How does a plants growing medium change its nutritional needs ? I agree that uptake of different elements varies but if the correct amounts aren't being fed then they aren't there to be taken up whether you're in soil, Coco or anything else you're growing in.
I check my Ppms after and before every feeding/res top up. Nute strength was no different to any other feeding. Only the Ratio of NPK, ca, mag etc adding the veg nutes.
Why??
The nutritional needs are the same, the ability to uptake certain elements is what changes.
If you're implying that experience doesn't matter then you're an idiot.
That's because you don't understand plant nutrition.
Have you? I Tried it, didn’t work! Been growing for years and years and years also. And grow some killer bud! I’ve heard sooo many different theories. But this one blows my mind haha.
I do now! Enlighten everyone as to why we should use veg nutes from start to finish seeing as you understand plant nutrition!?
Lets start with some pictures. You first.I do now! Enlighten everyone as to why we should use veg nutes from start to finish seeing as you understand plant nutrition!?
Didn’t answer my question lol. Cmon man, enlighten us as to why!!?
No. Show me a plant at harvest pre-trim.
Yea I agree with you xtsho. But do you use veg nutes from start to finish?
Still haven’t answered my question.... I thought with 19 years of growing, it would roll off your tongue!? Lol.
simply have a look at my avatar! That was pre trim. No veg nutes used during flower.
Post a larger pic. That looks like a resinless leafy mess.
Stop tip toeing around my question. Explain to me why we should use veg nutes from start to finish. Stop trying to compare dicks and enlighten us all with your 19 years of experience!!?
Maybe I needed more nitrogen in late bloom aye??
I use the same nutes I use in veg. I just add MKP at flower. The plant can benefit from additional P/K at flower just like any other flowering plant. I use VitaGrow. Three parts. Calcium nitrate and micronutriens during veg. At flower add the MKP on top of what you were feeding in veg. The plants can benefit from more p/k at flower but there should be ample amounts in any decent base nutrient. When I say decent I don't mean fancy labels. I mean a product that delivers what a plant needs. What I feed does that. I'm basically using the same chemical salts in dry form that many nutrient manufacturers water down and put into multiple bottles. I will admit that I have added small amounts additional potassium sulfate and/or magnesium sulfate during flower but I didn't my last grow and didn't notice any difference. I just see too many people in the Marijuana Plan Problems section using ten or more bottles of stuff having nothing but problems. I never have any issues. My plants grow healthy from start to finish.
Yes I understand that, and agree with the dozen bottle feeding frenzie your talking about. But that’s the whole purpose of having a 3 part nutrient imo. Is to feed the plant at different ratios of the plants life/needs. The 3 part fertilisers are not a veg only nutrient as homebrewer is talking about. The plants nutritional requirements change during bloom and we have to cater for that whether it’s changing to a bloom fertiliser or changing the ratios around on a 3 part nutrient to become a bloom feed. IMO.I use the same nutes I use in veg. I just add MKP at flower. The plant can benefit from additional P/K at flower just like any other flowering plant. I use VitaGrow. Three parts. Calcium nitrate and micronutriens during veg. At flower add the MKP on top of what you were feeding in veg. The plants can benefit from more p/k at flower but there should be ample amounts in any decent base nutrient. When I say decent I don't mean fancy labels. I mean a product that delivers what a plant needs. What I feed does that. I'm basically using the same chemical salts in dry form that many nutrient manufacturers water down and put into multiple bottles. I will admit that I have added small amounts additional potassium sulfate and/or magnesium sulfate during flower but I didn't my last grow and didn't notice any difference. I just see too many people in the Marijuana Plan Problems section using ten or more bottles of stuff having nothing but problems. I never have any issues. My plants grow healthy from start to finish.
As for what @homebrewer is saying, I agree to a point. It depends on what's in the veg nutrients. Some do provide all the P/K a plant needs. The Vitagrow I use is three parts. Calcium Nitrate 13-0-0. The calcium nitrate is also 13% calcium so you'll never need any CalMag. The micronutrient is 3-10-20. It has all the magnesium, sulfur, iron, copper, etc... plus ample amounts of P/K. Those two parts are the veg nutes at 16-10-20. MKP is added at bloom which is 0-49-29. I could probably just use the two parts without the MKP and not notice any difference in yield or quality. Some veg nutes have everything in them. Some of these nutrient lines have everything split out into different parts and feed charts that have people feeding a dozen different things at different amounts every week. It's a joke. Break out the eyedroppers! I'm feeding my plants!