bud candy/big bud question

hey all, I have done some investigating on how and when to add AN b.candy & big bud to my autoflowering bubblicious plant and cant find any solid info, a lot of speculation. My plant it is going into week 5, and has been flowering for aprx 2 weeks. I am in process of switching its nutes over from grow to bloom, and I got some additives to try.
my question is, should I just follow the instruction on the label? big buds label say only wk 2-4 of flowering stage, that seems like a very minimal amount to me.
b.candy says wk 1-6 flowering.
I see a lot of ppl use the bud candy more then called for.....idk...
So,, do I just add these additives into my other nutrients I have been giving her? I have been using the "go box" line by general organics...I just wonder if I should mix the additives seperatly from its main nutes. or can I just throw it into the jug, and call it good? I mean, it is all going to the same place, but I just want to know what most other ppl do. thanks a lot you guys. =)
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Why would a supposed cannabis specific fertilizer company lead you wrong with their instructions?

Companies write these things down for a reason. Follow the instructions this crop, next time take your knowledge and apply it until you have it dialed.

Follow the instructions.

right-o man, I hear ya, I was just kinda hoping someone who already did the dialing in could guide me in the right direction. But, if nobody who has used the stuff chimes in, you can bet that I will be following the instructions.
just trying to take advantage of having hundreds of other growers in one room, i'm sure someone has experience with toying with this product....
also,
the instructions don't say anything about whether or not to add these to yr existing nutes or not....so again, kinda wondering what other folks do.

You add the supplements to the nutrient mix, make sure the ppm doesn't go too high.

I don't have any way of metering that...is there a simple way of knowing yr ppm?

I think the longer you grow, the more you come to realize that in most cases, less is always more. The more I backed off toward half doses, the better things went. And sometimes all they really want is a drink of water.

Go line is organic so you might fuck up your soil if its synthetic, I would be wary of destroying all you've built in your soil. Not sure if it is harmful or not, I'm running go box and my grow is going great, with only a few weeks left

green217 said:

Go line is organic so you might fuck up your soil if its synthetic, I would be wary of destroying all you've built in your soil. Not sure if it is harmful or not, I'm running go box and my grow is going great, with only a few weeks left

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I agree that it is a great product. I have used it for my last two grows, and have been completely happy. I am just experimenting around

Cobnobuler said:

I think the longer you grow, the more you come to realize that in most cases, less is always more. The more I backed off toward half doses, the better things went. And sometimes all they really want is a drink of water.

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thanks I hear ya, with my existing nutes, I feed half as well. I really just wanted to know what other people were doing with that budcandy, and bigbud. I decided to use just as the bottle prescribes, which is pretty light, so I am not worried about it being to much. just curious, how do you do your water/feeding schedule? you alternate between plain water, then nutes?

get the A+B bloom mix, then use the online calculator for doses... THEN CUT THE NUMBER YOU GET TO 1/4!!

One, cuz the calculator assumes full size large plants.
Two, cuz auto's use much less nutes, and drier soil (faster salt buildup if its a strong mix)

Big bud when unsure, I use... when the buds are showing. And when thrich's just start getting cloudy here n there, i switch to overdrive for a feeding or 3.

Bud candy is pretty much an all the way thru flower thing /shrug.

Remember, with auto's, ur better under-shooting your nutes than over, they will burn easy.

GreenThumbsMcgee said:

just curious, how do you do your water/feeding schedule? you alternate between plain water, then nutes?

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Yeah pretty much so. I go by lifting the pot to tell when they need a feeding. Only when they feel light do they get anything at all. Then I alternate between all plain water and light feedings. Sometimes depending where theyre at in their life it might even be 2 plain water to 1 light feeding every 3rd time. You get better and better at reading the plants and you let them tell you what they need.

Flagg420 said:

get the A+B bloom mix, then use the online calculator for doses... THEN CUT THE NUMBER YOU GET TO 1/4!!

One, cuz the calculator assumes full size large plants.
Two, cuz auto's use much less nutes, and drier soil (faster salt buildup if its a strong mix)

Big bud when unsure, I use... when the buds are showing. And when thrich's just start getting cloudy here n there, i switch to overdrive for a feeding or 3.

Bud candy is pretty much an all the way thru flower thing /shrug.

Remember, with auto's, ur better under-shooting your nutes than over, they will burn easy.

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thanks man, very helpful, and like I said earlier, I only feed my plants the light feeding amount, and sure enough, I burnt her a little, nothing serious, but because this is my first auto, I am still learning, thanks tho, to both you guys.
so the only thing I can do right now to correct the over nute prob is just dial back the nutes and give her just some plain water for now eh?
so will the tips go green again, or are they forever burnt? the burn is only on the tips, so that's why I figured it was nothing to worry about.
thanks again you guys.