Am I over thinking this

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vondetour

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I grew northern lights auto and got 2.80 oz of dry flower, my mystery plant I call UFO is currently drying and I might get 2-3 oz from it. I used Fox Farm Liquid Nutrient Trio after a month and 1/4 strength and one teaspoon of black strap molasses every other feeding, perlite, Coco Coir and happy frog soil in a 3 gl fabric pot. So would you use the same or recommend something different ?.

Yes even after this grow I'm still looking for improvements or just over thinking.
 
laddyd

laddyd

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2.8 from an Auto isn't bad. I would move up to 5 gallon pots. Bigger pots bigger plants is the general rule.
 
HandyGringo

HandyGringo

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vondetour said:
I add it because I read These simple sugars serve as a life-giving energy source to beneficial microbes in the soil. As you feed bacteria and fungi in the rhizosphere, they multiply and help plants tap into nutrients.
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Is the Fox Farm trio organic? I'm not familiar with it. Because if it's synthetic then you're killing your beneficial microbes anyway, right?
 
conor c

conor c

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HandyGringo said:
Okay, I hope you're right. I've just been told on here several times that synthetic nutrients and the salts in them are harmful to your microbial life in the soil. I don't know what the facts are.
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You can mix organics and synthetics I wouldn't do it but I've seen it done by some you are correct that synthetics aren't good for the micros and such in your soil if I were you op I'd switch to organic nutrients if possible I don't think you will look back if you do
 
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VaSmile

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HandyGringo said:
Okay, I hope you're right. I've just been told on here several times that synthetic nutrients and the salts in them are harmful to your microbial life in the soil. I don't know what the facts are.
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N-P-K is N-P-K. Your plants, micros and fungi dont know or care if the are organic or mined or lab extracted. You water to 10-20% run off? We do that to push the left over salt from the last feed out of the soil and prevent build up. As long as your not allowing the salts to concentrate though multiple feeds your gonna stay at safe levels.
 
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vondetour

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VaSmile said:
N-P-K is N-P-K. Your plants, micros and fungi dont know or care if the are organic or mined or lab extracted. You water to 10-20% run off? We do that to push the left over salt from the last feed out of the soil and prevent build up. As long as your not allowing the salts to concentrate though multiple feeds your gonna stay at safe levels.
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What I know is what I read. https://foxfarm.com/product-category/for-organic-gardening/
 
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Phytoplankton

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If you want to try full organic then just get some geoflora or Gaia green, etc dry nutes, and use them. I have used the FF trio for years and it works well, last grow I used GroFlora, and it worked well too. I grow in FF Ocean forest.
 
Rufus T. Firefly

Rufus T. Firefly

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vondetour said:
I grew northern lights auto and got 2.80 oz of dry flower, my mystery plant I call UFO is currently drying and I might get 2-3 oz from it. I used Fox Farm Liquid Nutrient Trio after a month and 1/4 strength and one teaspoon of black strap molasses every other feeding, perlite, Coco Coir and happy frog soil in a 3 gl fabric pot. So would you use the same or recommend something different ?.

Yes even after this grow I'm still looking for improvements or just over thinking.
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You haven't even come close to overthinking it, lol.

I'm an expert on overthinking so you can really trust me on this. :bigjoint:
 
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Phytoplankton

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vondetour said:
I grew northern lights auto and got 2.80 oz of dry flower, my mystery plant I call UFO is currently drying and I might get 2-3 oz from it. I used Fox Farm Liquid Nutrient Trio after a month and 1/4 strength and one teaspoon of black strap molasses every other feeding, perlite, Coco Coir and happy frog soil in a 3 gl fabric pot. So would you use the same or recommend something different ?.

Yes even after this grow I'm still looking for improvements or just over thinking.
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If you're going to grow organic, you'll need bigger containers, a 3 gallon is small for organic. I'd use at least 5 gal and 7.5 or 10 gal would be better, for increased yield. IF you use molasses 1-3 tablespoons per gallon is recommended, a teaspoon isn't going to do much.
 
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vondetour

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Phytoplankton said:
If you're going to grow organic, you'll need bigger containers, a 3 gallon is small for organic. I'd use at least 5 gal and 7.5 or 10 gal would be better, for increased yield. IF you use molasses 1-3 tablespoons per gallon is recommended, a teaspoon isn't going to do much.
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I wish I could remember the imperial measuring system, teaspoon and tablespoon is easy to mix up. The tablespoon is what I meant to say but I will learn one day.
 
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