how often do i feed my plant?

FATTIE J 024

FATTIE J 024

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ok so i have some plant food i bought from osh its 5-10-10...im in the flowering stage and was wondering how often do i need to add this dry plant food to my soil???? also is plant food the same as nutes??? if not what nutes do i need?

any help is awesome thanks and happy tokin:leaf:

ps..the first pic is the plant food,2nd pic is the molasses im using also,3rd is the plant
 

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rudeboy1876

rudeboy1876

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The plant food is the nutes for the plant and its mixed in with water(while most of them). I feed my feeds every other 2 watering.
 
dbodabomb

dbodabomb

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yeah ever 2 to 3 days. or i did it every weekend. and that grandma mollasess. is used when in flowering. and you use 1tbs to 2 tbs per gallon for the mollasses and if i were you i would get Black Strap Mollasses. it doesn't have that sweet taste so bugs and other animals wont be attracted to your plants like grandma mollasses.
 
dbodabomb

dbodabomb

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i wouldn't use that plant food for flowering. you need something like 5-21-7 you want the middle number to be the largest number. thats what helps your plants out in flowering. so look into that bro
 
LUDACRIS

LUDACRIS

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Fertilising by shagger added 07/06/07.

To grow to a large size, marijuana requires a steady supply of nutrients. These can be added to the soil before planting or anytime during growth. Bulk fertilisers are added while the soil is mixed, as described .These include manures, composts, humus, and concentrated fertilisers, such as rose food. Once the plants are growing, never condition or mulch indoor soils with bulk fertilisers. they promote moulds and fungi and attract other pests to the garden. Concentrated fertilisers can damage the plants if they come in direct contact with the stem or roots.
While the plants are growing, nutrients are given in solution; they are dissolved in water, and the plants are watered as usual. Soluble fertilisers can be either organic or inorganic (chemical), and come in a wide range of concentrations and proportions of nutrients. Two organic fertilisers are liquid manure (about 1.5-1.0-1.5) and fish emulsion ((Some fish emulsion may contain whale by-products.)) (about 5-1-1). Chemical fertilisers commonly may have 20-20-20 or 5-10-5, or may contain only one nutrient, such as 16-0-0.
A 10-5-5 fertiliser is 20 percent soluble nutrients and 80 percent inert ingredients. a 30-10-10 has 50 percent available nutrients and 50 percent inert ingredients. There is approximately the same amount of N in one tsp. of 30-10-10 as in three tsps. of 10-5-5.
Actually, you can almost use any fertiliser, but the nitrogen content should be proportionately high, and there should be some P and L also present. For example, a 20-20-20 would work fine, as would a 12-6-6 or a 3-4-3, but not a 2-10-10 or a 5-10-0.
How much fertiliser to use and how often to fertilise depend primarily on the fertility of the soil and the size of the container relative to the size of the plant. Small plants in large pots usually do not need to be fertilised. Even in small pots, most plants do not need to be fertilised for at least the first month.
As the plants grow, they take nutrients from the soil, and these must be replaced to maintain vigorous growth. During the vegetative stage, even plants in large pots generally require some fertilising, particularly with N.
The rate of growth of indoor plants is usually limited by the amount of light and space, once adequate nutrients are supplied. At this point, an increase in nutrients will not increase growth. Your goal is to supply the plants with their nutritional needs without overfertilising and thus toxifying the soil.
Most fertilisers are designed for home use and have instructions for fertilising houseplants. Marijuana is not a houseplant, and it requires more nutrients than houseplants. The extra nutrients that it needs may be supplied by the use of large pots and a fertile soil mixture. In many cases, you will need to fertilise only in the dosages recommended on fertiliser packages for houseplants. For instance, Rapid-Gro (23-19-17) is popular among marijuana growers; use one tablespoon per gallon of water every two weeks.
A typical program for fertilising might be to fertilise during the fifth week of growth and every two weeks thereafter until flowering. Then discontinue fertilising (or give at one-half concentration) unless the plants show a definite need for nutrients. It is better to fertilise with a more diluted solution more often than to give concentrated doses at longer intervals. (For instance, if instructions call for one tablespoon of fertiliser per gallon once a month, use one-quarter tablespoon per gallon once a week.)
Make sure that a fertiliser is completely dissolved in the water before you apply it. Put the recommended amount of fertiliser in a clear glass bottle and mix with about one cup of water. Shake vigorously and then allow it to settle. If any particles of fertiliser are not dissolved, shake again before adding the rest of the water. If you have difficulty getting all the fertiliser to dissolve, first add hot top water. If the fertiliser still does not completely dissolve, you should use another fertiliser.
Never fertilise a dry soil or dry Soilless medium. If the medium is dry, first water with about one-half quart of plain water per pot. Let the pots sit for about 15 minutes so that the water is evenly dispersed in the pot. Then fertilise as usual.
It is difficult to give instruction for fertilising that will cover all garden situations. You want to supply the plant with its nutritive needs, but overfertilising con toxify the soil. Fertilising according to instructions for houseplants (both in frequency and concentration) should not toxify the soil. However, the plants may sometimes require more frequent or more concentrated fertilising. A good way to judge the plant's needs is not to fertilise one plant, double the fertiliser of another plant, and give the rest of the plants their normal dose. If the unfertilised plant grows more slowly, or shows symptoms of deficiencies, then probably all the plant are depending on soluble fertilisers and must be fertilised regularly. If the plants receiving the double dose grows faster than the other plants, increase the other plants' supply also. On the other hand, if there is little difference among the plants, then the soil is providing the plants with enough nutrients, and they either should not be fertilised or should be fertilised with a less-concentrated solution.
Because they are grown in a relatively small area, it is easy to overfertilise indoor plants. When plants are vigorous, look healthy, and are growing steadily, don't be anxious to fertilise, particularly if you have already fertilised several times with soluble fertilisers. Slow growth or symptoms of deficiencies clearly indicate the need for fertilising.


