mixing diff nute brands?

donastro

donastro

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Hey guys,

was just curious couldnt really find this answer anywhere but is it bad to give the plant different brands of nutes through its cycles?? for example; using AdvancedNutrient Sensi grow part A&B/B-52 for veg, then Ionics bloom/boost for flowering, will it effect the plant or soil and cause problems?

also lets say using Sensi grow for 2 weeks then switching to ionics grow for the remainder of veg, would that cause problems also?
 
fatblunt

fatblunt

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ive heard flush but i dont in between i started with botanicare grow and switched to advanced nutrients for bloom but when i do start bloom i wait bout a week till i see sex and then give it at 1/4 strength and move up
 
nick17gar

nick17gar

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i use around 6 different bottles, and all 6 from day 1 to harvest.

seedling, i go a lil heavy on bloom nutes and lighter on veg nutes
veg: i go heavy on veg nutes, light on bloom
bloom: heavy on bloom, light on veg.

i use micro nutes during the entire process, something like this: http://www.petsmart.com/product/index.jsp?productId=4368194

they are all different vendors, different ratios, etc...
i use them very very diluted at the start, and see how it works, usually when i try a new nutrient, ill start at 1/4th strength, 2 weeks later, 1/2 strength, 2 more weeks, 3/4th strength... etc, so i know theres no nute burn
but yea, i use a lot of stuff. each company does something different. some have more sugars/carbs then others. some have 6 trace elements, others have 6 completely different trace elements.

i go further into detail if ya want me to, but short answer: go ahead. just make sure you start at a weaker strength, mix in a bottle/bucket, then add it in. and if theres particles in it (like if you mix 2+ things and see floating shit in there, thats not ok.)
 
Thedillestpickle

Thedillestpickle

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nick17gar said:
i use around 6 different bottles, and all 6 from day 1 to harvest.

seedling, i go a lil heavy on bloom nutes and lighter on veg nutes
veg: i go heavy on veg nutes, light on bloom
bloom: heavy on bloom, light on veg.

i use micro nutes during the entire process, something like this: http://www.petsmart.com/product/index.jsp?productId=4368194

they are all different vendors, different ratios, etc...
i use them very very diluted at the start, and see how it works, usually when i try a new nutrient, ill start at 1/4th strength, 2 weeks later, 1/2 strength, 2 more weeks, 3/4th strength... etc, so i know theres no nute burn
but yea, i use a lot of stuff. each company does something different. some have more sugars/carbs then others. some have 6 trace elements, others have 6 completely different trace elements.

i go further into detail if ya want me to, but short answer: go ahead. just make sure you start at a weaker strength, mix in a bottle/bucket, then add it in. and if theres particles in it (like if you mix 2+ things and see floating shit in there, thats not ok.)
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I'm seriously considering mixing my H&G cocos A+B with Dyna-Gro Bloom at 50/50 ratio for the entire bloom cycle. Nick you sound like you wouldn't expect any problems with doing that. I was thinking perhaps the completely different lines might interact with each other and effect pH or solubility of nutrients. I havn't seen anyone say "DONT DO IT!" yet... so I'm just going to go ahead with my plan. The purpose would be to adjust the NPK closer to the ideal. My H&G NPK is 11-7-18. Which to me sounds too high on the N and K and wayyy too low on the P, Dyna Grow Bloom is 3-12-9, and that sounds pretty sweet. If I mix the two so that each contribute to 50% of the total NPK, the resulting solution should be about NPK 4-7-7 which is sounds like a very nice ratio to me. Any thoughts?
 
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