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Extra P & K To Nutrient Mix?

NoVC01
NoVC01started grow question 3 days ago
Fox Farm Trio/Soil Feeding Schedule. On the flower side of nutrient mix. Any harm in adding an extra minimum amount of P&K to the nutrient mix? I use RAW N P K as recommended to flush my soil before transplanting seedlings. Plants like. Looking to increase bud size.
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00110001001001111Oanswered grow question 3 days ago
Ttis depends on how you currently feed. the idea is to maintaina healthy concentration in the substrate and the plant does the rest. studies show amping up p and k does nothing for yield or potency. There's a happy zone that allows the plant to meet its potential then there is the toxic nonsense of blasting the shit out of the plant with P/K. Read and react to the plant... you can test boundaries but be systematic and patient. e.g. this cycle test a bit more P and see if you run into a toxicity... a toxicty explicitly tells you that you provided too much (whether over 1 week or 2 months will indicate severity) and should be able to extrapolate an equivalent reaction for any deficiency seen. Once you got that hammered out, do the same with K or anything else... it's not that simple of course... many of the nutrient molecules have 'relationships' with others... some can inhibit the availability of others.. raising some may need a bump to other stuff -- See mulder's chart for a rundown on that stuff. point is if you shift one, you may need small adjustments to others but the plant will dictate. There are slightly different needs in flower than vege. so you just repeat the process for vege and flower. i feed the same amount of p and k, give or take small variance, and i don't run into deficiencies nor toxicities involving P or K. So, kinda hard to say they don't need similar amounts in both vevge and flower, otherwise i'd be running into a shit load of problems all the time. So, it depends on how much you currently provide. Plus, you are in soil, god knows what kind of delayed release is ongoing given ingredients to typical soil fertilizers. the potential lag between providign it and when the microbes break it down for the roots is another thing to consider. you can't increase bud size by force-feeding a plant. the genetics dictate whether it can form huge colas or not. The best you can do is simply keep the plant happy and provide a conducive environment to growth. there's no magic product that can "boost" bud size despte all the nonsense marketing bullshit out there. They are simply lying to people. DLI + other parts of environment and a well-balanced diet is all you can do. the well-balanced diet will be dicated by the plant with simply observation and systematic adjustments to your formula over time until you find something that works well 90-95% of the time. these plants are perceive to be picky, but that's more a result of esoteric, poorly balanced fertilizer regimens predicated on marketing nonsense that preys upon the hubris of growers.
Organoman
Organomananswered grow question 3 days ago
Extra P and K during the seedling stage will not cause bigger buds during flowering. P and K are only needed in larger amounts during flowering. Increase plant health now with humic acid, fulvic acid and amino acids...........healthy plants can grow to their best potential. Large buds is almost entirely due to genetics and then it is up to you to grow healthy plants so that they can express those genetics fully. Indoors, lighting and the quality of it, is the main factor influencing flower development........buying the best light you can afford will help more than giving extra fertilizers unnecessarily.
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AsNoriu
AsNoriuanswered grow question 3 days ago
fox farm trio is strong stuff . would not add anything if no signs for need.
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TheUk420Show
TheUk420Showanswered grow question 3 days ago
I wouldnt think so buddy though I would always advise following the nutrient feed table as if you cause an overfeed you could damage stunt or delay your plant or plants with excess K bud size is unique to each strain and the conditions you are growing in. your nutrients do have a part to play though I would advise looking into growth regulators and boosters if your looking for that extra bit of yield. I know of a very good chemical added in week 6-7 called top g nutrients though this is quite expensive using the raw nutrient line you should not have any problems its developed by a professor if my memory serves me correctly though I would always advise using gen1:11 nutrients as they are the best I have come across in over 10 years of growing and very cheap when compared to other brands :) best of luck
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