Hello all
Here is the scoop. I went straight from clone dome to 1 gallon root maker pots. I used black magic brand potting soil and it is my first time using it. I have used straight water with varying pH from 6.2 - 7.15. Im in day 19 of veg and getting a great pH runoff consistently in 6.2 - 6.8 but my EC is also VERY HIGH. Averaging 5.8 ec (4080 ppm). I have attached a couple photos and so far the plants look great to me. Having trouble with low humidity atm but other than that things seem good so I am confused and nervous a storm is brewing for these plants.
So heres a couple questions.
1) I knew soil came packed with nutes and would not need to add any for a while but an ec runoff of that caliber seems extremely high. Yes or no?
2) at day 19 should I not have seen some sort of drop in my EC? If not when is the typical time until i should start noticing drops? And has anyone tried black magic potting soil?
3) Im filtering the runoff water to get excess soil out of the water etc. Im using "analytical instruments pH-217" (pic attached) and as far as i know it is calibrated correctly. So is there something im just plain missing?
So all in all thats everything as far as I know. I can provide more info or pics if needed. Am I stressing for no reason and should let it all ride out for now? Like i said the plants seem pretty good looking to me as of now and no signs of nute burn or root issues. Thanks for any help
p.s.
A little off topic but im about to add in my diy co2 setup (sugar, water, yeast) im hoping with the reaction it has in the jug along with releasing co2 it may increase the RH slightly? Ill find out soon enough just jmhoping to hear the answer i want lol.
Here is the scoop. I went straight from clone dome to 1 gallon root maker pots. I used black magic brand potting soil and it is my first time using it. I have used straight water with varying pH from 6.2 - 7.15. Im in day 19 of veg and getting a great pH runoff consistently in 6.2 - 6.8 but my EC is also VERY HIGH. Averaging 5.8 ec (4080 ppm). I have attached a couple photos and so far the plants look great to me. Having trouble with low humidity atm but other than that things seem good so I am confused and nervous a storm is brewing for these plants.
So heres a couple questions.
1) I knew soil came packed with nutes and would not need to add any for a while but an ec runoff of that caliber seems extremely high. Yes or no?
2) at day 19 should I not have seen some sort of drop in my EC? If not when is the typical time until i should start noticing drops? And has anyone tried black magic potting soil?
3) Im filtering the runoff water to get excess soil out of the water etc. Im using "analytical instruments pH-217" (pic attached) and as far as i know it is calibrated correctly. So is there something im just plain missing?
So all in all thats everything as far as I know. I can provide more info or pics if needed. Am I stressing for no reason and should let it all ride out for now? Like i said the plants seem pretty good looking to me as of now and no signs of nute burn or root issues. Thanks for any help
p.s.
A little off topic but im about to add in my diy co2 setup (sugar, water, yeast) im hoping with the reaction it has in the jug along with releasing co2 it may increase the RH slightly? Ill find out soon enough just jmhoping to hear the answer i want lol.
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