Questions using RO water and soilless mix.

Uberknot

Uberknot

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Basically this type of mix doesn't come with any nutrients or fertilizer right?

If you use RO water with this type of soil would you use a lower dose of liquid fertilizer every time you water?

Or would you use it like the directions say every 1 2 3 etc. weeks?

Just starting to think about what kind of soil atm and I want to use a soilless mix and just want any tips on how and when to use nutrients and fertilizers.

Thanks, Uber
 
Uberknot

Uberknot

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Now comon now.......you like to jump in and tell it all when there is a problem......let's hear something.

No ferts or nuts.....basic soilless mix.....start off using 1/4 dose? then up dose every couple of weeks?

Just pretend I have a major problem later this year when I do grow something! :D
 
dandyrandy

dandyrandy

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I use ro. It's much easier to ph. It takes less ph up or down. I run promix. I start with a low ppm or EC of 20-20-20. Say .3 or so. I also would add a couple ml of calmag. Ph the whole mess and water the plant. Not to much. I use jrpeters fertilizer. I increase both as the plants get bigger and read the plants as far as when to increase or decrease. I switch to a bloom fert a couple weeks into flip. In a 5 gal bucket a 3 ft plant will need approximately an EC of 1 on the bb fert, 5ml of calmag per water. The ph I adjust to 6.1 give or take. I don't check runnoff etc. That's 700 Watts in 11 sq ft 4 5gal buckets. It's a bit tight.
 
Uberknot

Uberknot

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dandyrandy said:
I use ro. It's much easier to ph. It takes less ph up or down. I run promix. I start with a low ppm or EC of 20-20-20. Say .3 or so. I also would add a couple ml of calmag. Ph the whole mess and water the plant. Not to much. I use jrpeters fertilizer. I increase both as the plants get bigger and read the plants as far as when to increase or decrease. I switch to a bloom fert a couple weeks into flip. In a 5 gal bucket a 3 ft plant will need approximately an EC of 1 on the bb fert, 5ml of calmag per water. The ph I adjust to 6.1 give or take. I don't check runnoff etc. That's 700 Watts in 11 sq ft 4 5gal buckets. It's a bit tight.
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Now that's very informative thank you! :clap:
 
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