Help me understand this feed sheet

jaytea

jaytea

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I am starting my flowering cycle today . Next time I water I will be using this Botanicare Pure Bloom PRO for Soil ....

For the life of my I cannot make any sense of the damned directions....I found the feed sheet online ... Can somebody decipher this and tell me how much I am supposed to put in a gallon of water?

here is the feed sheet: http://www.botanicare.com/Assets/PDFs/PBProFeedSheet2012.pdf
 
TicKle

TicKle

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put in what your plants require, not what the chart 'says' they do, as a general rule, start at like 1/4 strength, so if it says 4 ml per litre, then use 1, and build up slowly depending on how the plant reacts, picking things that say 'PRO' dont mean you gunna get things right, start simple, and maybe you'll learn just to keep it there, because that's all it needs.....all this super doopper pro bloom extra juicy fat sticky bud builder shit.....keep the leaves green and you will be fine.
 
jaytea

jaytea

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TicKle said:
put in what your plants require, not what the chart 'says' they do, as a general rule, start at like 1/4 strength, so if it says 4 ml per litre, then use 1, and build up slowly depending on how the plant reacts, picking things that say 'PRO' dont mean you gunna get things right, start simple, and maybe you'll learn just to keep it there, because that's all it needs.....all this super doopper pro bloom extra juicy fat sticky bud builder shit.....keep the leaves green and you will be fine.
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Thanks. but as I said I have no idea how much to put per gallon.. I don't even uderstand the feed sheet .. It's just a bunch of numbers on it then it says 20 20 20 20 .. what the fuck does that mean?
 
jaytea

jaytea

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Nutty sKunK said:
Remember, it's a weed :) You'll do fine man.
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Ok so do I put the whole bottle in ? one teaspoon per gallong? 20 teaspoons per gallon? Until somebody deciphers that feed sheet which I have no clue I could just totallly mess shit up .
 
Nutty sKunK

Nutty sKunK

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Nah man, as budder said gradually make your way up and watch the plant and respond to it's needs. I.e if you increase and see an abnormalities back off a little and keep it there for a for while, then make your way back up :)
 
kountdown

kountdown

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According to that chart, (the "stand alone") you want to ad 20 mL per gallon of PBP bloom when you enter 12 hours of light, then after 2 weeks increase to 22 mL, 25 mL then reduce to 20 mL, then 15 mL, before a pre harvest flush. I would never go by a feeding chart though. Get a TDS/EC meter and keep track of how much your plants need. As a general rule, they'll need more than what you've been giving them in veg. On a side note, I would still give them the veg formula for the fist couple weeks of flower, mix into the bloom, before switching to just bloom. Good luck.
 
TicKle

TicKle

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the N level in the bloom is shit mate, drop it! the NPK is 1-4-5...you will not keep the leaves green using that, no matter how much you put in (the more you do add, the more the P and K will be whacked out, just to get extra N)

I'd use the grow feed instead, and that's no lie, 3-2-4 is a better NPK for keeping leaves green, if your scared of doing that, just bear it in mind if the leaves do start turning yellow, just use some of the grow feed, and it'll sort it out!!!
 
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ClosetChronic420

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Is one flush a week before flowering enough? I have FoxFarm's schedule and they recommend a flush much more frequently. I am only using FoxFarm's Ocean Soil. I just picked up the schedule when I bought the soil?
 
melungeonman

melungeonman

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I use botanicare products with huge sucess. I do NOT use the chart. Alot of the products it list is not the makeings for weed fuel. I use power plant, Power Flower, silica Blast, and cal mag. I at the second week of bloom will add Thrive Alive B-1. If in soil the power plant and power flower are probably your best bet. not as hot as pro formula.
Here is the formula and squeduall I employ.
When my clones have well astablished root systems I transplant them to 1.5 quart pots.
I leave them in these smaller pots until the roots reach the walls of it you can tell by letting them dry and flexing the pot.
week one just water.
week two just water.
week three I add 5ml(1teaspoon) per gal.(ice cream bucket)is what I use.
Then I pour this into my mixing bucket, I Add 3 gal of fresh water, and mix. This is my first feeding, I keep alot of plants you can sub quarts for gal and mix for smaller grows.
Week four they get nothing I let them dry out for transplant.
When dryied out I transplant into 3 gal nursery pots and water with fresh water.
You then wan't to wait a week after transplant before resuming feeding.
week five I mix in my bucket 2 teaspoons of power plant per gal.
2 teaspoons of cal mag, 2 teaspoons of Silica blast, once again I am going to cut it to 1/4 strength by dilluting it with three more gal (or quarts if smaller batches) are being made.
I feed this formula twice durring week five with a fresh water watering in between. let them dry out before and after feedings, as well as fresh water waterings.
Week six They get the same as above at the begining of the week followed by a fresh water and molassas feeding. They are now ready for flowering. (most of the time). nothing is ever for sure.
Useing this method will not burn your plants if it does reduce feedings and increase dillution to 1/5 recomended. They handle it pretty damm good with power series organicare, pro formula should not be much diffrent you may need to use micros with that product ant the begining of bloom.Thrive alive B-1 should take care of your micro problems use it before they need it. one or two drops with dropper in your mix should be fine I put 2 drops per gal and only use once. 1 week after bloom starts.
When you get to that point drop me a personal message in my box and friend me up. I will try to help you through the journey.
 
GrowinDad

GrowinDad

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FWIW, I have been following the Fox Farms chart with no problems. I had been only using nutes every other gallon but am now using for all, in the quantities suggested and I am having no problems. But I am watching closely. Best advise is what peeps are saying, as long as the plant looks happy, you sould be too.
 
jaytea

jaytea

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thanks everybody for the replies.... To the one guy , I never used any nutes for vegging..... I just used Fox Farms Ocean Forest soil and I used Verme T solution every month for 2 months .. everything vegged nice and bushy ,, now that I am starting flowering I think that my soil may be needing some nutes after the vegging for 2 months . So that is why i got this stuff. I will start with 1/4 strength and work my way up and judge from there..... I just couldn't figure out the numbers on the feed sheet , it confused me .
 
jaytea

jaytea

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One more quick question for anybody willing to answer...... Now that I am flowering my lights are off for 12 hours a day , I have them set on a timer to turn off during the warmest 12 hour period of the day from 11am to 11pm ....

But with the lights off even during that period my grow room may get too cold if i leave my ventilation system on ....MY vent system is two four inch holes cut into my wall with duct fans sucking air out from the hood and blowing air in from outside. The outside air is around 35 to 40 degrees this time of year , so if I leave my ventilation system on my room will get to cold.....

What should I do? get a little space heater or something and keep the ventilation system on or just leave it off and keep a fan blowing on the tops?
 
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