Indoor adding nutes to hot soils.

[fweedom]

I've got a 50/50 mix or ocean forest and light warrior with a layer of the light warrior on top. My plants are 15 days old and appear healthy. I've mixed some FloraNove veg nutes into a gallon of distilled water. About 1/4 teaspoon only. I've raised the ph to what appears to be around 6.5. As long as my ph is right do I have to worry about nute burn? I've got nute burn using to much floraNova before but I wasn't using a mix just ocean forest. I don't want to do anything to stunt them please help!

 

[JM]

go light on the dose ... if plants are healthy and progressing well... you should be ok... OF feeds for 3 weeks - 1 month so you're not too far off at 15 days with 1/4 dose

heres a good guide when working with PLAIN soil... obiously you'll have to halve between based on your soil mix... but its a good guide:

Originally Posted by Full Duplex
fd... WHEN YOU SAY HIGH FERT SCHEDULE... WHAT ARE WE TALKIN HERE? WHAT STRNGTH AND HOW OFTEN? (REALLY STILL TRYIN TO GET A HANDLE ON THIS CRAZY-REDUCED FERT SCHED FOR AUTOS... STILL ADJUSTING!)
what i mean is that not all autos are the same lol
I have been growing the same genetic line for over a year now
and they all seem like they really like my fert schedule.

This is what i doi break it down as follows

First off let me talk about what i use as ferts. I have a 4 part system that i use and most of this is in the brain so please bare with me as i share this one.

I use grow big (hydro formula) Tiger Bloom and then two tea variations. One is high in N for veg and the other is high in Phosphorus when its time to flower.
I apply these through out the grow. I use the to get it started.
then i move to the teas and then back to the and then back to the teas

So i break it down like this:
GB is 3Tbsp/1Gal for heavy feedings. So in my mind this is more than enough for our fave friends. So it states that 2tbsp/1gal is for normal feedings so i use this as my base number. After that i break it down into 1/4

at 7 days i start like this
Day 7 1/4 dose to a gal
Day 14 1/2 dose to a gal + 8oz of N rated tea
Day 21 1tsp GB and then 1/4 of TB (bringing in the TB)
Day 28 1/2 TB + 8oz of Phosphorus rated tea
Day 35 1.5 tsp TB to a gal
Day 41 2tsp of TB and 8oz of Phosphorus rated tea
Then Flush till finish unless it needs something at the end.

I think that this is everything that i do like i said i am not sure as this is all in my head. If the plants demand more that i give more this is just something to go by. I usually do not swap in clean water feedings at all over the fert program. I just use the jug then its gone. Now if i start to see over feeding or lockouts ill flush.
But if i keep my water on point i never usually see a lock out or toxicity.

Hope this helps

 

[fweedom]

Thanks man. I've added nutes to the water but just havent gave them a feeding yet. I use those ph testers that you have match the color and it seems to read between 6.5-7 but I need something more accurate. I might just give one nutes and the others distilled water just to see how they take it

 

[JM]

dropper testers? liquid color solution?


if it says 3 drops... do 6... much more vibrant color... use a clear tube and hold it up to a fluroescent brilliant white light.



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