randomgrower420
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getting some high ph runoff readings from a few plants. is there a specific nutrient that if overused would cause the ph to rapidly rise?
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deficiencies in coco
- Thread starter randomgrower420
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Hey randomgrower,
Are you hand watering ?
Thanks
GA
Are you hand watering ?
Thanks
GA
Was it fresh coco? How long into the grow are you? If it was new you should have flushed it until it's 30-50 ppm. Now besides what the information you have given us it's hard to judge the cause. This is the reason I like Advanced Nutrients Ph perfect. It is too good to be true, never having to worry about PH or any other deficiencies because they also have a Coco version which is new but way better then the original. I can tell a huge difference every day once switching to the Coco version. Provide more information and I am sure we can help you out man.
stevewinthrop
Member
Why is your title called deficiencies but your post is about pH of runoff? Give us the whole scoop so we can help you!
Bongstar420
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randomgrower420
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randomgrower420
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well i am seeing a couple deficiencies but have some really high runoff so im fairly certain its lockout im dealing with and not an actual deficiency.
stevewinthrop
Member
I'm going to guess he's fucking with the OP due to a lack of any sort of information about his plants or grow, lol.
Ammonium is an alkaline, Nitrate is an acid. Ammonium Nitrate is a fertilizer
Veg formula nutes are usually higher pH, just need to adjust your pH before you feed. As long as you are feeding at a certain pH, the runoff doesn't matter.
Well I will point out that if you look under his name if that is indeed his plant he has deficiencies as well. Look how yellow the leaves are on them plants, never heard of cal/mag? He will probably come back with he flushed it for multiple weeks. I say that's a bad idea because that last 2-3 weeks are when the plants are needing the most nutrients. I flush for a week at max. If your using coco flushing is a thing in the past as well is having to measure Ph lol. So I am guessing you may be right.
If you got something going wrong with your grow it's probably the nutrients you are using. Half of them are shitty products that aren't worth it. The whole Advanced nutrients line up only cost like 120 bucks on Ebay and last for 6 months. That will supply two 5' x 5' tents for the entire time. I pull 3-5 pds altogether each round(12 weeks) and that's with single 400 watt systems, 1 in each tent... People need to read up more about dialing in your grow room.
jewcebox
Member
this is an opinion, not a fact.
the fade on a plant determines its ripeness,
not saying your wrong, but i dont enjoy smoking chems. i like a nice flushed faded plant... so yea...
Prime example of how people give bad grow advice on pot forums right here.
Don't flush and watch your chems locked in the plant spark up, taste nasty, and burn hella black ash.
Don't ph correctly and watch your shit get locked out, fucked up, and die.
Even yummybud would know better than that.
i know when im over feeding and getting build up when the ph of the run off starts to drop, when it gets to 5.7 i flush with .8 EC tap water until it comes back up to 6. last run i didnt check run off readings until i started to see some problems ph was down at 4.7 EC was 2.2
would ph rising be underfeeding ?
seems that every website you go to have different views on everything, whats common here you could be slated other places.
would ph rising be underfeeding ?
seems that every website you go to have different views on everything, whats common here you could be slated other places.
stevewinthrop
Member
I guess if checking your runoff is helpful for you, keep doing it. I've never checked the pH of my runoff and ive been completely fine. I just said to ignore the pH of the runoff because you can't use that as a gauge of what the pH of the "medium" is. The pH of runoff has absolutely no bearing on the pH of what you're feeding when using coco. Think of it the same as growing in hydroton or perlite as far is pH is concerned.
You need to check my gallery then. I have so many beautiful plants it insane. Even having breeders saying my indoor sativa grows are the best they have seen in along time. How about you? Need me to show you some proof? I was just giving out my experience because I know it's right. I talk to breeders to know what's best for their strain. I've done side by side test with the same clones. Giving "most" strains a one week flush right before harvest is even what breeders recommend if you're using straight coco. You growing in straight coco? I for sure am. I don't get chem lock out because I use top of the line nutrients which break down all the bad salts and toxins. Like I said if your cannabis tastes, looks, smells, high or burns like shit it's probably your nutrients brand you are using. I never check Ph because my shit is Ph perfect.
Hate to do this do the thread. I have to prove my point. Not trying to start any beef's just saying if you use the right nutrients it shouldn't matter. P.s. I am only using a single 400 watt light and 2 90w LEDs.
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if im reading it wrong im sorry but both you guys are saying you need to flush at the end, wheres the argument here ?
and still it comes down to look at the size of mine lol.
and still it comes down to look at the size of mine lol.
