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I bought a bottle of Calmagic in advance, in case I start having cal/mag deficiencies, but as of right now, because it's so early in, I haven't seen any problems.
Thanks for the info.
Did you happen to use the coco flush technique Stoned40 suggested? If not, did you notice any deficiencies using the 6/9 formula?
Thanks
OK guys... time for an update... been running the GH in coco for a bit now, and have made a couple of slight changes...
I'm now running the 6 and 9 ratio up to the first third of 12/12, then 6 and 12 for 1 week, then just 9ml/gal bloom with no micro up until the last three weeks, which are just distilled water...
I'm sacrificing some of the yield for an improvement in the flavor and burn of the final product...
How do you avoid deficiency going 4+ weeks using a solution without micronutrients? Do plants store enough in tissue to go this long?
Finally, what percentage of yield lost would you estimate?
gregor_mendel
How do I avoid micronute deficiency?
Several factors...
first off, like you mention, is the nutrient stored in the plant...
Second, the nutrient cations held by the coco...
Third, the plants don't need loads of micros or nitrogen to swell and ripen flowers...
Arrived at the timing thru Trial and error, and collaboration with others I consider expert GH growers... Leaving the Micro in the mix any longer, I can tell it's still there in the smoke...
Properly flushing necessitates using up as much of the nutrient as possible that the plant has stored, so you have to time the removal of an element based on the time it takes the plant to metabolize all of it's stores...
As far as yield 'losses'... I'd say 10%... but that's somewhat an illusion as well, since I'd much rather have 10% less of a clean burning top notch product, than a few extra ounces of a throat burning harshness...
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