GH "Lucas Formula" Question for Zandor/anyone

[RaisingupKillBill]

I am about to start growing hydroponics instead of a soiless mix. I listen to the Grow Report and take notes but I am curious to know if you would potentially do a segment on the Lucas Formula dealing with General Hydroponics. I have been using the Advanced 2+ program with a soiless mix of 25% perlite, 25% verm, and 50% peat moss and then a little lime, but I have trouble getting AN all of the time, but would like to try the GH Micro and GH Bloom and supplement Liquid Karma for B-52 and Hygrozyme for Sensizym. I plan on using AN: budblood, bigbud powder, honey instead of carboload, and then overdrive and final phase and probably mother earth bloom. Any input would be good just trying to figure out what the right combo would be regarding the Lucas Formula as a base and if it would have comparible results to the soiless with 2+ program.

RaisingupKillBill Reviewed by RaisingupKillBill on 06-27-2007. GH "Lucas Formula" Question for Zandor/anyone I am about to start growing hydroponics instead of a soiless mix. I listen to the Grow Report and take notes but I am curious to know if you would potentially do a segment on the Lucas Formula dealing with General Hydroponics. I have been using the Advanced 2+ program with a soiless mix of 25% perlite, 25% verm, and 50% peat moss and then a little lime, but I have trouble getting AN all of the time, but would like to try the GH Micro and GH Bloom and supplement Liquid Karma for B-52 and Rating: 5

[LOC NAR on probation]

I have had very good results with the lucas formula. I used B-52 and budblood and bigbud, calmag plus. Yo uwill have good result with all those add ons. As for a base 1 part micro 2 parts bloom. I could get the mix up to 1000 ppm's and then add to it. but it could depend on the strain how strong the base can be.
Comparable would most likely be the same as what your doing now.
Honey instead of carboload, I would like to know about that . Because we discussed molasses and I think carboload was preferred. Something about the make up.
I would like to know some more also.

[RedEye69]

Why not try this:
http://boards.cannabis.com/hydroponi...rt-calmag.html

[LOC NAR on probation]

Way to go redEye69 I was looking for that. Latewwood is not here any more and sorely missed.
This formula works great.

[RaisingupKillBill]

thanks for the reply

i am going to try honey instead of carboload and i doubt i will be able to see any obvious difference but what the hell right?

what about Hygrozyme vs Sensizym?

[LOC NAR on probation]

Hygrozyme vs Sensizym. Both are very good products. Use as directed. Have fun.

[Goat]

I'm doing my best to keep to the legendary GH 3-part +CalMag system above, but it would really help if someone could translate the instructions a bit further into newb-friendly mixing directions. Maybe I'm dumb, but I have trouble figuring out exactly how to mix this plant juice from that post.

I'm one week from first harvest, and pretty happy w/ the results so far, but it would be nice if I felt like I truly understood how to mix this stuff.

[LOC NAR on probation]

One week fron harvest. You need to flush now with PH'ed water if you don't have a flush product.

Lucas formula, I just go by the PPM's. 1 part micro, 2 parts bloom. Measure the PPM's. In the middle of flower I get it up to a 1000 ppm's. In 5 gallons I thinks that 8 tablespoons micro and 16 tablespoons bloom.

Mix in the micro, stir and wait 5 minutes. Mix in bloom , stir and wait 5 minutes. Add calmag stir and wait. Add what ever others like superthrive or whatever and mix good.

[Goat]

Thank you for the tips! Rough spoonfuls per 5 gallons is exactly what i needed.

I have some Clearex, but i'm gonna revise and say I'm 2-3 weeks away based on my 60x-100x RadioShack-ometer. They're a little yellow from me prematurely cutting to pure RO a week ago, so I gave them a water change + some weak nutes today.