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    If you really belive in your nuets

    My mistake I only use it DURING veg cycle.
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    If you really belive in your nuets

    Exact same chemicals as I use. The potassium phosphate is $170 for a bag now ( 35 lbs I think) and the potassium nitrate is now unavailable to regular folks as it is deemed a dangerous chemical now ( saltpetre can be used in making explosives I guess). My local hydro store says they can find it...
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    anyone interested in talking about raw salts

    Big thanks for taking the time to look at this. I'm going to try ur recipe adjustments and see how it works.
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    anyone interested in talking about raw salts

    I bought the last bag available to regular people in my area last year. Apparently salt peter is looked at as a dangerous chemical now.
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    anyone interested in talking about raw salts

    Hey Bagman, I am hydro again. I have used many mediums in the past (rockwool, hydroton, pro mix etc) but have turned to mixing my own "Pro Mix" like medium so I can control the PH better. I use peat moss, vermiculite, worm castings and enough lime to balance the ph properly. I run a top feed...
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    If you really belive in your nuets

    I use salt based chemical fertilizers as well and love the results. I got the recipe from some very experienced growers that said they got it from some old Dutch guy that was involved in gro shows for a long time. The greatest benefit is the dramatically lower costs of nutes overall. It can...
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    Understanding ph

    Hey grodude In my experience I would say PH is the single most important thing to get right to ensure you have healthy happy plants in hydro grows. I have seen disaster in large grow rooms because of incorrect PH. One bud had bad batteries in a brand new tester and destroyed his yield because he...
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    anyone interested in talking about raw salts

    Hey bagabones I have been using a raw salts pretty well exclusively for the last two years. I got the recipe from some local growers that got the recipe (so I'm told) from an old Dutch guy years ago. You are one of the few guys I have seen on forums that does the same. I have to read more...
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