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Fertilizing amount

sup1201
sup1201started grow question 2mo ago
Hey im new to growing plants. I was just wondering how to know the amount of fertilizer to use. Many feritlizers says how much ml per galon. But isnt this just a ratio for water and fertilizer? Do the amount of fertilizer depend on the amount of water the plant gets?
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ATLien415
ATLien415answered grow question 2mo ago
Generally the ratios given on a nutrient bottle reflect the concentration as recommended by the manufacturer for hydroponics solutions, as an artifact from the birth of many of the original nutrient lines. This can be a little daunting when adjusting the nutrient lines to soil. In general for soil, one would have an idea of how much solution needs to be made for the plants (based off experience with the medium, pot sizes, and desired runoff percentage) then mix that amount of solution per the ratio on the bottle. The same solution you would mix for a hydro solution will be your feed water. It is nice to keep in mind that many manufacturers recommend egregiously high levels of macro nutrients. In fact, modern hemp research has corroborated that cannabis is a particularly heavy feeding plant but has also proven that this is not true to the degree of most nutrient recommendations. I personally always come under the recommendations (for example, if I have a 10 gallon hydro reservoir I may mix enough nutrients to have made 4 or 5 gallons of manufacturer strength solution). As far as concentration with soil, as long as the plants are uptaking nutrients and not showing any major deficiencies or signs of lockout then I wouldn't play with the concentration. Start low and increase from there. With hydro-tek you could probably get a little more creative with nutrient scheduling.
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00110001001001111O
00110001001001111Oanswered grow question 2mo ago
concentration... fertilzer comes in different concentration which will impact the dose you need to use. what you give the plant is dilute to a range of safe concentration
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Green_claws
Green_clawsanswered grow question 2mo ago
I think your asking how much water/nutes to give an individual plant. Depends on the pot size. Give enough so you get run off. Remember how much that was then wait long enough to get dry cycle probably 3/4 days depending how fast she's drinking and the environment and feed same amount again or there abouts. It's also good to give slight stress by under watering slightly giving a drought effect makes the plant stronger like germs does for our own immune system. But stick to basics if your new to it. Read up u never stop learning even 20 years down the line... Hope this helps.. Peace and love
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Scrubbyjimbob
Scrubbyjimbobanswered grow question 2mo ago
The ratios provided on the label is to dilute down to manageable levels. You then water with that solution until the desired amount of runoff is achieved, usually 10-20% of the original volume. The amount that takes will vary by substrate, pot size and watering frequency.
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oldskoolkool
oldskoolkoolanswered grow question 2mo ago
Id do what it says on the bottle.If it says 20ml per gal thats what it means.That is the max dose.Less is more for the first few weeks.
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All_our_small_plants
All_our_small_plantsanswered grow question 2mo ago
Ich gebe meinen dünger nach EC wert. Kauf dir ein EC Messgerät und dann gibt es Tabelle wonach du dich richten kannst. Je nach Phase braucht/verträgt deine Pflanze mehr oder weniher dünger. Es ist auch wichtig das du den richtigen PH wert hast denn wenn der nicht stimmt nimmt deine Pflanze die Nährstoffe auf. Schau dir am besten ein paar Videos oder guides auf den Seiten der breeder. Viel erfolg
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