walter blanco
30-04-2020
Those flushing products look great, thank you Alchimia for helping newbies like me :)
I got two more questions. With this organic pack, how much run off water must I get after each watering ? I've read too much run off is bad when using organic fertilizers.
2 Is it useful to monitor the run off nutrient levels with a tds meter ? What should the levels be for organic nutes?
Alchimia Grow Shop
04-05-2020
No worries at all, glad to be of help! Yes, you're right, it's not necessary to have too much runoff at all with regular soil organic cultivation, and while there's nothing wrong with checking the EC and pH of the runoff, there's not really any need, especially with systems like BioTabs, which are designed to keep things as simple and easy as possible.
I hope that helps, all the best and happy growing!
walter blanco
29-04-2020
Hello again and thank you for your answer! I have followed the instructions and used the Biotabs accordingly, but I have under watered my plant in the beginning which has led to a nitrogen toxicity. Some of the bigger leaves are a little on the dark green side and very clawy at the tip. Stems are weakish on the smaller leaves. The strain is Northern Light Auto (rqs) and I'm using a 125 led grow light. 13 week old. What things can I do to prevent NT from ruining the flavour of my buds ??
Alchimia Grow Shop
30-04-2020
Hi again Walter, thanks for getting back to us. It's a complicated situation, you could probably try flushing, although as far as I understand, you've been feeding water only throughout most of the cycle, because all the nutrients are in the tabs, in the soil. The only risk with flushing is that you stress the plant by over-watering, depriving the roots of oxygen and which can also lead to clawing and droopy leaves. Personally I think I would just wait it out, keep feeding water and allow the plant to mature to the absolute maximum point while waiting for the leaves to fade at least a little. If you wanted to, you could apply an enzyme solution which will help to consume the excess nutrient residue in the substrate, products like Canna Flush, Final Flush and Vitalink Finale will all do the trick.
Best of luck, I hope it works out well in the end.
Happy harvesting!
walter blanco
28-04-2020
Hello Alchimia.
Since this is an organic fertilizer, is it needed to flush your plants before harvest?
Alchimia Grow Shop
29-04-2020
Hi Walter, thanks for your comment and question. There's no need to flush if you've followed the directions and added the correct amount of BioTabs for each container. If the foliage on your plants is still looking very green then it's best to wait a while before harvesting, to allow the plants to consume the rest of their stored nutrition and to get a smoother flavour from the end product.
I hope that helps, best wishes and happy growing!
