yeah i said that already a few times… but i really need to try. but first i want to rebuild my growing spaces by the end of the year!!
till then i`ll watch all you fguys who do grow on octos !!!what is also fun atl least for me !
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Your always welcome to hang with the octo -posse
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danke das werde ich auf jeden fall machen Papa !
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I haven’t tried tps one, but the tps component system is definitely made for running in an amended soil like fox farms ocean forest or similar, regardless what they say about coco/peat or hydro.
I struggled to run a single auto with tps component system then started my last photo run with it too. I had so many continuous issues with unhappy plants that I switched to jacks mid run—which was the best move for my plants. They completely turned around within days. When I get my octopots set up in the next couple weeks, they’re getting jacks too.
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Winning combo also promix works great the 3 together is a win win
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I’m considering running your guy’s octo jacks regimen in the gauntlet next year.
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Already using promix with jacks, so the winning combo for me is the addition of octopots.
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I’m just getting rolling on my 1st grow ever, but something seemed off about the tps one batch I have. I left a little water out after the first feeding, with like a ¼ dose of feed, and it was super funky about 24 hours later. Made me wonder what was going on in my octo reservoirs.
@Papalag and @Jetdro were veeeery convincing in a different thread. 
in the process of changing over to Jacks over the next week. 
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A couple things I noticed during my use of tps nutes: 1) they’re not reservoir pH stable
2) they use a mix of organic & synthetic sources, which tends to get funky after a day or so
I’m not saying they’re no good, but they’re not the solution for every growing method they claim to be. Jacks is much better from a reliability standpoint, which is why so many people swear by it.
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am i the only one who thought measuring jacks in tsp was a nightmare. weighing it is much easier for me. im trying envy hydro special now which is much cheaper then jacks when buying the small bags.
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I always weigh dry nutes.
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Do you wait until there are good roots outside the plug?
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Yes, when I see a few poking out just a bit she goes in the dirt.
@Joker , whats even easier is making a batch of liquid concentrate don’t even need to worry about knowing strength , then just add to main Rez using ec as guide
: )
eg , 200ppm cal mag , then add 1/1/1 type till Rez hits 400 ppm that another 200 ppm of 1/1/1
Ph then go : )
I use bottles of water bought at supermarket with the pull top , after I drink them I reuse as concentrate nute bottles , nice controlled squirts , less chance of wooops too much ( again using ppm500 / ec meter )
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I use the same approach with Coco nutes and calmag separately as ppm inputs
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One week later from pic above and she has really taken off. This wedding cake is growing just like the gorilla cookies Auto… showing more distance between Bud sites.
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Looks amazing , great structure
Ant smell yet Stem rub ?
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