[Canidae]

Thanks Folks! This is my second grow with Peter's, and I built this system before I really learned to grow indoors; I'd rather be outdoors on my tractor. The learning curve is much steeper than I expected, and I've made most mistakes a newbie can make. There must be something to the adage of not being able to teach old dogs new tricks.

Arminius, I've been measuring the nutes by weight because Peter's instructions start with 130 ounces to 1000 gals. of the hydro mix and 86 of cal-nit. I never considered the issue of absorbed moisture, until I found a couple of damp balls of cal-nit rolled together the last time I opened the bag. Can I ask the source of the info that led you to measure that way? I've got to get this straightened out....and dude, what a mother collection!
I've got Sleeskunk, Ken's GDP, The Big (Free Leonard) and Dynamite. The current grow I'm concerned about is Sleeskunk, and my previous indoor grows were Kolossus, Satori, Madshack, Afgooey and CBD Critical Mass, with a few individual plants of Dynamite, WIFI and Herijuana thrown into the mix.

Medium Pimpin', yes, I definitely rinse the stones very well over a screen, and when I reuse them it's after they've soaked in a strong H2O2 solution and then rinsed again. When I've dug through the Growstones down in the rootzone they always seem damp, and that's why I've only been watering twice per day. I should have mentioned that they're getting 25 seconds of 'on' time, so that's 500 ml per plant per day; hmmm, maybe I need to increase that:(
I transplant the girls from 5"x5x"6" pots when roots are coming out of the bottom holes and they're usually a little root bound. I don't have room to veg for long periods, so they go into the cooker when they're about 20" tall.

I.C., I've read a lot of your posts and appreciate the time folks are willing to take helping others who're just learning. I'm going to test the rootzone PH tomorrow, which I've never done before.

Thanks again!

[thewhitelotus]

Are any of you guys using CalNit from another source other than Jacks? Im seeing some different options online such as https://www.amazon.com/Atlantis-Hydro...9NK57GJYQSA2SW

Are these essentially the same or am i missing something? Was just curious as one is drastically cheaper than the other?

[Ichabod Crane]

I use Yara brand calcium nitrate. $20 for a fifty pound bag.

Just make sure it is green house grade, or hydroponic calcium nitrate. If I am correct it is purer.

[thewhitelotus]

thanks IC, do you get that online or local? I was going to call the local feed/ranch stores and see if they carry anything locally....havent used Jacks yet but wanted to give it a whirl....

ive found alot on amazon.....this one is listed as YARA
https://www.amazon.com/Calcium-Nitrat...alcium+nitrate

[Ichabod Crane]

I get it at Hamiltons farm supply locally.

[thewhitelotus]

ended up getting the 4lb tub of each to test it out...should be here anyday

going to be in 2 gallon smartpots of coco

[thewhitelotus]

Is anyone using DripClean or any other similar product like that when using Jacks in coco?

[Arminius]

Originally Posted by thewhitelotus

Is anyone using DripClean or any other similar product like that when using Jacks in coco?

Every once in a while, when I have it, and I haven't felt compelled to shell out good cash for over priced water. Feeding low EC, and without all the snake oil additives, salt buildup hasn't really been an issue.

[thewhitelotus]

im almost out of it, so I was curious if I needed to snag another bottle. Ive personally always used it because I had it, but definitely curious if its needed when doing low EC feeds to runoff.

going to be feeding .8 - 1.0 EC in veg around 3x a day.

[thewhitelotus]

Afternoon everyone, just got my Jacks delivered and going to be making a stock solution in a few moments. I did have a question regarding my tap. I do not plan on using RO as my tap is very clean where i am. It doesnt register on my Truncheon but i did get an analysis from the water company (all are listed in ppm). Will I be fine using my tap and Jacks + CalNit?

Alkalinity, Total* 44.0
Hardness* 28.0
Calcium* 7.4
Magnesium 2.3
Potassium* 1.3

Thanks again for all the help!