To be honest my transition away from them wasn’t because of my lack of faith, initially. I mainly didn’t want to run them through my system. Didn’t have time to use weekly. I thought for sure it was going to be a mistake. It was actually a learning experience for me, and for the better. Started putting a lot of additives into perspective and I started omitting here and there. I’ve surely gotten better at my craft, but the runs got easier and the results got better. Pretty awesome. It completely changed my view point, and it didn’t make me too happy that I got others to use the same things I was, that now I don’t feel like I’m missing out on. Kinda some guilt there.
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@1HappyPappy as i said above…to each there own. There is no one way is wrong and only another is right. My point to it all is that for 80 bucks…when your harvesting two pounds at a time…can it hurt! If its only a sliver better…i dont care. I dont need 100% effectiveness to be worth it. My grows have only gotten better. Yes i know you can grow fire with a good base nute with nothing else. But if you can do it right and keep nutrient ec and uptake optimal, i bank i can squeeze a little more. 80 bucks when i have wverything else in bulk…who cares.
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It’s all part of the fun man. Healthy debates! If we all did the same thing it would get mighty boring around here. LOL I want everyone to do what works for them, cuz honestly we could all have vastly different experiences using the same products. 
Y’all are family away from family, home away from home. I personally love these conversations. They might feel gritty at times but it’s just one of the many wonderful experiences we get to have along our journey. Freedom to talk and share about this hobby, outside this forum I don’t get that!
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Well said. We all have our ways thats for sure. More then one way to the finish line.
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3.5 lbs from a 4x6 is almost 2.5 zips a square foot! Amazing!
How long a veg period? SCROG? It was dry and well trimmed I assume. Lol.
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3.5 was a little exaggerated 
It’s not uncommon for me to get about 3lbs.
Yeah pretty long veg time, I dont keep up with it very well, I just veg till it’s full. Sometimes scrog sometimes not. That is dry weight.
Scroll through them if ya want check it out.
Grow i just harvested.
The largest yeild I’ve had out of my 4x6.
And my very first time growing auto flowers…
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Love it! Thanks for the tour.
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How does the Maxi Series handle pH for coco, I’m used to the pH Perfect line from AN. Would I need to use any pH down for it?
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It does need ph balanced.
When filling my reservoir for plants in coco-coir “autopots”, i ph to 5.6-5.8 and dump it in my reservoir.
It drifts up over time to 6.2 or more sometimes before I add more and it’s never been an issue.
I dont check it regularly but as long as its 5.6-6.2 it’s good, maybe even a little more.
But it will need ph up and down, and depending on your starting water as to how much of wich one 
.
It is another tool and step if you’ve never delt with it, but its not that bad and ph up and down are cheap, ph meters can get more pricey i guess.
Here 2 of mine in coco-coir now.
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Didn’t see this but does using “Ph up/diwn” effect the recharge??? Wondering if it can hurt it?
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You want to pH before adding. Don’t worry about what it would be after. pH down specifically can kill microbes. 
that’s why it’s recommended to use a cup of uncorrected water with recharge to pour in rather than gallons.
How much recharge do you mix in a cup? I treat my 7 gal fabric with 3 gal mix of water and recharge every other water. Am i using too much?
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Use once per week. However that works into your schedule. 1/2 teaspoon per gallon of water if you’re mixing gallons. But you likely lose some in the run off… So I’d do maybe 1 teaspoon a week if you opt to use an 8oz cup of water method, and add in after watering or feeding your nutrients. Because it will stay in the medium more efficiently, it’ll likely be more beneficial using less and the cup rather than using gallons, and the pH shift using an unadjusted cup of water will be so small it won’t make a difference in the medium. however if using tap water make sure it’s gassed off. Suggested to use RO, distilled, or other filtered clean water. Chlorine or chloramines can have a negative effect on microbes just like pH down.
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I was thinking i needed to saturate the soil due to size of pot. I use the same ratio, only for 3 gal.
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In a wet medium, it’ll still flow through the pot, hopefully without losing any of the microbes. keeping them in your medium should be the goal. Washing them out could be wasteful, and cause you to over use.
Recharge also contains carbs, acids, and some nitrogen from the kelp they use. Probably trace amounts of other beneficial stuff as well.
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I get that. I only get about a pint or so of runoff out of 3 gal input so i wasent really considering the loss.
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Oh right on. Well do what you are comfortable with or easiest to you. it’ll work all around. 
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Im still a hacker but i do try to logic out my desisions as i figure i have to water every other feed with 3 gal so i just combine the recharge with that watering which adv out to once a week. If doing just a cup will do in that u could easily just add a cup full with that water if that is enough fir the plant
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Sound good to me buddy!
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I was taught to add microbes after balancing pH. Basically i add my pH up (or down, but usually up) after adding my nutes and then 30 minutes later after the pH is balanced I add microbes. It does make sense that adding ph products after adding microbes can kill them as those solutions are very powerful and burn my skin. But after dissolving into the nutrient solution I doubt it. Having a pH that is way too acidic or way too alkaline will also probably kill microbes, and using non-pHed nutrient solution will cause bigger problems than a few dead microbes in my experience.
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