deran wrote:your hardware has a naming problem, its called doran - and thats plain wrong - it should be deran
on a side note, to cut times and problems ... just run em for 24 hours on, i mean its veg, you are killing 2 flies with one move, the added 6 hours of light will make use of your 1.4 EC , which imho aint too much, i say that because the European grow mix (of choice from BIO BIZZ) , is exactly called - LIGHT MIX - has an EC of 1,2 , and i do start seedlings with that peat based soil mix, your plants are big enough to eat 1,4 EC (btw i dont like ppm nor tds, because they are a computed values that are based on electric conductivity , ec is always the same, around the whole globe, but tds and ppm have different interpretations, so one manufacturer uses EC of 1,4 to calculate it to 700ppms , while another has a reading of 500ppms, another of 900ppms; and exactly this misinterpretations lead to elementary bingo = which element is missing, and how much of it is missing, thats a never ending swirl into trouble; just fuck it, and only use EC values plz, its for the good of all mankind), i might even tempted to bring the ec value up to 1,6 - by only judging the bigger plants, but i dont wanna interfere as you already diagnosed on overfeed, it is what it is, so lets move on and lower your PH down to 5,5 or even better 5,2 , you will see improvements , also PH swings are a good thing as they favor different uptake rate speeds, you dont have anything to loose, have you?
so by saying have a great day, i respond, have even a greater night
I literally thought of that when I typed it outits called doran - and thats plain wrong - it should be deran
I thought 1.4 EC straight out of 'no nutes' rooting (cloning machine) is a pretty strong concoction. I don't have a problem working up to stronger nutes, steps at a time.
You wouldn't give a Heroin user a 1 gram injection on their first day, you work them up to it!
And, yes, I wholeheartedly agree on your E.C., PPM, TDS statement. I use ANY of them just as a point of reference. I tend to relate E.C. to the 500ppm scale, again, just as a point of reference. I do use E.C. in practice. I relate it to PPM when informing others. I have to know a target before I can hit it.
I am aiming for a pH of 5.5. It was sitting at 5.7 the last time I checked. I can't chase 5.5 from 5.7. It is a never ending back-and-forth battle. I try to lower it from 5.7 and the next thing I know it's 4.7, then up above 6. IF I can hit from 5.5 to 6 I'm happy until the numbers change on their own. My pH out of the faucet is over 7. I do agree on the pH swings. It does allow the plant to adsorb at different rates at different times.
I don't say "have a great day", Doran!
I say "Make" it a great day. People have choices in life. They can decide to "make" their day great or they can decide not to! Make it a great evening, Doran!
All the best, brother!,
WHAB
. The next day, yesterday, I woke up laying on my back AGAIN and I was IR all day (even though I did go up and cut the Tits-On-A-Bull Strong-Backs back to route the duct later in the evening).
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