Right ive been looking up growing for a while now and have got my money sorted, ive been looking at an 8 pot wilma system 11l pots, i will be using a 600w hps light for flowering and mh for veg, i have ventilation and things i am just a little confused on nutes for autos as i have read that using nutes can harm an auto in the first few weeks any info will help as im new to growing thanks
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Welcome to AFN.You are right about not feeding to early.You can how ever feed a very mild dose of veg nutes after a week or so, maybe 1/4 strength,then after about three weeks go up to 1/2 strength.
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Thanks for your help mate, is there any other tips and points any other people have to help me any advice appreciated
Thanks for your help mate, is there any other tips and points any other people have to help me any advice appreciated
target PPM is gonna depend on a whole lot more than a basic guideline, and it's something that just requires a little hands on practice.
First things first, you need to know the EC of your tap water to work out whether you need an RO system for your water and to see how hard it is, personally I'm happiest with RO as I know exactly what my plants are getting.
A root stim is hugely beneficial for hydro, silicon can help hugely with problems like damping off and I would definitely recommend it, calmag may be required depending on your water. Then it's your choice of normal nutes to go along with.
I highly recommend getting everything you may need - nute mix, calmag, silicon, ph down (silicon works well as ph up) then keep a careful eye on your plants, they will tell you what they need, sorry for linking to another 420 site, but this is the guide I've been using to identify what's up with my babies https://www.icmag.com/ic/showthread.php?t=231387, don't be too afraid to experiment your plants will tell you VERY quickly if there unhappy, a quick flush and new res and you should be back on track a little wiser than before.
Dive in head first, start off with seeds you don't mind losing, within a couple of months you'll be adjusting those nutrients as second nature. Another thing worth considering is how you are going to start your seeds, hindsight has taught me to start off with RW plugs, then transfer the plugs to grow cubes once roots show, then once roots show through the grow cube place it in your medium. FEw tips using RW, Never squeeze them - this breaks the structure and prevents airreaching the roots, shake off excess water with a few hard flicks of the wrist. Don't forget to soak your cubes first in a ph balanced no nute solution for at least 6 hours, then shake and soak in a mild nute solution with a touch of silicon and root stim at full dose (root stims like rhizotonic are almost impossible to cause nute burn from)
Once you have those basics down you can start supplementing your feed in different ways.
If you want a little more guidance on your nutes then get yourself a growell catalogue, it has an excellent feeding chart for all their different nute mixes in the back, going from seedling through to flower.
First things first, you need to know the EC of your tap water to work out whether you need an RO system for your water and to see how hard it is, personally I'm happiest with RO as I know exactly what my plants are getting.
A root stim is hugely beneficial for hydro, silicon can help hugely with problems like damping off and I would definitely recommend it, calmag may be required depending on your water. Then it's your choice of normal nutes to go along with.
I highly recommend getting everything you may need - nute mix, calmag, silicon, ph down (silicon works well as ph up) then keep a careful eye on your plants, they will tell you what they need, sorry for linking to another 420 site, but this is the guide I've been using to identify what's up with my babies https://www.icmag.com/ic/showthread.php?t=231387, don't be too afraid to experiment your plants will tell you VERY quickly if there unhappy, a quick flush and new res and you should be back on track a little wiser than before.
Dive in head first, start off with seeds you don't mind losing, within a couple of months you'll be adjusting those nutrients as second nature. Another thing worth considering is how you are going to start your seeds, hindsight has taught me to start off with RW plugs, then transfer the plugs to grow cubes once roots show, then once roots show through the grow cube place it in your medium. FEw tips using RW, Never squeeze them - this breaks the structure and prevents airreaching the roots, shake off excess water with a few hard flicks of the wrist. Don't forget to soak your cubes first in a ph balanced no nute solution for at least 6 hours, then shake and soak in a mild nute solution with a touch of silicon and root stim at full dose (root stims like rhizotonic are almost impossible to cause nute burn from)
Once you have those basics down you can start supplementing your feed in different ways.
If you want a little more guidance on your nutes then get yourself a growell catalogue, it has an excellent feeding chart for all their different nute mixes in the back, going from seedling through to flower.
Boom, some solid info from teederee there, nice.
Rather than waiting for people to write tips in this thread it may be an idea to have a really good read through the hydro section as reading other people's journals and the sticky threads will set you up with solid foundations. If you search for any Seymour Buds' threads they're a great learning tool for all people starting hydro for the first time, good info on getting your seeds started too. Also look out for threads by DWCocha, he's a great teacher in the ways of DWC and got me started with all of my questions answered.
The hardest part was finding our community at AFN, now all you have to do is read and you'll never need another cannabis related forum
Looking forward to your grow, make sure you hit me up with a link 
:Sharing One:
Rather than waiting for people to write tips in this thread it may be an idea to have a really good read through the hydro section as reading other people's journals and the sticky threads will set you up with solid foundations. If you search for any Seymour Buds' threads they're a great learning tool for all people starting hydro for the first time, good info on getting your seeds started too. Also look out for threads by DWCocha, he's a great teacher in the ways of DWC and got me started with all of my questions answered.
The hardest part was finding our community at AFN, now all you have to do is read and you'll never need another cannabis related forum
Looking forward to your grow, make sure you hit me up with a link :Sharing One:
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