New Grower How often do you feed your plants??

[Joe Dirt]

You can mix nutes, no problem. But, I know in some cases, if not all, you should add the nutes to the water, one at a time. You can put them in the same water but you should not mix them before putting them in the water. BTW, them more nutes you mix together, the more your pH is going to drop. Don't be surprised if you see as much as a 2 pt (7.5 to 5.5) drop in the water pH if you mix that many nutes together.

 

[Rebel]

Hey JD! O.K. that's good... That's what I do. I put one at a time in the water then mix it up one at a time. At any given time I only use 3 nutes and molasses. So, I think I should be alright there. Haven't shown any issues so far doing it that way... that brings me to another questions...

N-P-K...

I know what they are. But with my nute line they even have the K separate. It's 0-0-22. Now, when I cut the grow nutes out should I replace it with the 0-0-22 or wait til the last few weeks. Thanks guys

 

[Sourpickle]

I'm growing in Pro Mix, which is soil less, with some manure added. Pro Mix already contains a small amount of beneficial fungi, but I also add some Myco Maximum to compensate for the manure. I've been using chemical nutes and know that certain chemical nutes can kill the fungi. So I checked with Better-Gro, the nutrient manufacturer to see if that was a problem. It's not. Their nutes are a lot stronger, 20-14-13 and 11-35-15. I start off 1/4 strength at week 2 and increase to 1/2 strength, with the occasional full strength feeding, especially in bloom. I also feed humic acid, micronized trace elements and some PK13.14 on occasion. Molasses also. I mix it all together and use it every watering. This mix does require a good flush at the end or else there will be an unpleasant taste to the cured buds. I just bought some GH nutes that I'm going to try on my next grow. If I don't see a significant difference I'll stay with the Better-Gro as they are available locally and relatively inexpensive.

Hey Muddy, it's been a year what nutes did you go with?

Much respect, sourpickle

 

[Griever]

lol i like the joke of afn

i feed water every day and maybe add a we bit of nutes once or twice if plants need it

 

[Smoke Banshee]

Hi all :howdy:. In the absence of any experience with autos I've carried on the Biobizz regime I use for photos, but brought forward a week. Seems good so far:

Week 3
1ml Grow + 1ml Bloom/ltr

Week 4
1ml Grow + 1ml Bloom/ltr (+ 1 tsp/ltr Epsom salts)

Week 5
1ml Grow + 2ml Bloom/ltr

Week 6
2ml Grow & 2ml Bloom/ltr (I gave additional Grow because I was concerned by the speed of the die-back on lower fans & thought more N was required, but think this may be the shorter life cycle showing itself)

Week 7
Have first brown pistils (very long & succulent pistils they are too - not sure if this is a Critical mass auto trait) so plan to give 2mls Grow & 1ml Bloom/ltr until the final flush, same as I do for photos.

All this is just for info - as this is my first auto grow I've no experience to draw on (the wee honeys look happy though - hope they continue to!). All the best with whatever you choose to do :thumbs: