feed nutes always full strength or should less than full strength?
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homebrewer
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What is 'full strength'? Whatever it is, I'm sure it's a great way to have a dead plant at harvest.
I'd recommend a TDS/EC meter so you can measure exactly how much food you're giving your plants. It takes the guesswork out of feeding and your girls will reward you for your desire to feed them 'just enough' with greasy flowers at harvest time.
I'd recommend a TDS/EC meter so you can measure exactly how much food you're giving your plants. It takes the guesswork out of feeding and your girls will reward you for your desire to feed them 'just enough' with greasy flowers at harvest time.
superstoner1
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if you dont have the equipment start at 1/4 rec dosage and work from there.
DeeTee
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Use this to determin how much to feed your plants. I use it and it works good. It's a good starting point you can adjust to your liking, fo course you should have a tds meter (ppm)
Parts per million
Seedlings, Early Sprouts 100 to 250
Early Vegging 300 to 400
Full Vegetation 450 to 700
Early Blooming 750 to 950
Full Mature Blooms 1000 to 1600
Parts per million
Seedlings, Early Sprouts 100 to 250
Early Vegging 300 to 400
Full Vegetation 450 to 700
Early Blooming 750 to 950
Full Mature Blooms 1000 to 1600
In coco I usually feed at full strength and occasional top-offs to 1/2 strength, then mix and start over..Again usually, but not always..The girls may need full strength all the time..
, sometimes 3/4..As stated give them 'just enough to produce and not too much to affect yield..
IOW, listen to your gals..
, sometimes 3/4..As stated give them 'just enough to produce and not too much to affect yield..
IOW, listen to your gals..
BUdbuddysmile
Active Member
Full strength is never a good idea it will almost always burn your plants especially younger plants. I always start out quarter strength and increase each week until I reach my target. I use primarily Advanced Nutrients and its almost impossible for me to use full strength base. Additives that don't have strong NPK can usually be used at full strength.
Different nutrient lines run at different PPM. I have used Cutting Edge and ran up to 1800 ppm in flower. I have never been able to run 1800 with Advanced.. both applied to the same strain. My two cents on it.. Quality nutrients contain quality ingredients that your plant will uptake at a rapid rate. You run at Low PPM… shitty nutrients contain poor quality ingredients and your plant can't uptake half of the nutrient solution allowing your plants to run at a higher ppm. I don't know how much sense that makes, its just what I think, so input is welcome. I got nice results with Cutting Edge, so Im not saying its a bad product, but AN wins for me. … but yes, gets PPM reader and your way better off then guessing .
Different nutrient lines run at different PPM. I have used Cutting Edge and ran up to 1800 ppm in flower. I have never been able to run 1800 with Advanced.. both applied to the same strain. My two cents on it.. Quality nutrients contain quality ingredients that your plant will uptake at a rapid rate. You run at Low PPM… shitty nutrients contain poor quality ingredients and your plant can't uptake half of the nutrient solution allowing your plants to run at a higher ppm. I don't know how much sense that makes, its just what I think, so input is welcome. I got nice results with Cutting Edge, so Im not saying its a bad product, but AN wins for me. … but yes, gets PPM reader and your way better off then guessing .
hellraizer30
Rebel From The North
Got to agree with this!