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One time I was stoned on some s**t called "Cambodia Red." It seemed appropriate because I was in a jungle in Vietnam. As usual, they sent us into an ambush. There were guys getting hit all around me, but "I" was invisable. A VC could have walked up to me and put his hand on my shoulder and wouldn't have seen me. I sat there through the whole "fire fight" -- safe-- not even worried -- wierd huh? Never fired a bullet.
Solanero said:Looking good. Boy, it seems they are growing pretty quik ,huh? Cool! Looks like you have the venting in hand now. Really the way it is now, you don't even need that lil bit after the light. Might just get in your way dangling there, and you will want to draw air out from the topmost area, as heat rises. Or strap the loose end to the ceiling and let it suck from there.But overall you got it now. I had to really think about it too. When you look at someone else's set-up it tends to just look like abunch of hoses going everywhere. Till you build one yourself and have to figure out where and why for everything. Blah blah blah
And your babies look great, fun is'nt it?
It's great fun, adds another demension to my life -- and I need it -- I don't care who wins the super bowl. -- I needed a passion in my life ....
And now that I'm a bit high I want to say this to the Goddess: You know hun, you are so in tune. Every post you make is direct and you know exactly what info you need. You are helping more ppl in here than almost anyone -- I adore you. Your bedside manor is scary, but you are soooo right on.
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Wow, thats' two interesting thingsi learned tonite. First ,Hammy and I were born in the same year, secondly, my other interest is warfare. Specifically, WW2 stuff, i have STACKS of dvd's on war in Africa,vietnam,koreathe whole of Europe pretty much. I'm amazed at the difference in society between now and the. PPl now, take everything for granted,especially freedom its' just mind blowing to me. There was war when i was little but really never touched my life too much,but my father told me his draft dodge story. I just can't imagine leaving right from highschool or earlier, as many did and off to war and get shot in some hell hole somewhere. Wild!!
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HemperFi said:
looking good my friend, your well on your way, Congrats.
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i found this, might help , might not:
Lucas Formula
General Hydroponics Flora Series Feeding Strategy - Lucas Formula
G-M-B (Grow-Micro-Bloom)
0-5-10 - For Vegetative cycle (18/6)
0-8-16 - For Flowering cycle (12/12)
The numbers above indicate the number of milliliters (ml) of Flora Grow, Micro or Bloom formulas that I use in one gallon (US Liquid) of nutrients.
You will notice I dont use any of the Flora “Grow” formula, do not need to, the Flora "Micro" provides plenty of Nitrogen.
There are two ways to work with this formula:
1. Top off the reservoir daily using a pH corrected water solution as required to maintain full reservoir level. After adding back an amount of water equal to the amount of your reservoir capacity you should change the reservoir and put in fresh solution.
2. Top off the reservoir daily using a pH corrected 100% strength nutrient solution as required to maintain full reservoir level. Continue to use this nutrient solution without dumping the tank unless the PPM rises above acceptable levels.
Between vegetative and flowering cycles you should dump your nutrients, then flush (possibly with Clearex) to remove salt buildups, then change to the other feeding program. Always shake your GH nutrient bottles before using them!
For young plants, just transplanted into the hydro setup, give them 50% strength nutrient mix to prevent overfeeding them while their young. Gradually bring up the mix to full strength as they grow over the next few weeks or so.
The lucas formula is normally intended for use with RO or near 0 PPM water.
NOTE: The Lucas formula eliminates the need for Epsom salts to correct (Magnesium) Mg deficiencies in most normal feeding programs recommended by manufacturers. Cannabis needs a lot of Magnesium to thrive.
The Flora Micro is providing the Nitrogen and the Magnesium in the proper balance, thus there is no need for the Grow formula and little or no room under the maximum acceptable ppm limit of 1600 @ 0.7 conversion.
