Hey guys,
I attempted to use and mix a foliar feed for the first time today. I know both @St. Tom and @Mañ'O'Green highly recommend using them, and have good success. I wanted to follow the MoG recipe but it needs a gallon of mix created and uses very very small amounts of product. I don't think I would get through the gallon before it goes bad. I am too small of a grower.
I am looking for advice, and if I've done it wrong or you see something, do feel free to criticize and correct.
Products used:
NPK industries RAW humic acid power
NPK industries RAW kelp powder
Distilled water
I read that a 5:2 ratio of humic:kelp was a good number to shoot for. I don't have a sensitive enough scale to go by tenths of a gram and none of the fractional measuring spoons I looked at were listed as accurate. I thought PPM might be a good way to get the ratio correct and use tiny amounts at a time.
I mixed up 500ml of distilled water and added the humic acid until it reached 75ppm. 75/5 = 15 so 2 parts kelp would be 30ppm? If this is wrong math or it doesn't work that way let me know.
I then added kelp powder until it reached just over 90ppm and stopped. I didn't think about it but the longer it sat the more the ppm number rose as the powders dissolved fully. I did stir a lot but I guess this is part of learning.
Final numbers: 110ppm and 6.5pH
Question: Is PPM a reasonable approach? And is ~100 ppm a decent target?
Timing: I sprayed 1 hour before lights out. Both top and underside of the leaves.
This evening a few hours after lights on I took pictures and noticed some dried spotting. Is this normal? Should I spray them down with distilled water to remove the deposits? Crap mister? Sprayed too much? Or did I just absolutely bodge the whole thing! - high possibility.
Other questions: How often to use foliar feeds? Humic/kelp blend? Humic alone? Kelp alone?
- Thanks for reading and do let me know your thoughts on the whole process and what I should do from here.
I attempted to use and mix a foliar feed for the first time today. I know both @St. Tom and @Mañ'O'Green highly recommend using them, and have good success. I wanted to follow the MoG recipe but it needs a gallon of mix created and uses very very small amounts of product. I don't think I would get through the gallon before it goes bad. I am too small of a grower.
I am looking for advice, and if I've done it wrong or you see something, do feel free to criticize and correct.
Products used:
NPK industries RAW humic acid power
NPK industries RAW kelp powder
Distilled water
I read that a 5:2 ratio of humic:kelp was a good number to shoot for. I don't have a sensitive enough scale to go by tenths of a gram and none of the fractional measuring spoons I looked at were listed as accurate. I thought PPM might be a good way to get the ratio correct and use tiny amounts at a time.
I mixed up 500ml of distilled water and added the humic acid until it reached 75ppm. 75/5 = 15 so 2 parts kelp would be 30ppm? If this is wrong math or it doesn't work that way let me know.
I then added kelp powder until it reached just over 90ppm and stopped. I didn't think about it but the longer it sat the more the ppm number rose as the powders dissolved fully. I did stir a lot but I guess this is part of learning.
Final numbers: 110ppm and 6.5pH
Question: Is PPM a reasonable approach? And is ~100 ppm a decent target?
Timing: I sprayed 1 hour before lights out. Both top and underside of the leaves.
This evening a few hours after lights on I took pictures and noticed some dried spotting. Is this normal? Should I spray them down with distilled water to remove the deposits? Crap mister? Sprayed too much? Or did I just absolutely bodge the whole thing! - high possibility.
Other questions: How often to use foliar feeds? Humic/kelp blend? Humic alone? Kelp alone?
- Thanks for reading and do let me know your thoughts on the whole process and what I should do from here.