Biotabs Bio PK feeding instructions

[IndoorTropics]

They say use 10ml bio pk per week or use 1-3ml PER LITRE every watering.

Ok so if I give 10ml once per week that’s 10ml. Simple.

Now I use 5 gal pots and prob give 3L water everyday in flowering. So even at 1ml per litre, that’s 3ml per day per plant and 21ml per week, and that’s with lowest dosage. Can someone set me straight here please?

 

[sirsmokealot]

If it helps, i do it at 1ml/L every watering starting week 3 of flower and watch for tip burn, if i feel the plants can take it i increase it. Though i can't wait for this to run out as it's so freakin hard to dose, too thick.

 

[IndoorTropics]

If it helps, i do it at 1ml/L every watering starting week 3 of flower and watch for tip burn, if i feel the plants can take it i increase it. Though i can't wait for this to run out as it's so freakin hard to dose, too thick.

Thank you. Week 1 of flower being when the white pistols start to emerge or? Appreciate the clarity.

Do you otheriwse follow the exact Biotabs feeding routine?

ALSO FOR MY SOIL MIX I AM LOOKING AT DOING THIS:

55 % peat moss substrate > pH: 5.5 - 6.5 > EC: 0.4 - 0.5 mS/cm
20% perlite
25% vermicompost
40g dolomite lime

Any changes or suggestions?

 

[sirsmokealot]

Thank you. Week 1 of flower being when the white pistols start to emerge or? Appreciate the clarity.

Do you otheriwse follow the exact Biotabs feeding routine?

ALSO FOR MY SOIL MIX I AM LOOKING AT DOING THIS:

55 % peat moss substrate > pH: 5.5 - 6.5 > EC: 0.4 - 0.5 mS/cm
20% perlite
25% vermicompost
40g dolomite lime

Any changes or suggestions?

For photos 3 weeks after the flip to 12/12 and for autos when the little buds are the size of your thumb.

No i don't really follow Biotabs instructions. I prep my soil mix with a lot less powder then they recommend and i pretty much only use a root stim for the first 2 weeks. Then i drop some tabs into the soil and keep the plant fed with Orgatrex until the tabs kick in. And i keep hitting em with my root stim until i switch to the PK tea, a few hits of that and then i finish them off with the Bio PK. Don't really have any exact doses for you, it's all by feel but i don't think i ever go higher then 2ml/L on any of the bottled stuff i put in. Oh and i put a few grams of Mineral Magic from GHE into the soil for some extra silica and cal/mag. That's pretty much it.

 

[IndoorTropics]

For photos 3 weeks after the flip to 12/12 and for autos when the little buds are the size of your thumb.

No i don't really follow Biotabs instructions. I prep my soil mix with a lot less powder then they recommend and i pretty much only use a root stim for the first 2 weeks. Then i drop some tabs into the soil and keep the plant fed with Orgatrex until the tabs kick in. And i keep hitting em with my root stim until i switch to the PK tea, a few hits of that and then i finish them off with the Bio PK. Don't really have any exact doses for you, it's all by feel but i don't think i ever go higher then 2ml/L on any of the bottled stuff i put in. Oh and i put a few grams of Mineral Magic from GHE into the soil for some extra silica and cal/mag. That's pretty much it.

Thank you very much! All very helpful.

Just for perspective re your 1ml Bio PK per litre every watering.
How many gallons are you pots?
By the time you introduce Bio PK how many litres of water are you roughly feeding each pot per day?


basically i think I super underestimated how much of this stuff i will need lol and its a logistic nightmare to get it here...so trying be well prepared but not waste money

 

[sirsmokealot]

Air-pots, 5 gallons. I'll feed 5L for 2 plants. Hmmm idk, i am watering every day probably by the time i start using the Bio PK. But watering frequency really depends on too many factors i think, temps, humidity etc.. I just go by pot weight, if it's light i water it. As for how much Bio PK, i start at 1ml/L and i raise until i get a bit of leaf burn, i back off a bit and that's my dose. As simple as that.

 

[IndoorTropics]

ah and what a product! mineral magic! never heard of it and was on this subject just last weeks ha! i use RO and have whats thought to be huge mineral deficiencies.

thanks to some other awesome forum people i am waiting delivery of this (as well as now adding the dolomite lime into soil mix). about to start another entire new grow and the above plant is my latest test subject sour stomper at day 47..

Bloom Sea Minerals Yellow Bottles Web Hydroponics

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and hoping this will mostly fix these issues as only need an 75-90% decent pkant. not seeking total perfection. just quality smoke, which ic an see already from my shitty plants but EXCELLENT smoke that if i can improve i ccan maybe get some real good grade,. i can 100% confirm Biotabs gives you super clean smoke,...dang...

 

[IndoorTropics]

Air-pots, 5 gallons. I'll feed 5L for 2 plants. Hmmm idk, i am watering every day probably by the time i start using the Bio PK. But watering frequency really depends on too many factors i think, temps, humidity etc.. I just go by pot weight, if it's light i water it. As for how much Bio PK, i start at 1ml/L and i raise until i get a bit of leaf burn, i back off a bit and that's my dose. As simple as that.

very similar numbers to myself. and yes you are right given environment conditions and also about weight of pot. learnt that 1st round. simple as.. any oragnic? particular root stimulator and dosage you recommend? thank you once again this is all very helpful to here from someone else using Biotabs etc :smoking:

P.S do you have a journal?

 

[sirsmokealot]

Dude my first few indoor plants looked like that on Biotabs. So many micronute deficiencies even Jorge Cervantes wouldn't figure them out.

Well all the stuff i use is from EU/UK so not sure if you can get it but here goes.

https://www.organicsnutrients.com/en/products/organic-soil-improver-big-start/

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Silicate, natural silicate powder

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These allowed me to dump Mycotrex, Bactrex, Startrex, Silicium Flash. Everything else from the Biotabs line i still use and i mean everything. The tea, the boom boom etc., the whole lot. :smoking:

 

[IndoorTropics]

Dude my first few indoor plants looked like that on Biotabs. So many micronute deficiencies even Jorge Cervantes wouldn't figure them out.

Well all the stuff i use is from EU/UK so not sure if you can get it but here goes.

https://www.organicsnutrients.com/en/products/organic-soil-improver-big-start/

Ecothrive Biosys | Ecothrive - Premium Organic Products

www.ecothrive.co.uk

Ecothrive Charge | Ecothrive - Premium Organic Products

www.ecothrive.co.uk

Silicate, natural silicate powder

Silicate is an essential element for higher plants, especially when growing with water as a substrate. New pH neutral Silicate contains ancient deposits of biologically transformed organic matter, plus naturally formed silicic acid clay. Silicate provides a naturally soluble form of silicon...

www.eurohydro.com

These allowed me to dump Mycotrex, Bactrex, Startrex, Silicium Flash. Everything else from the Biotabs line i still use and i mean everything. The tea, the boom boom etc., the whole lot. :smoking:

Wow! I already found this Ecothrive company last week as well and i have already the life cycle product at home as apotential solution but opted against cos of extra NPK, BUT guess what I just did. I am going to do different things to a few plants. Now one will be sort of similar to yours :smoking:

do you do 0.5g per L of biosys once every 2 weeks and normal water in between?
and how many grams of charge would you premix into soil per gallon? one time thing or are you topdressing later on as well?