when to go full strength?

What week does everyone throw full strength nutes at their seedlings/starters? In coco,perlite,moss,vermiculite.. at week 2 already from seed. I have always used Ionic grow for hydro so have plenty of fresh to mix. The seeds are mystery bag seeds so I will name them After.......wait for it.............................Shaggy and Scoobie..

In coco I use Dutch pro hydro/coco grow A/B the whole Cycle.

dutch pro feeding schedule has you maxing out at 2.8EC.

I only go as high as 1.4EC. Feeding daily

itza419 said:

What week does everyone throw full strength nutes at their seedlings/starters? In coco,perlite,moss,vermiculite.. at week 2 already from seed. I have always used Ionic grow for hydro so have plenty of fresh to mix. The seeds are mystery bag seeds so I will name them After.......wait for it.............................Shaggy and Scoobie..

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Just for instance this is my schedule which is open to change and I don’t follow it religiously.


seeds - plain tap water 0.2EC
Once I see leaves - 0.6EC
Early veg - 0.8EC
late Veg - 1.0-1.2EC
early flower/stretch 1.0-1.4EC
Mid flower 1.2-1.4EC
Late flower 1.2-0.8EC

I reduce my feed strength during the last few weeks of flowering and finish on 0.8EC approx I never flush and feed daily once plants are well established with good roots achieving a min 20% runoff each time.

I do however though use a couple of other things too.



I have mono calcium and magnesium and also EPSOM SALTS (purchased a bag from HOME BARGAINS in the U.K.)

At present I don’t use any other nutrients. NO PK BOOSTERS NO SUGAR BOOSTERS just a basic 2 part base nutrient.

Full strength?

Is that not risky?

After 3 decades of growing I can't ever remember applying full strength nutes.

Everyone is different though but please be certain I'd say.

Consistency is key ... I tend to kick up p early in flower and lower nitrogen around week 4 flower ... if you wanna push them which I don’t recommend , do it right when stretch stops in flower