Alaska Fish Fertilizer?

Klawski

Klawski

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Ok so I'm starting a grow, its nothing impressive but at least its something. I've got 3 plants right now in clay pots outside (they are going to be moved inside soon under 400w hps or 250w hps). They are in miracle grow soil for now but thats going to change soon as well. As of right now they are about 5 inches or a little taller and seem to be doing awesome. My friend got me this Alaska Fish Fertilizer and said I should use it but I can't remember how many tablespoons he said for a gallon. On the back it says 1 tablespoon for outdoor container plants and it covers 1 cubic foot of soil. I just really don't wanna fuck this up. Should I even use this fertilizer?
 
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jcu27

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I used Alaska Fish Fertillizer for most of vegging, I haven't used it in flowerin yet. The Alaska fish fertillizer I had was like pellets and I just spread them around the soil and kind of mixed it in and that seemed to work fine. It should say how much to use like that on the bag.
 
vh13

vh13

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I've used the liquid fish emulsion in my gardens for many years, I love it.

The amount to use depends on three things: the amount of food in your soil, the nutrition requirements of your girls, and your feed/water schedule.

Start with 1 tablespoon per gallon, if the girls seem to be a little hungry, try 2 tablespoons per gallon, and so on. Once you see the first signs of nutrient burn, just dial it back a bit.

Fish emulsion is slow to cause nutrient burn. I think I've used up to 4 tablespoons of fish emulsion per gallon of water for my girls.

My watering schedule:

water, water, heavy feed, water, water, flush & heavy feed... repeat.

Since you'll be growing in soil, you should also supplement with a little molasses as well. In addition to adding more micro-nutrients, molasses also help feed the micro-organisms in your soil responsible for breaking down the fish emulsion into usable nutrients for the plants.

I use 3:1, emulsion:molasses. 1 tablespoon = 3 teaspoons, so for every tablespoon of fish emulsion, also add a teaspoon of molasses.

I've used up to a tablespoon of molasses to a gallon of water safely. Two tablespoons has worked for me in the past, but I've also had problems with that much sugar in my soil.

Also, I brew a compost tea with my fish emulsion, so my organic nutrient solution is ready to be absorbed by the plants once it's added to the soil. If you add your emulsion directly, expect to wait up to a week or two before your girls get access to all that nutrition (they will get a lot of it right away though).
 
huklburryfin

huklburryfin

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vh13 said:
I've used the liquid fish emulsion in my gardens for many years, I love it.

The amount to use depends on three things: the amount of food in your soil, the nutrition requirements of your girls, and your feed/water schedule.

Start with 1 tablespoon per gallon, if the girls seem to be a little hungry, try 2 tablespoons per gallon, and so on. Once you see the first signs of nutrient burn, just dial it back a bit.

Fish emulsion is slow to cause nutrient burn. I think I've used up to 4 tablespoons of fish emulsion per gallon of water for my girls.

My watering schedule:

water, water, heavy feed, water, water, flush & heavy feed... repeat.

Since you'll be growing in soil, you should also supplement with a little molasses as well. In addition to adding more micro-nutrients, molasses also help feed the micro-organisms in your soil responsible for breaking down the fish emulsion into usable nutrients for the plants.

I use 3:1, emulsion:molasses. 1 tablespoon = 3 teaspoons, so for every tablespoon of fish emulsion, also add a teaspoon of molasses.

I've used up to a tablespoon of molasses to a gallon of water safely. Two tablespoons has worked for me in the past, but I've also had problems with that much sugar in my soil.

Also, I brew a compost tea with my fish emulsion, so my organic nutrient solution is ready to be absorbed by the plants once it's added to the soil. If you add your emulsion directly, expect to wait up to a week or two before your girls get access to all that nutrition (they will get a lot of it right away though).
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i know its probly on here somewhere, but how do you make a tea with emulsion? does it smell really bad, like could i do it in my house? the brand is alaskan 5-1-1
 
tpcoll922

tpcoll922

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Sorry to bring back and old thread, but I just came back from Home Depot with a big bottle of the liquid emulsion Alaska 5-1-1. I plan on feeding tomorrow as my soil is not totally dry yet. I had a question about the "FISH". haha. Well basically, i know flushing out towards the end of flowering cleans the ferts and such out.. but I just wanted to see if anyone ever had a fishy taste in their buds as a result of using this. It would suck to spend all this time growing some dank nug, just to have it taste like some sour cod. :wall:

Thanks in advance!
 
vh13

vh13

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There are many threads on compost tea. And no, they should not smell bad. They can get rather foamy though. I put a smaller container inside of a bigger container while brewing. The brewed product is strained and stored and refrigerated and used throughout feeding cycles.

And no, the finished buds don't taste like fish. But using fish emulsion as a nutrient source does seem to reduce the natural aroma of the plants. I increase my flowering supplements as I reduce proportions of emulsion throughout flowering. ;-)
 
frosty420

frosty420

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Now it's a super old thread being pulled up. Lol

I am in flower. Maybe two weeks in and my plants are monsters. We'll the biggest I've grown. I kinda slacked on the ladies as far as watering went. I tryed letting the beds dry out so the roots could stretch out. I fear the soil is dead, well not dead just lacking in microbes. I am brewing a tea to help (50 gallon) and I kinda want to water in some fish 5-1-1 to give the microbes a chance to populate the soil. Is it to late in the year. Kinda thinking a 5-1-1 would be a veg thing. I know the N in the fish would mostly be consumed by the soil web but a guy still wonders.

Would anyone have a recommendation on how much to use and for how long or often? I normally eater 40 gallon at a pop every day or two depending on the heat.
 

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frosty420

frosty420

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The picture was from a few weeks ago, but you're right Unga Bunga. they don't need nitrogen at all what they do need is k probably. I was thinking the fish could help the microbes boom.
 
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