If there was a pill that used safe and common ingredients to prevent a horrible disease but it wasnt clear exactly how or why it worked wouldn't you guys want it? I'm not saying to drop the subject, I'm saying here is a way to prevent the problem and trying ask questions and help people.
If we have growers on here that don't get the cal issues with LEDs shouldn't we be basing our experiments off of their work? I personally don't care what the reason for the problems are because they arnt a problem for me and they don't have to be for anyone else either.
I would want to know why it worked. And why that amount worked? And what about using a little more? Is that good or bad? How about using a LOT more? If a little is good, will a lot be better? Knowing why it worked might give us insight in how to cure other similar disease.
And I have to say, it is pretty generous to compare a
nutrient schedule to a pill of "safe and common ingredients" that prevents a horrible disease.
My friend has a very nice car. He doesn't know ANYTHING about how his car works. He does know how to maintain it. And he does so very well. So most of the time his car performs as he expects it to. However, when it does not, he does not have any idea where to start in solving his problem. Or even evaluating whether someone else's diagnosis of the problem. He doesn't need to be a certified mechanic, but understanding the reason things work when he did them would have saved him money and stress more than once.
And when dealing with living organisms- problems are not an if they happen, problems are a when they happen.
I like to hear people's anecdotal stories and experiences, as until the "why?" is answered the best we can do is listen to what has worked for others,, look at the parameters of their grows, find those that are similar to ours and see if their solutions work for us.
But to really solve the why? Multiple tests in very controlled environment using the same strain, preferably the same seed batch, with ALL variables for each batch accounted for. The variables among the growers just in this one thread alone amount to hundreds of relevant differences. Without empirical study it is difficult to narrow down the reason.
I am glad to see these discussions going on and what has worked and not worked.
