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Water and other stuff

Hi Mr G

I love your YT and IG, I've found it helped educational and helpful.

I was wondering you could pls assist me with water and nutrients. I'm dyslexic so putting this project together has been very difficult but I'm finally close to growing my first crop.

My current tap water reads at 300PPM and I was just wondering if that's decent or not. Also I've bought some calmag, bio veg and bio bloom, I was wondering if you could help me learn when theyre need and how much.

Thanks and the best,

Fela

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Comments (7)

Mr. Grow It

Apr 24, 2021

300 PPM for seedlings should be fine. I suggest you check to see if your tap water has chlorine or chloramine in it. If it only has chlorine in it then you can let it sit out for about 24 hours and the chlorine will dissipate. If it has chloramine then I suggest you get a filter since that kills the microorganisms in the soil. What size grow pots are they in? What soil are you using? Got any pics?

MC Loven

Apr 25, 2021

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do you think recharge can countereffect the negative effect on microbes?

Might try using my tap water next run but I do have chloramine in my local water and it dose bother me.

Cap Stone

Apr 25, 2021

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Interesting tidbit about chloramine, my tap water report says:

Chlorine (total, as chloramine) 1.76 mg/L

So I guess that means I need a filter if I take the organics plunge.

Thanks for the heads up.

Mr. Grow It

Apr 26, 2021

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@MC Loven Not sure I fully understand the question. If you put chlorine or chloramine into the medium at all then it can kill off microbes. So even if you have recharge in the soil, yes, it will still harm microbes.

gregthe357

Apr 22, 2021

Just some advice, when using bottled nutrients, its usually custom to only do 1/2 dosage or even 1/3 dosage. Full strength is often very hot for the plant and is a quicker way for the manufacturer to get you to go through more than you need.

mons morrise

Apr 22, 2021

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@gregthe357 much appreciated :) I’m currently growing seedlings in a small pot hoping to transfer soon. im using store bought multiple purpose soil and perlite ratio is 3:1. Can you suggest when and how much nutrients I should ise. Also when is a good time to transfer to a bigger pot? Cheers

MC Loven

Apr 22, 2021

I too am new to growing but from what Ive learned so far 300ppm from the tap is fine anything higher who knows what's in the water. I don't think cal mag is necessary unless it shows signs of deficiency or you're using stripped RO water like me. Then as far as the nutrient line I would say go by the recommended feeding chart on the manufacture website.