Is it better to grow a lot of untrained plants or fewer trained plants?

[spek9]

So my question I know it's controversial just like everything else here! but nothing wrong with synthetics right?

I've been using them as long as I've been growing indoors, about eight years now. Don't quote me, but I would say that the majority of indoor growers use non-organic nutrients. If not all sythetic, a portion of them will be.

 

[TreeFarmerCharlie]

So question!!! Do you think there's any benefit to growing organic?

So my question I know it's controversial just like everything else here! but nothing wrong with synthetics right?

The biggest issue with synthetics is they are supposedly really bad for the environment. I'm doing my first organic grow, but I'm doing it more for the learning experience than anything else, and I do like it much more than growing with synthetics. I also grow in soil, though, so I would imagine it would be a lot more difficult to grow organically with hydro.

 

[Fonzyyy21]

The biggest issue with synthetics is they are supposedly really bad for the environment. I'm doing my first organic grow, but I'm doing it more for the learning experience than anything else, and I do like it much more than growing with synthetics. I also grow in soil, though, so I would imaging it would be a lot more difficult to grow organically with hydro.

Yeah, this is my 2nd ever grow. 1st ever hydro grow! It does seem much harder to grow organically in hydro through! I don't think I'm totally synthetic though! ‍
So far I have really enjoyed hydro it's crazy!

 

[TheSadBadGrower]

@spek9 @kmog33
You guys have any hydro friendly organic nutes to try out for my next run??? Always up to suggestions, for the most part besides the one douche on this post everyone seems pretty friendly and knowledgeable!

I just started to use these nutrients. So far getting pretty good results. I am not doing it with clones from the same plant however. I am running a multi strain dwc with 1 bucket being fed using this chart. Plant is growing healthy so far without any problems. Do not have an overall opinion yet as I will try them again if this first plant does well. There's a few growers journaling on IG ad a few other platforms. Anyways...maybe an option to look into.

 

[xtsho]

Interesting. I used GH Flora for several years, before switching away from them at the end of April. I still have near-empty bottles, and they are most definitely synthetic, chelated nutrients, not organic.

Do they have a separate Flora line that I'm unaware of that is organic?

The only organic line GH has is their General Organics BioThrive line. The Flora, FloraNova, FloraDuo, Maxi, and CocoTek lines are all synthetic.

Products

generalhydroponics.com

 

[TheSadBadGrower]

Got a question about the GH Flora series...The chart has feeding bloom nutes while in veg. Or at least on the bottle it does. Should I be adding that as well or do people skip the blooms until they are in flower?

 

[spek9]

Got a question about the GH Flora series...The chart has feeding bloom nutes while in veg. Or at least on the bottle it does. Should I be adding that as well or do people skip the blooms until they are in flower?

I always used all three bottles for all stages of growth. About 2/3 of what's recommended of each. If I recall rightly though, they have a few stages of growth on there. I always just mixed at the full on veg and full on flower mixtures. For very young plants, I diluted the mixture in half. Very rarely did I have to increase past that 2/3.

If I'm not mistaken, the bloom nutes contain P & K, and both are required in veg.

 

[Fonzyyy21]

Got a question about the GH Flora series...The chart has feeding bloom nutes while in veg. Or at least on the bottle it does. Should I be adding that as well or do people skip the blooms until they are in flower?

Yeah, I'm using all 3 bottles just more nitrogen in veg ann more potassium in flower! And yeah I also believe I'm also 75% nute strength!

 

[kmog33]

@spek9 @kmog33
You guys have any hydro friendly organic nutes to try out for my next run??? Always up to suggestions, for the most part besides the one douche on this post everyone seems pretty friendly and knowledgeable!

I used v+b so all synthetic over here. Only organic system I’ve noticed any difference is anything is living soil. And it’s only with some strains. Salts are easier, cleaner, and less work.

 

[kmog33]

Got a question about the GH Flora series...The chart has feeding bloom nutes while in veg. Or at least on the bottle it does. Should I be adding that as well or do people skip the blooms until they are in flower?

You should always be feeding some combination of veg AND bloom nutes if you aren’t running a single full cycle.

 

[Fonzyyy21]

I used v+b so all synthetic over here. Only organic system I’ve noticed any difference is anything is living soil. And it’s only with some strains. Salts are easier, cleaner, and less work.

Sweeet! Thanks man! I'm glad to hear it!
I mean they seem to be doing their job pretty well!

 

[Budget Buds]

I know for a fact that one guy on here swears up and down that you don't have to flush your plants XD That your plants don't get rid of excess nutrients and that you can smoke them with no problems.

Either this is a troll or you are an idiot..... Flushing is for toilets not plants. You dont starve the plants the last and most important weeks of the grow, all you are doing is killing yeild and quality.... The dry and cure is what makes a good smooth smoke, not thinking that giving it water is going to somehow magically remove nutrients that are mostly immobile to begin with....

Ok and is your method of growing used in the industry? Because just about every large grow up flushes their plants for 1-2 weeks before harvesting. But hey, to each his own. If you like smoking super nutrient rich bud, have at it

Now I know you're a fucking idiot smh

 

[bk78]

Either this is a troll or you are an idiot..... Flushing is for toilets not plants. You dont starve the plants the last and most important weeks of the grow, all you are doing is killing yeild and quality.... The dry and cure is what makes a good smooth smoke, not thinking that giving it water is going to somehow magically remove nutrients that are mostly immobile to begin with....

Now I know you're a fucking idiot smh

He got banned this morning. Started 2 dumb posts and got ripped apart.

 

[Budget Buds]

He got banned this morning. Started 2 dumb posts and got ripped apart.

Yeah I wasn't in the know. good riddance