Using Citrus Food for my plant

NathanGrws4200

NathanGrws4200

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Hey all,

What stage of life could I use this citrus food with lemons all over the packaging with these elemts:

NPK :5.6-4.7-8.6

Total Nitrogen (N) 5.6%
Nitric Acid 1.1%
Ureic Nitrogen 4.5%
Phosphorous Pentoxide (P2O5)
Soluble in water 4.7% (P 2.1%)
Potassium Oxide (K2O)
Soluble in water 8.6% (K 7.1%)
 
9leaves

9leaves

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RM3 said:
You can use it the whole grow, I've been usin Jack's Citrus for years
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I thought when its budding you want to go away from nitrogen? Other wise I get bright green leaves at the end. Probably not giving me the best.
 
9leaves

9leaves

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RM3 said:
lower dose yes, you are right. I also use Jack's Aquagold for flower it's a 7-15-30
a 1-2-3 ratio
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Ok I will add a little nitrogen late in life. Just don't want to harvest a dark green plant anymore. I want the chemical break down near end of life. Trying to improve end product that way.
 
Dr. Who

Dr. Who

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9leaves said:
I thought when its budding you want to go away from nitrogen? Other wise I get bright green leaves at the end. Probably not giving me the best.
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5.6 value for N is very acceptable for bloom!
You could simply raise the P&K at week 3 and be just fine where you are with that N of 5.6!
Here's a cpl of P&K boosters that would work well for that..

Hesi Phosphorus Plus
IONIC Boost

These are just a cpl from off the top on my head. They run around 0-7-5 and would be just the P&K ticket to make citrus a fantastic bloomer! REMEMBER to NOT add the P&K till week 3 of bloom and you'll be real happy!

There it is then...
 
Dr. Who

Dr. Who

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9leaves said:
Ok I will add a little nitrogen late in life. Just don't want to harvest a dark green plant anymore. I want the chemical break down near end of life. Trying to improve end product that way.
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Actually, what you propose is really not going to help......Green at the end is good.....Flushing is a myth and all your chemical "break down" is in a very proper dry and cure!
 
RM3

RM3

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Dr. Who said:
Actually, what you propose is really not going to help......Green at the end is good.....Flushing is a myth and all your chemical "break down" is in a very proper dry and cure!
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He said DARK green I think we would agree too much N is not good just as we agree green at the end is good 8)
 
Dr. Who

Dr. Who

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RM3 said:
He said DARK green I think we would agree too much N is not good just as we agree green at the end is good 8)
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QUITE right!

Must be somewhat blind today - wife has me hopping. She had a complete knee replacement and came home Thurs.....She's just falling into her routine and the PT person is due in 5 min.......I can feel her post therapy pain already.....
I got the State trap championships starting next Tues. and have the youngest son training to take my place so I can compete....Gunna miss the wife on the line but, she will be up for the fall team shoot to take a shot at our class championship (been in second for 2 years)......She says I must go and get a break - kind of a stress freak right now...
 
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