Live Stoner Chat Live Stoner Chat - Apr-Jun '25

[Dichoti]

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Thats rad and the quality is hell good too!

Thank you.

 

[Mossy]

Morning everyone

Morning @Lil Dab .......just...11.55am..........


You on your way out the door....?.........

 

[Mossy]

Thank you.

Morning @Dichoti ...

 

[KingRatt]

So the thing is the way I understand it if it’s calcium carbonate that’s in your water like mine it is not available to the plant.

I moght run into issues with heavy calcium eaters but i havent had a problem yet, probably because the nitrogen in fox farms comes from calcium nitrate, i dont know, but its working for me, and after looking at other base nutrients its the only one i found that didnt have calcium, aside from the nitrate form which doesnt count, i dont know why. At least until i get an RO system ill stick with what im using. Maybe the calcium carbonate becomes something else once in the solution with all the chelates, i dont know. But its working for me not adding extra calcium for now. @Mossy was mentioning how magnesium helps make calcium available in the human body, maybe a similar chemical reaction is occurring in the plant?

 

[KingRatt]

So the thing is the way I understand it if it’s calcium carbonate that’s in your water like mine it is not available to the plant.

Ive been using shitty cheap meters, according to my water quality report its only at between 276-284ppm which is considerably lower than my meter reading at 440ppm which would make sense why im not having as many problems as one would expect!

 

[PinkyNotTheBrain]

Good afternoon @Mossy
Good morning everyone

 

[KingRatt]

Morning @PinkyNotTheBrain !

 

[Mossy]

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#stoners ...... .... they'll steal anything not bolted down....

 

[Lil Dab]

I moght run into issues with heavy calcium eaters but i havent had a problem yet, probably because the nitrogen in fox farms comes from calcium nitrate, i dont know, but its working for me, and after looking at other base nutrients its the only one i found that didnt have calcium, aside from the nitrate form which doesnt count, i dont know why. At least until i get an RO system ill stick with what im using. Maybe the calcium carbonate becomes something else once in the solution with all the chelates, i dont know. But its working for me not adding extra calcium for now. @Mossy was mentioning how magnesium helps make calcium available in the human body, maybe a similar chemical reaction is occurring in the plant?

I don’t know that’s above I just know what @Mañ'O'Green has told me a few times and he’s a lot smarter than me when it comes to that stuff. Or @Waira he’s really smart takes me days to break down his posts sometimes

“Yes it is the calcium carbonates that cause the alkaline PH and it takes way to much buffer to make it right for growing. None of the calcium in the carbonate form is available to the plant and the little that is freed with the buffer is not worth the N or P problems you get.

It is a balancing act and some strains are more tolerant to different nutrient profiles, some people get really good at growing with their not so perfect conditions. “

 

[Lil Dab]

Morning @Lil Dab .......just...11.55am..........


You on your way out the door....?.........

I was at the first post now I’m at work not wanting to do anything