Do my plants need nutes?

Close up of 1 plant (very bushy) White cookies and dark angel in FFOF/HF mix with 30% perlite. They've been topped and moved from solo cups to these 3 gallon smart pots. I've been using ph'd water only until last week. I went a little too strong on the nutes (half strength) so I flushed them all just a few days after feeding and they perked back up. Now I'm wondering if I should just use water or try 1/4 strength next time...

The plants are roughly 6 weeks old and if that helps.

Should be given them some Nutes man Deffo

Yea that's why I'm thinking at least 1/4 strength. Half was too much for sure.

Ya you should have started to feed those a long time ago. Why was half strengh too much? By week 2'or 3 I'm usually at full strengh nutes, 1/4 strengh is for tiny seedlings.

westcoast420 said:

Ya you should have started to feed those a long time ago. Why was half strengh too much? By week 2'or 3 I'm usually at full strengh nutes, 1/4 strengh is for tiny seedlings.

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I'm using fox Forrest and happy frog soil. FFOF is known to be pretty full of nutes to cover through week 4. That's why half strength was too much I think. I fed some plants in my other tent 1/4 strength yesterday and they look good so far. Think I'll try it on these.

Ah ic. at 6 weeks tho there can't be much left in that soil, you can already see a nitrogen deficiency happening on a lot of those plants. No harm in starting the nutes low tho, just slower growth that's all. What kinda light you got in there?

westcoast420 said:

Ah ic. at 6 weeks tho there can't be much left in that soil, you can already see a nitrogen deficiency happening on a lot of those plants. No harm in starting the nutes low tho, just slower growth that's all. What kinda light you got in there?

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Thanks for the help! When I water next I'll do 1/4 strength and go up slowly from there.

I'm using a 1000 watt digilux MH bulb. When I switch to flower I'll be using a 1000 watt hortilux HPS bulb.

If your using a natural based nute you should be fine. I use a starter nute from a week on up in FFOF and no problems.

ChaosHunter said:

If your using a natural based nute you should be fine. I use a starter nute from a week on up in FFOF and no problems.

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Good to know! I think I just added a little too much. This is my first grow so trying to learn all I can.