes a couple times and have had to redo them.

 

[AfricanGrower]

>>>@AG The first sign of a P deficiency is purple stams and has nothing to do with curled leaves
And more mature plant in flowering often dont show signs of P deficiency because P is needed in the earlier stages of the plants cycle.

Not to say you are wrong bro, but purple stems early in veg can be an indicator of deficiencies for P, Ca, and Mg early in veg. Not solely P. Curled leaves ARE in fact early signs of a P Def, and I'm not just talking out my a$$, as this info can be found throughout the web, not too mention I have first hand experience with it as well.when growing in hydro I've learned that you can easily determine def's quicker and with more precision than if you were growing in soil as you have control if everything that is being exposed to your plant. I will post up pics of early P def and early Ca def so you can get a better understanding.

Now in the case of adding nutrients, I completely forgot to ask what range your PPM is in currently. This will help determine this lockout/def situation.

 

[Light Addict]

OK, I simply sprouted her then re-potted and have watered only, no feed. She looked crap So I flushed over a week a go with PH'd water. and have simply left her to her own devices since. I do have a blue labs truncheon but aint used it. I take it I should be lol.

 

[AfricanGrower]

I would use it, just to get an idea of how much feed is already in the soil. If it is a low PPM then you know that she is experiencing a deficiency, if it is too high than you can attribute the problem to a lockout

 

[Light Addict]

Ahh my truncheon is just for liquid isnt it? my ph meter is fine for soil and liquid.

I'm so confused right now. I cant give her things I aint got! as the only feed I have I listed. MY meter for ppm/ec not sure how and when to use it and what it would really mean for the grow? I mean i do get it tells me how concentrated the mix is but what else lol?!
Ph was fine she got 6.5 rinsed through her loads a week ago. She is almost dry and it seems to be getting worse.

At mo I'm going with the idea of PHd water with a tiny mix of molasses! does that make any sense?!

I'm bloody lost

 

[AfricanGrower]

With the PPM meter you should measure the nutrient solution that you have been feeding her in the past. Then you should measure the runoff from your plant after watering with plain water.

Now the first reading will tell you how much feed is actually going into the pot. The second reading from the runoff will tell you how much feed is in the pot at the moment. Your runoff should not be higher than 400-600 PPM (for EC at a conversion rate of .5, the range should be .8-1.2) and if it is you can deduce that your problem is a lockout, meaning your conclusion that your Jonn Innes feed being too hot was correct.

Now if your PPM/EC reading is in this range, than I can say that your are lacking in nutrients, so a light feed would be necessary!

I hope that's not too confusing mate!

 

[Light Addict]

Thanks so much for spelling that out for me my friend, Now I get it lol. Cool I'll get some batteries for my ppm meter later and sort it your way great info thanks for taking the time!

 

[Light Addict]

Hey all just gonna throw some pics up of Gert. She is looking ok again with more white hairs everyday. I definitely lost about a weeks worth of budding with my bloody issues. Now though we might be back on track with 4 weeks to go!

 

[AfricanGrower]

Light, Remind me not to enter my plant in POTM when you put Gert up. NO ONE stands a chance bro