Veg fertilizer question

Ok, so i have a girl veg'ing and it's almost time to start feeding her. I did some research about fertilizers and have found that thinking of fertilizers as ratios will help to determine which to use for different stages. (for example a fertilizer with a 5-10-5 npk rating would be considered 1-2-1) On the same website that I found this info it stated that for veg a good fertilizer ratio would be 3-1-2 and a good flower ratio would be 1-3-2. So, this is where my question comes in, i found some fertilizer at my local store that i haven't seen before called, Alaska Fish Fertilzer and I'm considering using it for the vegetive stage. it has an npk rating of 5-1-1, so it doesn't quite fit the suggested ratio i had found that is supposed to be good for veg. Will this fertilizer work? Or should i order something online ( i'd rather not order but will if necessary, my local store doesn't have much to offer and this was one of the few ferts that I've been considering using from there) And lastly has anyone used this fert?

I will post a pic of the fert in comments
 

az2000

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Alaska Fish Fertilzer and I'm considering using it for the vegetive stage. it has an npk rating of 5-1-1,
That stuff smells really bad. If you're growing indoor, it may be too much for you.

You can mix fertilizers to get any ratio you wish. For example, you could use 5-1-1 fish with AK's MorBloom which is 0-10-10(? I forget what it is) to get something more like 1-2-2. I wrote a spreadsheet to do make this easier. You can "unmix" commercial multi-bottle products to find out what the NPK is, and "mix" other products to get a similar NPK. (You'll want to play with the "mix" worksheet).
 
That stuff smells really bad. If you're growing indoor, it may be too much for you.

You can mix fertilizers to get any ratio you wish. For example, you could use 5-1-1 fish with AK's MorBloom which is 0-10-10(? I forget what it is) to get something more like 1-2-2. I wrote a spreadsheet to do make this easier. You can "unmix" commercial multi-bottle products to find out what the NPK is, and "mix" other products to get a similar NPK. (You'll want to play with the "mix" worksheet).
Cool, thanks a lot man I'm definitely gonna check out that spreadsheet
 
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