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Originally Posted by gonejah17
lookin good vtec
yo can u post a pic of the ph tester u use man I just got this BUNK ass one and I need to get one that works now
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Here ya go buddy.
It is the Hanna digital with pH, PPM, EC anmd temp guage. Waterproof too. It was pricey at $R1490-160 but if you skip the other features and go just for pH, it comes way down.
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Originally Posted by big_milsy
This is a good experiment  Im very interested to see how the MG soil will affect the grow as I have heard alot about how it shouldnt be used in soil grows. Seeing the result of this test with my own eyes is something I look forward too
Keep it up bro!
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Welcome milsy. MG time release with yellow fert balls does burn seedlings. It is especially bad for beginner growers as well. Maybe I can make it work since I am closely monitoring pH.
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Originally Posted by calichakra
ya, I've always been warned to steer clear of mg likes its the narcos. But I've never seen why, thanks for dedicating a brave solider V.
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Yup it can sometimes be bad.
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Originally Posted by smalltimetoker
i'm growing in mg time release potting soil whats wrong with it. my plants are all a nice healthy green. i just started flowering
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Drop some pics with details on these plants if you can.
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Originally Posted by mt308
some will say that the amount of nutrients released from time-release fert. will burn or even kill a pot plant, especially when it's very young. Once a plant gets older I would think its less susceptible to this. SmknVTECH says that HID lights will make the time-release release over a very short time periods, killing plants. But it has been successfully used before, it WILL work, just maybe with poorer results.
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It does release it faster, that inconjunction with the fact that weed can handle only a fraction of the fertilizer that vegetables can, makes it a poor choice. And this stuff retains water. I was struggling to get the pH in check by adding more and more water and the sioil could not drain it out very well. I stopped at good enough because I was worried to over water.
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Originally Posted by Segue
Smkn, I'm happy to see a side-by-side from a knowledgeable grower. I'm curious what the results will be.
There are a lot of horror stories about MG time-release, but there are a lot of horror stories about EVERY aspect of growing. It's like an MJ-episode of Myth Busters!
I'll definitely keep an eye on this.
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Ha thanks myth buster brought to you by VTEC.
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Originally Posted by pokernaut
chemical fertilizers suck. even if they don't kill your plants, they kill it's flavor.
everything your plants eat can affect it's flavor. i won't touch bloodmeal anymore after getting leaflet trim that tasted like rust. blech!
even in concentrations below recommendations, my powdered fertilyzer gave previous plants a particularly nasty burning metallic/chemical flavor.
i'm inclined to go with the authour of the cannibible claiming the best weed is organic and even hydroponic doesn't quite taste right with any strain except chem dawg
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I agree. My stuff grown with non-ferted soil but chemical nutes has a slight chemical harshness/taste to it. Can't wait to try the organic ferts on these.