So I’m a first time grower trying to correct my beginner mistakes, I’m in soil (Fox farm - ocean Forrest) I’m in the final weeks of my grow and my PPM sky rocketed a month ago, I flushed about two weeks ago because the PPM was over 3000! This week I finally got the soil dry enough to water again and now my PPM is even higher! This is the final stage of flowering maybe 2 weeks left but I feel I have lost any smell from my plant and am afraid I’m going to lose any “quality” left, any suggestions or tips to get me through this or advice for my next run?
Final weeks of flower, and PPM Skyrocketed
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Sounds like you are overfeeding your plants.
I would going lighter on the nutrients.and if it can stand it flush again, i would keep pouring water through it until you get some more manageable numbers.
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Found this on another site:
"Many growers will start growing in FoxFarm Ocean Forest soil and take a runoff or slurry PPM test and see that their PPM is greater than 2000! This is much higher than the ideal PPM ranges for cannabis plant growth as shown above on the PPM Cheat Sheet. Why is FoxFarm Ocean Forest PPM so high and how do you lower it? Don't panic, it's organic! FoxFarm Ocean Forest soil has organic nutrients in it and the PPM ranges we just went over for ideal plant growth are specific to synthetic nutrients (most bottled nutrients). Organic nutrients need to be broken down by microorganisms living in the soil first before the plant can up take them. Synthetic nutrients are already in a plant-available form and can immediately be consumed by the plant. Unfortunately, most new growers don’t know this and frantically flush their plants after seeing such a high PPM. Little do they know that they are actually flushing food down the drain. Since that 2000 PPM is organic nutrients that aren’t yet in a plant-available form, it shouldn’t harm the plant. Not unless its been, “cooking”, for too long. "
Pics or at least a detailed description of the plants condition is crucial if you want accurate information. .
"Many growers will start growing in FoxFarm Ocean Forest soil and take a runoff or slurry PPM test and see that their PPM is greater than 2000! This is much higher than the ideal PPM ranges for cannabis plant growth as shown above on the PPM Cheat Sheet. Why is FoxFarm Ocean Forest PPM so high and how do you lower it? Don't panic, it's organic! FoxFarm Ocean Forest soil has organic nutrients in it and the PPM ranges we just went over for ideal plant growth are specific to synthetic nutrients (most bottled nutrients). Organic nutrients need to be broken down by microorganisms living in the soil first before the plant can up take them. Synthetic nutrients are already in a plant-available form and can immediately be consumed by the plant. Unfortunately, most new growers don’t know this and frantically flush their plants after seeing such a high PPM. Little do they know that they are actually flushing food down the drain. Since that 2000 PPM is organic nutrients that aren’t yet in a plant-available form, it shouldn’t harm the plant. Not unless its been, “cooking”, for too long. "
Pics or at least a detailed description of the plants condition is crucial if you want accurate information. .
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How's your ph?
I had nothing but problems with fox farms. 2 years later looking back. I still wouldn't use the crap. Every batch is inconsistent. Ph swings especially. Seems. More people are in the infirmary ( sick plant section) it seems for fox farms than any other method. My advice for next run would be do some research. Find a soil or soil less medium that local or would meet your budget if ordered.
How are those smelling? Currently on a 2 stage harvest with my auto blues X 3bog. Smells like watermelon and peaches. Prolly 90 grams. Not bad for what's supposed to be a smaller plant. First pheno I grew of it was a little denser.
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Very nice. Prolly gets the stretch from hubbabubba in the sour bubbly. Mine has the big nice buds like that tho but different. Now I want a lager and a doobie...lol
i have only used water for the last 4 weeks, I will try to flush again here soon and see if my results improve
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I was able to snap a quick pic this morning
