Fertilizers

zimkush
zimkushstarted grow question 4d ago
My autoflowering grow is on day 22, and I still don't know when to start adding the other fertilizers besides Root Juice and Biogrow.
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GreenHobbit
GreenHobbitanswered grow question 5d ago
I wouldn't just go by the day. 😊 With autoflowers, it's better to look at the plant. When pre-flowering clearly starts and you see the first pistils, you can gradually start with the flowering nutrients. I would always start with a low dose and observe how the plant reacts.
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Ratlesnk
Ratlesnkanswered grow question 4d ago
Yeah, keep it simple is my motto, nothing fancy. I prefer to have a successful grow. Your fertilizer brand should give directions, just don't use full amount without building up the percentage or a few feedings but then some strains like more some like less. My fertilizer brand has ungodly numbers of different solutions, I just use the basic necessities for a guaranteed harvest, no frills needed. Your light manufacture should also supply directions on height and power setting through the different phases of growth. Good luck
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Crusty_Juggler
Crusty_Juggleranswered grow question 5d ago
Check the Biobizz schedule and divide dosage of all nutes by ~2 for autos. Rough outline of how to use Biobizz with autos: Stop using root-juice now. Keep using Bio-Grow. When you see flowers begin to form you lower Bio-Grow and add Bio-Bloom, week 3-6 - see Biobizz schedule for ratios Top-Max around mid-flower, week 6-8 Use Alc-a-Mic, all the time Never use Bio-Heaven, it's super expensive and does close to nothing, they probably released a bunch of new add-ons since. Flush with minimum 10x potsize and water with pure water weeks 11 and 12 before harvest, and maybe skip Bio-Grow the last 1-2 feedings before flush With Biobizz only Bio-Grow/Fish-Mix, Bio-Bloom, Top-Max, and Alc-a-mic are worth using. When growing with Biobizz you have to *know* when to do what, it takes 1-2 weeks to show the effects of a feeding, so you can't react to what the plants show you within a single grow, you have to build up experience over several grows to learn how to use Biobizz optimally, which is a pretty steep learning curve for new growers. I highly recommend to not use Biobizz indoors, it's too slow reacting and not truly organic. You get much better results using a simple mineral fertilizer line and it's a lot easier to use and a lot less messy and stinky :)
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00110001001001111O
00110001001001111Oanswered grow question 5d ago
You can't force feed the plant. These are old anecdotes with no supporting evidence. You should be striving to provide a well-balanced diet around the roots. e.g. "boosting" K above 180ppm is nothing but an e-peen. Giving more than 30-40ppm P is just a waste. That is the gist of it but applies more specifically to hydro or soilless growing. Soil is more complicated involving microbes breaking things down, but their products should be adding up to similar levels around the roots and going over these thresholds doesn't add to yield or thca concentration. Keep the plant healthy. Take notes. Try to give as much as you can, but when you run into problems 1-2-3 weeks down the line, understand you probably gave too much or too little if problems arose in the leaves... the adjustments need to be made weeks prior for the next grow to improve upon what you did this grow. The more consistent you are with vege/transition/bloom formulas, the more easily you can optimize it. you want to try different things? go for it.. take notes.. adjust... be honest about what you observe. REalize fertilization is about every decision you made from the start and not just what you did last night or last week. People that feed heavily in vege don't need to provide as much in flower. So, unless you do things in a similar way to the person giving advice, their anecdotal suggestions may or may not match up with what you've done so far.... many ways to skin this cat. learn to read the plant and make systematic adjustments.
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Johnnytoker
Johnnytokeranswered grow question 5d ago
I use biobizz lightmix and advanced nutrients, Day 21 I give first feed, grow, calmag and molasses
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