LUDACRIS.
;-)
 
LUDACRIS

LUDACRIS

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FATTIE J 024 said:
now if the food says mix in with the soil can i still mix it in with my water and molasses or no???
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dont know mate i only use soluble organic nutes mixed with my water and nothing else and feed every watering but changing the dosage as the plant progresses.

LUDACRIS.
;-)
 
FATTIE J 024

FATTIE J 024

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dbodabomb said:
i hope you got all the info you needed bro
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got a lot from that article from ludacris but still wondering whats the best nutes to go with then??? i took that plant food back and imma just break down and have to spend the money on some good ones just not sure which ones are the good ones. my girl is in some fox farms ocean forest soil so i assumed to go with the ff trio of grow big, big bloom, and tiger bloom but if anyone has any info on any others pleaseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee tell me!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
 
LUDACRIS

LUDACRIS

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FATTIE J 024 said:
got a lot from that article from ludacris but still wondering whats the best nutes to go with then??? i took that plant food back and imma just break down and have to spend the money on some good ones just not sure which ones are the good ones. my girl is in some fox farms ocean forest soil so i assumed to go with the ff trio of grow big, big bloom, and tiger bloom but if anyone has any info on any others pleaseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee tell me!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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bio bizz.
bio bizz-grow and bio bizz-bloom
is all you need for flowering with 1 dose of epsons at about 3 weeks in flower.
thats it.

LUDA.
;-)
 
dbodabomb

dbodabomb

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LUDACRIS said:
bio bizz.
bio bizz-grow and bio bizz-bloom
is all you need for flowering with 1 dose of epsons at about 3 weeks in flower.
thats it.

LUDA.
;-)
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what he said.... because you want organic nutes. they are way better in the end when you harvest.
 
Kash Krop

Kash Krop

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Hey Ludacris,whats all this stuff about you being pegged as a snitch?
Are you rattin on people man? Huh?wtf dude.
 
FATTIE J 024

FATTIE J 024

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well if u did snitch thats shitty but u should own up to it if u did.... if not whatever i got info on my gro im not tellin people where im at so fuck it
 
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