Calculated EC/TDS levels:
EC microsiemen:
0-4-8: 946 µS
0-5-10: 1184 µS
0-8-16: 1894 µS
TDS @ 0.5 conversion:
0-4-8 = 473 ppm
0-5-10 = 592 ppm
0-8-16 = 947 ppm
TDS @ 0.7 conversion:
0-4-8 = 663 ppm
0-5-10 = 829 ppm
0-8-16 = 1326 ppm
Lucas Formula
General Hydroponics Flora Series Feeding Strategy - Lucas Formula
G-M-B (Grow-Micro-Bloom)
0-5-10 - For Vegetative cycle (18/6)
0-8-16 - For Flowering cycle (12/12)
The numbers above indicate the number of milliliters (ml) of Flora Grow, Micro or Bloom formulas that I use in one gallon (US Liquid) of nutrients.
You will notice I dont use any of the Flora “Grow” formula, do not need to, the Flora "Micro" provides plenty of Nitrogen.
There are two ways to work with this formula:
1. Top off the reservoir daily using a pH corrected water solution as required to maintain full reservoir level. After adding back an amount of water equal to the amount of your reservoir capacity you should change the reservoir and put in fresh solution.
2. Top off the reservoir daily using a pH corrected 100% strength nutrient solution as required to maintain full reservoir level. Continue to use this nutrient solution without dumping the tank unless the PPM rises above acceptable levels.
Between vegetative and flowering cycles you should dump your nutrients, then flush (possibly with Clearex) to remove salt buildups, then change to the other feeding program. Always shake your GH nutrient bottles before using them!
For young plants, just transplanted into the hydro setup, give them 50% strength nutrient mix to prevent overfeeding them while their young. Gradually bring up the mix to full strength as they grow over the next few weeks or so.
The lucas formula is normally intended for use with RO or near 0 PPM water.
NOTE: The Lucas formula eliminates the need for Epsom salts to correct (Magnesium) Mg deficiencies in most normal feeding programs recommended by manufacturers. Cannabis needs a lot of Magnesium to thrive.
The Flora Micro is providing the Nitrogen and the Magnesium in the proper balance, thus there is no need for the Grow formula and little or no room under the maximum acceptable ppm limit of 1600 @ 0.7 conversion.
Calculated EC/TDS levels:
EC microsiemen:
0-4-8: 946 µS
0-5-10: 1184 µS
0-8-16: 1894 µS
TDS @ 0.5 conversion:
0-4-8 = 473 ppm
0-5-10 = 592 ppm
0-8-16 = 947 ppm
TDS @ 0.7 conversion:
0-4-8 = 663 ppm
0-5-10 = 829 ppm
0-8-16 = 1326 ppm
T
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Here is another link on the Lucas system: hXXp://lucasformula.com/
There is some disagreement over whether the 0-5-10 is meant for low light conditions or for vegging. I just always basically considered the Lucas formula as a formula using GH flora micro and bloom in a 1 to 2 ratio and adjusting the ml per gal to get the ppms you want.
I still have to use Cal-Mag when using the Lucas formula. I also do not believe that the micro provides enough N during veg and therefore do not use it in veg.
I would never recommend topping off your res with nute solution. Plants never uptake all nutrients equally.
There is some disagreement over whether the 0-5-10 is meant for low light conditions or for vegging. I just always basically considered the Lucas formula as a formula using GH flora micro and bloom in a 1 to 2 ratio and adjusting the ml per gal to get the ppms you want.
I still have to use Cal-Mag when using the Lucas formula. I also do not believe that the micro provides enough N during veg and therefore do not use it in veg.
I would never recommend topping off your res with nute solution. Plants never uptake all nutrients equally.
Hick said:
Think nothing of it Hick -- my controbution was minimal at best -- I should have gone to Canada and learned how to grow weed, lol
and sorry about my abismal behavior last night -- got into a little Skyy vodka and said way too much, as usual.
If I broke any rules -- sorry
I trans planted the two ladies this morning. The AK-47 was looking dry and brittle, and the tips of some leaves are browning a little. I'm learning not to freak out every time I see something though. They are in some nice FoxFarm soil, they have good light, the temp is 78, and I love them --
What can go wrong? EVERYTHING!
What can go wrong? EVERYTHING!
T
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Dry brittle leaves and leaves with brown tips generally signify nute burn.
