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psychonaut_420
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pH UP
#5395782 - 03/13/06 04:33 PM (17 years, 10 months ago) |
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i just got some ph up and i dont know how to apply it to my plant? do i just dilute it with water and water the plants as normal? And can i mix the pH UP in my water that has plant food in it? thanks for any help
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DrJ
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Hey dude. Yea just dilute it with water(after u nadd the nutrients) till u get the correct pH (5.5-6.2)(plants given more acidic feed water tend to grow shorter and more compact) and then add to medium. Do you grow on coco or soil? Is it a hydro system? If you need any moere help please don't hesitate to ask! I've been growing for 12 years now and can help with most weed questions. p.s. if your using soil you should test the pH of the water that runs out of the pots (run-off) and adjust the pH of feed accordingly. Got any pics? What breed are you growing and how?
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psychonaut_420
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Re: pH UP [Re: DrJ]
#5395904 - 03/13/06 05:05 PM (17 years, 10 months ago) |
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i am growing on soil white widow flourecscents
so i put the nutrients in my water than add the pH UP untill i get the correct pH
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DrJ
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ok man. I shall tell you what you need, soz if you know some of this already, but thought i should be thorough. Firstly your nutrients will have a pH of they're own (around 6ish). Secondly Flourecents are ok for vegitive growth but shit for flowering! Flourecents have mostly blue spectrum light which is what is needed for vegative growth, but very little red(needed for flowering). If you continue to grow under flourecents you will end up with very leafy plants with little bud. Adding a few red bulbs (uv lighter too possibly)may help, but i strongly suggest getting a HPS (high pressure sodium) light. It has a much wider red spectrum and gives off a distinctive orange light. Flowering:- Induce flowering in your plants by changing the light/dark cycle to 12/12. (24 or 18hrs of light can be used for vegative cycle). The plants will start to form flowers at the base of each stem. Females can be reckonised by their little cupped hand shaped growth with a small white hair growing from it (these will appear 3-12 days after light cycle is changed). Males have balls!! They look a bit like the 'spades' shape from a card deck. GET RID OF ALL MALES ASAP!!! Otherwise you'll get shit weed! Unpolinated females will fill they're empty seed pods with resin and give u a much better smoke(sensimilia). Finally, when the hairs on the female buds have turned 70-80% orange (as opposed to white) your plants are ready to harvest. Cut off all leaves bigger than 1" and hang in cool, dark dry place until stems are so dry they snap. Then bag up weed and leave it for 1 week. Letting a bit of air in to bags daily. Enjoy and let me know how it all goes. (any more questions? or does this clear things up a bit?)
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Re: pH UP [Re: DrJ]
#5395998 - 03/13/06 05:36 PM (17 years, 10 months ago) |
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And just a quick note on nutrients:- Use a high nitrogen firtilzer for vegitive growth and a high Phosphorus fertilzer for flowering (Miracle Grow Bloom is good and cheap). Also add seaweed extract through-out for trace minerals.
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psychonaut_420
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Re: pH UP [Re: DrJ]
#5396020 - 03/13/06 05:45 PM (17 years, 10 months ago) |
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thanks for the info it cleared up a few things
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DrJ
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np man
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