The Best N-P-K

I switch to the bloom when I begin to see bud. Now, in soil less, I use around 1/4ts per gallon every other watering with the foliar pro. I find salts build easily, but of course your milage may very. How much are you using?

Hello Uncle Ben, I've been reading a lot of your posts in the AN vs. FF thread and found you here also. Real good info. but I would like to know if its ok to ask you how you would feed using dynagro for vegging and flowering. Do you switch to the bloom as soon as you change the lights to 12/12 or wait for the buds to start like Rick does???

So leaves should remain green until harvest? I have always had leaves yellow and die about halfway through flowering...

Yellowing near the end is normal as most of the plants energy is directed to the buds for finishing. It throttles back on the leaves.

so after reading this thread, plus others, i've managed to confuse myself, simply not getting it.

couldn't find the quote but someone posted how they use jacks classic all purpose/ bloom booster during flowering.(not using the all purpose JC throughout entire flowering cycle)
not sure when or what.

i need some N. leaves turing yellow, 3 weeks in.

so can i just go back and forth like..
ph'ed water
bloom booster nutes
ph'ed water
all purpose nutes
etc, etc.

any of that make sense.
can you make sense of this for me

3 weeks in... you don't need any bloom fert at all.

Give them a 3-2-1 ratio of N-P-K. Such as 30-20-10 (example). Or 24-16-8. 3 to 2 to 1.

More N on the front of the gro and less N on the back end. Bloom when they bud out.

CrackerJax said:

3 weeks in... you don't need any bloom fert at all.

Give them a 3-2-1 ratio of N-P-K. Such as 30-20-10 (example). Or 24-16-8. 3 to 2 to 1.

More N on the front of the gro and less N on the back end. Bloom when they bud out.

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simple enough. thanks dude.

I just picked up 2 new plant foods but idk when should i add it to them. they are 14 days in soil. So the names of the products are 1.MG water soluble all purpose plant food 24-8-16 and 2.Schultz plant food plus 10-15-10 [liquid]. Im not sure so help would be appreciated!Check my grow to see my plants

metaltooths said:

simple enough. thanks dude.

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Weed is actually very simple to grow. Ppl make it much harder than it has to be.

RickWhite said:

I switch to the bloom when I begin to see bud. Now, in soil less, I use around 1/4ts per gallon every other watering with the foliar pro. I find salts build easily, but of course your milage may very. How much are you using?

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I started out with 1/4 tsp per gallon and worked up to 1 tsp per gallon. The girls are happy, healthy and green.

metaltooths said:

so after reading this thread, plus others, i've managed to confuse myself, simply not getting it.

couldn't find the quote but someone posted how they use jacks classic all purpose/ bloom booster during flowering.(not using the all purpose JC throughout entire flowering cycle)
not sure when or what.

i need some N. leaves turing yellow, 3 weeks in.

so can i just go back and forth like..
ph'ed water
bloom booster nutes
ph'ed water
all purpose nutes
etc, etc.

any of that make sense.
can you make sense of this for me

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I use Jack's and on thier website they say to combine the all purpose and bloom, which I do every 3rd feeding while in bloom

I also suppliiment with DynaGro

TahoeOG said:

Hello Uncle Ben, I've been reading a lot of your posts in the AN vs. FF thread and found you here also. Real good info. but I would like to know if its ok to ask you how you would feed using dynagro for vegging and flowering. Do you switch to the bloom as soon as you change the lights to 12/12 or wait for the buds to start like Rick does???

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I do what I have to do to keep the leaves green and healthy until harvest. Sometimes a 1-3-2 will accomplish that, some times it won't. There are no fast and easy answers here folks. It's up to you to find out what works best for you and your garden.

Uncle Ben said:

I do what I have to do to keep the leaves green and healthy until harvest. Sometimes a 1-3-2 will accomplish that, some times it won't. There are no fast and easy answers here folks. It's up to you to find out what works best for you and your garden.

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Thanks, makes sense, just keep them leaves healthy. So as a foliar plant it needs the leaves to thrive and sooner or later those nugs should start swellin up on their own. With the light change of course.

riddleme said:

I use Jack's and on thier website they say to combine the all purpose and bloom, which I do every 3rd feeding while in bloom

I also suppliiment with DynaGro

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good deal, thanks.
i looked at the same website, and couldn't find the useful info you just gave me.

CrackerJax said:

Weed is actually very simple to grow. Ppl make it much harder than it has to be.

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i've noticed. (with a 'fair' amount of questions.)
'look ma, no hands'

CrackerJax said:

Yellowing near the end is normal as most of the plants energy is directed to the buds for finishing. It throttles back on the leaves.

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ThAnk you massa cracka.

metaltooths said:

good deal, thanks.
i looked at the same website, and couldn't find the useful info you just gave me.

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From thier web site,,,,,,,,,,,,,

Alternate Feedings​

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Start with Blossom Booster 10-30-20 as you water in your plants to develop a vigorous, prolific root system. After a week, feed your plants with All Purpose 20-20-20 to increase their size and keep the leaves green and healthy. Continue to alternate feedings every two weeks to keep your plants blooming and showing bright, beautiful colors.

Try "The Dynamic Duo" in Combination​

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Instead of alternating products, try All Purpose and Blossom Booster in combination! In a typical TWO-gallon watering can, add 1 TBL. of All Purpose and 1 TBL. of Blossom

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found here,
http://www.jacksclassic.com/dynamic_duo.html

hope that helps

riddleme said:

From thier web site,,,,,,,,,,,,,

found here,
http://www.jacksclassic.com/dynamic_duo.html

hope that helps

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1 Tablespoon of any food at the salts level of theiri 20-20-20 or 10-30-20 is high PPM! That strength is normally reserved for plant grown in native soil, outdoors, not indoor potted plants. I have never used more than 1 teaspoon per gallon of Jack's foods and I have been using them for 30 years. I guess you could get away with it for large plants with massive root systems, but even then I think I'd only be using such a dose dissolved in salts free rain water or such. The 20-20-20 is gonna be safer being that the N source is mostly urea which is a slow release form of N.

Excessive leaf yellowing during flowering is usually grower induced, using the wrong food. High P foods induce stretch too.

Their petunia food, 20-6-22, might be as good if not better than the 10-30-20 for flowering. It's more balanced and has alot of Fe and Mg to keep things green.

UB

all about dyna-gro...keeps me from tapin my leaves back on...lol

got a quetion

how about fox farm? ive heard its pretty good