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When to stop veg nutes and start bloom nutes?

Granddaddy_Terp
Granddaddy_Terpstarted grow question 3 years 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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m0use
m0useanswered grow question 3 years ago
I would follow your feeding schedule from the brand of nutrients your using. They list if your Veg/Flower is going longer and what weeks to repeat to off set this according to their schedule. https://lotusnutrients.com/pages/easy-guide-and-recommended-hydroponic-feeding-schedule there PPM scale is a bit high though, use the ratios they are suggesting between grow : bloom, but dilute your overall solution. Also have to remember autos feed lighter then photoperiods. https://www.autoflower.net/forums/threads/med-man-method-feeding-chart-ppm-ec.47856/ This link is a good reference for how much to feed your autos in terms of PPM/EC, its not 100% so you need to look at your plants and if they need less or more adjust with accordance. The plant will show sex first with pistils, then stretch and go into flower. I would keep your grow nutrients till its mid way stretch then start mixing in in the bloom. Best Of Luck!
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m0use
m0useanswered grow question 3 years ago
If you need any other help shoot me a DM' Your inbox Is the little green arrow in the bottom right hand corner of your screen. Good Luck!
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Grey_Wolf
Grey_Wolfanswered grow question 3 years 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 3 years 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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