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When to stop veg nutes and start bloom nutes?

Granddaddy_Terp
Granddaddy_Terpstarted grow question 4y ago
Hi all! My Alien Moonrocks autoflower is 36 days old and is just starting to flower. She has just begun stretching (which I know uses a lot of nitrogen) so I'm wondering how long I should continue giving her veg nutes and when I should start giving her bloom nutes?
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Grey_Wolf
Grey_Wolfanswered grow question 4y ago
@Larkinvt as soon as she is putting out pistils and developing those early flowers is the time to switch nutes
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Organoman
Organomananswered grow question 4y ago
Wait until there are small "budlets" before switching to bloom nutrients. I usually stay with grow nutrients for the first 2 weeks of flower, before changing to half bloom and half grow for the next 2 weeks, before changing finally to straight bloom nutrients through until harvest. This seems to produce the biggest blooms on plants that don't exhaust themselves and end up a sickly yellow by harvest time. Have been doing this for 25+ years and swear by its effectiveness. I also only use half to two thirds strength nutrients too. Hope this helps, Organoman.
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