They have definitely grown the roots could b that colour because of the colour of the mix. There r a few dark colour ones coming out of the net pot that look a little suspicious In saying that I have seen 6 root balls from RDWC in person. Do they smell. It should smell like earthy even though there is no dirt.These are the roots before the Z9:
These are the roots after the Z9:
Can you see a difference??
If it was me I would try to lower it. I like 5.8 /5.9 in veg. Check the chart c what it says. Ph is rising ppms r falling what’s the water level doing??
Just watch your leaves if the ppms r falling. EnjoyThe ppm's are falling and the water level is falling, the pH is staying the same at around 4.5.
According to the chart this is a good thing, I'll just drop the pH down a bit when I get up tomorrow, that way I'll be totally sure the pH is holding now for sure
Yes deficiencies I know people with higher ppms coming out of the tap. The chart says bump ec this is to make the mix more acidic in turn lowering the ph without using ph down. This is where you will start to learn balance in the system. If your plants r good just use the ph down until u feel the ph is stable. If you choose to try this start real small. I think you said full strength was 1000 ppm?? If this is the case try raising 50 or 100 ppm. My new plants r flipped at 4 weeks 14 inches tall and I am running at 700 ppm(full strength for me is 1000 to 1400 ppm). They look perfect. I will not mess with this until I switch to bloom food. I am at perfect balance between water/nutrient up take to the plant at this stage of growth My ph is good it hardly moves. This is my magic number right now. Yours will be different due to lighting,nutrient line up,ambient temp,res temp pretty much everything. I flipped mine on Sunday. As the plants grow this number will change.
i love HID it not cheap to run but if you can control the environment it’s very reliable. I maybe just old school but HID works and has worked very well for many years in my environment. I will convert 50/50. In veg I have a 8 bank LED or a 400 watt HID or 6400 k tubs. I do led in summer and hid in winter. Tubs for cloning. My new space will have a led and hps in flower as well.
Start small no more than 100 then let it sit for an hr if the ph does not move add ph down. Baby steps r needed here to learn. It took me almost two months to figure this step out.
And honestly user beware this I can only say for sure this happens in my system being new at this. I hope it is the same for you and not anything else. Half strength nutrient is not going to harm the plants anyways. Baby steps good luck
I just ordered green Crack and lambs breath from cks. I smoked lambs breath in the 90s and honestly I remembered it as soon as I saw it on the list. They only have it in autos this is upsetting
