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Very cool man, couldn't agree more. Getting to know your strain is a good point. I've been growing the same seedstockers amnesia strain for awhile, some 30 plants, I don't measure anything anymore, just use my eyes.Actually, I think a look at nutrient level vs available light is something that needs a closer look. I had an interesting experience that began my interest in this. I was growing with a Vipar Spectra "675" watt ( 435 actual ) light. Now you'd think that would have been plenty of light for a single plant, yet the plant became N toxic... at 425 ppms of Seagrow, an organic based nutrient! Same strain, under cob lighting and she looked perfect using 650 ppms. I currently feed my plant Megacrop and the highest ppm I use is 600 for one particular plant which seems to like her drink....lol. All the rest get 475-525 ppms and look great.
It also pays to pay attention to breeder descriptions of a strain ( when they even bother to give enough info.... grrrrr.... ). what color are the leaves suppose to be? If you have Sativa strain known for its light green foliage and yours is medium to dark green, your over feeding it! Nutrient toxicity is not always apparent until you see clawing very dark green leaves, yet for your strain, medium green could my your over feeding. Its things like this you learn as you gain experience.
But just as important as knowing the strain is knowing your nutes. I've used the same for more than 2 years and no sales blurb is gonna change that. If it ain't broke I don't fix anything and I don't see much room for improvement
Some pics from today, all amnesia, they usually average 250 g or so with the occasional pounders