Quick Nitrogen boost, fish or worm castings?
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ALPHA.GanjaGuy
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whats the npk on the worm castings? that may answer it for you
DrDukePHD
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WC is 1.5-0-0
Alaska fish is 5-1-1
ALPHA.GanjaGuy
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I would do fish bcs my brain says you'll see faster results due to the higher concentration.. but it's been wrong before
are your plants showing they're deficient?
are your plants showing they're deficient?
Tvanmunhen
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Any pics? I vote both.
DrDukePHD
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Ok I went 1/8th teaspoon of Alaska Fish 5-1-1 to 50oz of water for each plant. Should be a low enough dose to not do anything crazy.
I noticed some lighter green on the top of my biggest plant & I'm about to flip them. Figured they could use some extra N for the stretch?
FirstCavApache64
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Looking good in the tent! I feed Nitrogen a little heavy for the stretch and back it down after they stop going vertical. I don't see any signs of deficiency but a little extra before flip never hurts.
Billy the Mountain
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Light green color in new growth sites is perfectly normal and not due to N deficiency.
N is mobile so will show symptoms on old leaves first.
Tvanmunhen
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It may get a little dark or claw. If your going to flip it should be good. Great job so far! Gunna be a good one.
Herb & Suds
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You can go higher on the fish emulsion but that fertilizer is just a quick nitrogen boost
The worm casings provide feed longer term
The worm casings provide feed longer term
DrDukePHD
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Cool, I just top dressed with 5tbsp 4-4-4 & 2tbsp 2-8-4. So hopefully a week into stretch that will become available & all will be good.
I almost pulled the trigger on some Home Depot worm castings & then read the reviews of mite nightmares. I guess if I wanna go worm castings, i need to find a clean reliable source.
FirstCavApache64
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I've heard that build a soil has a couple good options. They're pricey but I can't find any local worm farms to get it fresher.
Hollatchaboy
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Colorado worm company, probably has the best castings, imo. Pricey, and build a soils castings are pretty close and cheaper.
A worm bin is what you really want though.
A worm bin is what you really want though.
SnidleyBluntash
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You want stretch?
DrDukePHD
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I'll look into a bin but I hate fungus gnats lol!
Obi-Wan
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I agree Colorado Worm Company castings are great, but Build a Soil does have them along with their regular EWC. Just search vermicompost.
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FirstCavApache64
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The good bugs in the castings eat fungus gnat larvae so once it's established they should be able to regulate them pretty well. I can't do compost anymore because the bears love digging in it.