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Should I give them a total flush or just run through a couple extra gallons of pHed water

evillcarl420
evillcarl420started grow question 2 years ago
figured out what I did wrong. I was using the Big Bloom the way that it was prescribed with one tablespoon doing half but with the gow bigI f***** up and used tablespoon instead of teaspoon whereas I would have used a quarter of a teaspoon. I used tablespoon.
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GrowingGrannie
GrowingGrannieanswered grow question 2 years ago
Aiiiiii!!!! Yes, definitely do a hard flush - 3x the water as the pot size (so if you're growing in a 3 gallon, run 9 gallons of pH'd water through). To the last gallon, add your nutes at 1/2 strength (I would do Grow Big at only 1/4 strength) and then let them dry out completely. I would also be checking the pH of the runoff to make sure it's where you want it to be. I use Fox Farm as well and Grow Big is really potent with it's nitrogen content for some reason. I never exceed 1tsp/gallon with it and when my grow gets to pre-flower, I cut that in half and then get rid of it altogether when they go into flower. Since SOME nitrogen is always needed, I add some Tiger Bloom to my Big Bloom - I start out with 1 tsp and then usually increase it to 2tsp but no more... Good luck! I'm so glad you figured out what went wrong! Easy mistake to make, to be honest!
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DutchDoobie
DutchDoobieanswered grow question 2 years ago
High evillcarl, Yes you should do a big flush straight away!!! You can do this flushing by slowly pour water pH 6.2 onto the top of the soil, allowing it to drain freely from the bottom of the pot. Pour slowly, so the water doesn't overflow from the top of the pot. Use approximately four times the pot's volume in water to flush the soil. For example, use 1 gallon of water for a 1 quart pot. After the flushing you need to let the soil (almost) dry out completely. From there you can start giving water with pH 6.2 and nutrients but do not give more then 50% of what they advice on the nutrients bottle to make sure that you don't overfeed them! Happy Growing! 😋
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