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yes and peak bulking is around week 6 for me that is when i lower P and raise K. My understanding is that size of flowers is determined by this time. I am still fine tuning this so i appreciate this info

Can you elaborate? I lower the P earlier than that at about 5 weeks in. I used to use equal P and K till till week 8 but recently I heard from some sources that you need much more K than P in bulking phase. However the results were not quantifiable as i am not in a laboratory setup so there are...

Do you know how much P there is in phosphoric acid that is often used to ph down? it is a lot and by using that stuff without factoring it in leads to excess P issues.

It is impressive that you got this far with this light setup. Definitely try the new light for flowering and it is crucial to level your canopy as much as possible trim unwanted branches. If you can simplify the feeding by adding the basics at the correct ratio 2-1-2 NPK in veg and use some...

mg is a mobile element so it should appear in older growth first. This issue looks like it is starting in newer growth. Diagnosing plants can be tricky that is why i often flush out old ferts from the medium replace with fresh balanced feeding. Good luck.

It does look like mg def but since you are not feeding anything i suggest you flush the soil with a well balanced fertilizer including MG and all elements.

IME the practice of determining certain element deficiencies and adding only those is often not the way to go about it. Many times the deficiency is caused by lockouts and nutrient imbalance. In a case such as this one i would definitely flush the soil very well with fresh and balanced...

in hydro it is even more beneficial to use additives since you do not have anything to aid with the fertilizer uptake. I used to run sterile setups and the results with using additives and organic matter is much better than only using synthetic nutrients. humic fulvic amino acids kelp and a...

Cold temps never caused rusty leaves. It was a constant thing that happened and the issue vanished when i got the fertilizer mix dialed. Nutrient imbalance was the main cause. Beneficials like amino and humic acids seaweed and such are very good to help in the absorption of fertilizer and reduce...

Hi BM nice plants! What issues hydro related are you facing? I heard you have PM?. I do mostly ebb and flow and i limit the number of waterings and i let them dry at night. Let them sleep with dry feet. Monopotassium phosphate at 5g/L is good to battle it. I use silica in the medium too.

AS Hippie said theres someone close by who is worse off. I live in a hell hole on the other side of the globe where i chose to marry and have 2 children. Well over here if i dont provide a sum that is like 3 times the minimum yearly salary for schooling then my children will have no schooling...

Yes the problem was the drainage onbthose plants was clogged duh. I took measures to prevent that next time

There are a lot of factors that can cause the buds to not being dense. For a commercial harvest that needs to be trimmed timely it is not viable but for your personal consumption it is ok.

YEs i used it outdoors. I am not using it anymore because i am using a silica additive that is working great. If i have a problem i usually wash it down with monopotassium phosphate mpk but this happens only when i dont have ample bioavailable silica in my medium. However i had very good results...

She is dead it is like the roots were not there anymore. The plants can be individually separated from the system. I think that the roots dry to the point of no return when it is very hot and the plant is growing buds at their peak because it happens at the same time period in flowering. I allow...