Fertilizing frequency question (GH Trio)

[rmax]

On one of the GH charts I found GH indicates plain water every 1 - 3. That's a big difference.

I'm thinking I'll fertilize cycle full strength > half strength > plain water.... > full strength again.

My fear is over-fertilizing.

Sound good?

 

[rkymtnman]

what medium?

 

[rmax]

what medium?

Straight FFOF.

 

[drsaltzman]

Just go half strength the whole way.
No need to complicate it.

 

[rmax]

Just go half strength the whole way.
No need to complicate it.

Are you indicating zero plain waters?

 

[Budzbuddha]

Why are you running Drain to Waste schedule with FFOF ?

One is hydro and you are in soil.

 

[drsaltzman]

Yes.
I don’t get these companies’ “schedules”.
It’s like they make shit up just to be different, or to sell you more shit.
Maybe it works in hydro, I don’t know, but I’m soil all the way.
I haven’t had a lockout/deficiency/toxicity since I went 1/2 strength religiously.

 

[rmax]

Yes.
I don’t get these companies’ “schedules”.
It’s like they make shit up just to be different, or to sell you more shit.
Maybe it works in hydro, I don’t know, but I’m soil all the way.
I haven’t had a lockout/deficiency/toxicity since I went 1/2 strength religiously.

Shall do. Thanks!

 

[rmax]

Why are you running Drain to Waste schedule with FFOF ?

One is hydro and you are in soil.

Soil is the "drain to waste" schedule.
Hydro is the "recirculating" schedule.

 

[Budzbuddha]

FFOF is already nuted right from bag - it’s ph buffered to 6.3 .
All you got to do is water the damn thing for at least the first 5 weeks upfront . That soil will run an initial feed.
For GH trio , that can begin when HOST MEDIUM starts to exhaust .... OR you can even top dress MORE FFOF to “ recharge “ the same soil.

 

[rmax]

FFOF is already nuted right from bag - it’s ph buffered to 6.3 .
All you got to do is water the damn thing for at least the first 5 weeks upfront . That soil will run an initial feed.
For GH trio , that can begin when HOST MEDIUM starts to exhaust .... OR you can even top dress MORE FFOF to “ recharge “ the same soil.

Right on. These were transplanted into FFOF back on 12/22, 7 weeks three days . I fertilized once already about a week ago.

 

[drsaltzman]

Shall do. Thanks!

Your plants will love you.
But not only that, since no two strains are the same, 1/2 strength gives you flexibility to modify easier and less drastic.

 

[Jonnybgood35]

In the fox farms ocean forest I went full strength and regretted it. I stuck to GH flora trio, floralicious plus. Roots organic cal mag, floralicious plus, liquid koolbloom, and terpinator at half strength for the rest of my first grow and finished strong.

 

[rmax]

These are them, Runtz. Today marks the first week into 12/12.

They look good so far. I may gut the lower stuff.

 

[drsaltzman]

Lookin’ good.