Trouble reading today's article? Click here: Issue #156 - Sunday, April 12, 2015 Dear Fellow
Grower, In today's issue... - Learn how to manage pH and stop your plants from suffering nutrient
deficiencies.
- Prepare an iron-clad defense against deficiencies by getting a great nutrient system.
- Three talented growers sent us some gorgeous pics!
Nebula Haze & Sirius Fourside (founders of GrowWeedEasy.com)
"Creativity is allowing yourself to make mistakes. Art is knowing which ones to keep."
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Prevent Nutrient Deficiencies with PH by Nebula Haze |
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Adjusting pH Takes Less Than 5 Minutes! Think of It Like a Supplement to Make Your Cannabis Grow Faster and Healthier |
Intro: How Does pH Stop Cannabis Nutrient Deficiencies? PH is the measure of how “acidic” or “alkaline” something is, on a 1-14 scale. A pH of "7" is considered neutral, for example pure water has a pH of about 7. The measurements of pH has to do with the concentration of hydrogen in the sample.
Okay, so why is pH important to cannabis growers?
Cannabis naturally likes a slightly acidic environment at the roots. Soil with a slightly acidic pH is what causes cannabis plants to thrive in the wild. Proper pH at the roots helps plants get access to the nutrients they need. If the pH at the roots is too high or low, the
plant can't properly absorb nutrients and you end up with cannabis nutrient deficiencies! Paying Attention to pH Gives You Healthy
Leaves Some growers get lucky and grow cannabis successfully without having to worry about pH. Perhaps they had just the right soil, and happened to have just the right water to create the perfect pH environment for the plant roots. If your
plant is growing perfectly, without any signs of nutrient deficiencies, than managing the pH might not be something you're concerned about.
Unfortunately, many growers aren’t so lucky and their setup naturally has a pH that is too high or too low for optimum cannabis growth. While there are ways of getting around testing pH for your cannabis grow, nearly all growers will do better by paying
attention to pH. What’s Are the Benefits of Managing pH? By maintaining pH...
- plants
are less likely to suffer leaf problems or nutrient deficiencies
- without nutrient problems, cannabis plants can grow faster and produce bigger yields
- occasionally growers are alerted to possible
issues before they become a problem, for example if you determine the pH is too high or too low, you can fix it before your leaves start suffering from deficiencies
The main thing to remember is that maintaining the right pH at the cannabis roots helps the plant absorb nutrients. Why is that?
Nutrients take different forms (on a chemical level) depending on the pH around them. Some forms are easier for the roots to absorb than others. When the pH is too high or too low, the plant can show signs of a nutrient deficiency even when the nutrients are physically there at the roots.
With pH, you’re helping plants get access to all the nutrients all the time. While pH
is important for all grows, it is most important for growers using cannabis nutrients. The way that liquid nutrients are formulated, they are highly available to plant roots, but only in the right pH range. What's the Right pH?
- Soil - 6.0-7.0 pH
- Hydro/Soilless/Coco - 5.5-6.5 pH
As a result of the pH being too high or too low,
cannabis plants may start showing signs of nutrient deficiencies even if the nutrients are available in the growing medium.
Once you get the hang of maintaining the pH, it's a breeze and will take you only seconds. And after you have your grow dialed in, you may not even need to check pH as often because you know what to expect. Watch a video demonstration of how to pH your water by Nebula Haze 5 Important Things to Remember About pH
- Testing - you can use digital pens or a pH Test Kit with drops or strips
- Get a bottle of pH
Up & pH Down - these magical bottles of fluid give you a way to adjust the pH up or down quickly and with precision
2.) If you are using nutrients and still seeing nutrient deficiencies, the first
thing to do is check is the pH, since the wrong pH can prevent plants from absorbing nutrients effectively
3.) You may need to flush plants with extra water if the pH is way out of whack
4.) Add all your nutrients and supplements before testing/adjusting pH. Many nutrients/supplements can change the pH of your water. Make sure to add everything to your water before you attempt to test or adjust the pH.
5.) It's okay/good to let pH drift up & down as long as it stays in the right range - Soil pH should be between 6.0 - 7.0. Hydroponics pH should be between 5.5 - 6.5
Get a Great Nutrient System! |
You've learned how to manage pH for your cannabis grow, so why not combine that with a great nutrient system to make sure your plants never
see another deficiency again!
But how do you choose the best nutrients? Cannabis plants have two stages of life
and they need the right nutrients at the right time.
What special nutrients do I need to grow cannabis? Use a “Grow” (high N) nutrient formula for the vegetative stage (the first life stage
for cannabis plants) Use a “Bloom” (low N) nutrient formula for the flowering stage (when buds are forming) -
in a pinch, nutrients for cactus or succulents can be used until you get better nutrients because they have similar nutrient ratios
| Optimal Cannabis N-P-K Nutrient Ratios | | Life Stage | N | P | K | | Vegetative/Grow | High | Medium | Medium or High | | Flowering/Bloom | Low | Medium or High | Medium or High |
These aren't the only nutrient ratios that will work for growing cannabis, but these ones
work well. Note: Don’t use anything with time-released nutrients (like fertilizer spikes, or Miracle-Gro soil - they deliver too much N in the flowering stage). Looking for suggestions? |
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"Thanks for all the work Nebula Haze and Sirius Fourside put into growweedeasy.com. I have found that to be the best comprehensive, and freely available resource on information for indoor cannabis cultivation I have ever found. Anyone, who likes growing cannabis and isn't turned on to this resource is seriously missing
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Trophy Pictures of the Week! |
This is our first grow. First pic is two days after transplant from coco coir into hydroton and dwc. Second pic is 3 days after that. Fourth pic is two weeks after transplanting clones and just before LST and scrog. Even though it's our first grow we thought we would be brave. Last pic is current.We are holding off on flipping them until we get a tiny spider mite problem under control.We are confident we will have that
managed in a couple days as we caught them early from the research we've done.
Regards, Montgomery, Braker, & Rocco
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It is my mission to educate and build growing resources to help both new and advanced growers get bigger, better yields with less time and money. |
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bubbleponics).
"Growing cannabis is a relaxing hobby in and of itself, but it also saves you money and keeps you from having to deal with shady characters. Cannabis is much
easier to grow than people give it credit for, and growing in water doesn't increase the difficulty much, if any. But whether you want to grow in water, perlite, or a different medium, we'll show you how easy it can be!"
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