Hell it takes ne bout 15 to do 1 room and like 10 for the other lol. I just mix in 5 hal bucket and have a small pump and half inch hose to water. Seems to work out super good so far lol. I could use a dmaller pump for watering but i just fold the hose a slight bit and it works out gr8.
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I usually see the opposite of that, my pH goes up the longer the nute mix sits around. When I make the Jacks mix, it starts at 5.8 and goes up .1 every day, so a couple days later itāll be 6.0, on day 4 itāll be 6.2, at that point Iāll bring it back down to 6.0 before giving to the plants.
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Not a problem with the nute mix. There are auto-water growers with large holding tanks that mix up a couple weeks worth at a time and just adjust pH as needed.
Yeah I would not store pre-made Recharge, no real reason to specially since itās not something you give very often so itād sit around way too long. Best to add Recharge to the last bit of water (about 8 oz per plant) before giving to plants.
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Not all babies are pretty when theyāre born, could be fine after a little while.
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Give them some time to see if theyāll make it up to the canopy, or at least close to the canopy, if not then Iād remove them before flowering.
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Last bit of water that already has nutes in it? Ive been mixing it seperately. Will i be topping again? Haven t thought of that yet.
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If you look at my journal, I took a big Ole top. Above 3rd node of 6 soā¦
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With nutes or without, whatever youāre giving that day. I feed/water my coco girls every day with 1/2 gallon of water/Jacks each (or AN for those on that). Once a week I give recharge, so on recharge day I water/feed the girls but save a little of it (enough for 8oz per plant), add in 1/4 tsp of recharge, mix up and give to the plants.
Hereās a previous post I made about the use of Recharge:
So if youāre gonna use this stuff, use it the right way.
The wrong way is to add Recharge to your water/nutes and give to plants when they need water, which is what Iāve been doing for months LOL.
The right way (from dudegrows - the guys that make it)
For best coverage, apply Recharge solution to your media after itās been watered and not when it needs to be watered. The microbes will disperse through the media better when itās already wet.
Using Recharge During The Vegetative Growth Stage:
Vegetative Stage Usage Rate:Mix 1 tsp (5 g) of Recharge per gallon of solution.
Vegetative Stage in Coco/Soilless: Use 6-8 ounces of Recharge solution around the base of each stalk once or twice a week with little or no runoff. Recharge should not be used with irrigation or in hydroponic reservoirs.
Iāve also been phāing after adding Recharge, wrong again, they say ph adjust before adding Recharge.
There is no need to but you can if you want. I only top once.
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I didnāt think so. That first topping set the stage so to speak.
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Ok thanks will do Iāll giv it a week and helf lol
Ok just wanted to check lol itās lik taking my baby to the doctor for check up lol
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This older journal sure is continuing to serve everyone well aye!? First journal I posted on when i joined I believe. A question of course!
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Yep, this is where I started on this forum and still serves as a decent guide for soil growers to get their grow going. Pretty much turned into a āask Hellraiser anythingā thread, which I donāt mind, keeps my other journals a bit more focused.
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@pr , I find myself constantly going back on @Hellraiser threads. A wealth of knowledge.
When someone asks a question, everyone learns from it.
I also screenshot info from them!
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99.9% of what I now know, is from hellraiser. I feel ive come a long way from just a few months ago. Thanks again for everything! The quest for knowledge is never ending in this hobby.
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I received some gh armor si today ( silica). Is this a seperate application from your nute mix? Doesnāt specify that or frequency that I see. Ill look at gh site, but what do most of yall do with silica?
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I feed silica every time through veg. Iām in coco. When I was in soil, I added it only on feed days and I stopped around week 6 of flower. I believe Hellraiser uses it similar to the way I do. Iād trust his experience more than my own. Lol.
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My plants get silica every watering from seed to a couple weeks before harvest when I go water only. I add silica to the water before anything else (nutes). I hear armor si raises ph so expect that.
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Should silica and cal mag be used in the same water with nutes ? Obviously we will forget what I said about not asking anymore questions ! Im in full evolution mode soā¦!
@Hellraiser Hope you are well. Can I change my flowering hours by one hour without harm? Iād like to go 8 to 8 instead of 9 to 9.
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