question about feeding

[thedougen]

i just started an autoflower (amnesia haze-ilgm strain )
growing in peat/coco mix in 3 gallon smart pots
using rodi water( use it for saltwater so it can serve 2 things..lol ) ph balanced 5.5-6.5 for watering

now when i start using nutes ( cal/mag and modified lucas formula just using GH micro and bloom)

do i feed every watering to 5-25% run off or do i feed 2-3 times a week and water inbetween

thanks for all the info have great day

 

[Zer0]

I would say every other watering feed them but i'm new myself just going on what ive noticed in my soil, i guess you could get a ppm meter and check the run off if its low feed if not just water. Goodluck!

 

[thedougen]

thanks i have a tds/ppm meter already thanks i look into what ppm range it should be

 

[Mañ'O'Green]

@thedougen Welcome to AFN

Ok, yes or no! Coco is a modified hydroponics media and peat is closer to a soil although will tolerate and sometimes benefit from a small runoff to light flush. When you mix the two together you get something more akin to a soil? I think you just need to experiment as you go.

Did you put any buffering agents in the soil? If not then fertigate/water to 10%-15% run-off by the end of the day every time you water.

I don't like that nutrient approach. I believe in balanced nutrients. This is what I mean:

Tutorial - A word on Nutrients

The proper use of “salt” based fertilizer to grow Auto Flowering Cannabis. Salts: Natural and man made any chemical compound formed from the reaction of an acid with a base, with all or part of the hydrogen of the acid replaced by a metal or other cation. Learning how to use salt based...

www.autoflower.org

Have fun learning to farm!

 

[thedougen]

its promix

• Sphagnum peat moss (60-70% by volume)
• Perlite
• Coir
• Gypsum
• Ground Limestone (for pH adjustment)
• Wetting agent

nothing in the mix-----was gunna use gh flora nutes with cal/mag go with all 3 nutes instead of the 2 ( lucas formula )