Bear with me, trying to think of how to ask what I want, lol.
So, I grow in a bottom feeding/wicking thing called an Octopot. Have for some time. My harvests and Bud are excellent, but I have been told by a friend(VERY advanced grower in Europe) that I , even with killer results, am feeding incorrectly and a change of my Bloom nutes will make the runs even better. He is trying to 'splain it to me, lol, but we have a language barrier and I’m having a hard time getting it to sink in!!!
The crux of the matter is this. I experience NO FADE, NONE, even at 12 or 13 weeks on a 10 week strain. I assumed it was my Octopot’s…IT IS NOT!!! I also see the “claw” later in flower IF I do not cut feed way back. I also have had some weaker stems than I remember having. The harvest’s are very green and lush, too lush, lol.
He gifted me my prized Amnesia Haze and has been staying on top of me making sure i run her to HIS standards.
He tells me I am using TOO MUCH N in my flower formula. WHY NO FADE, why weaker stems, why too “green” harvests. Tells me to get my RATIO’s RIGHT…i will see better harder firmer buds, NO CLAW, and let the plant do what it wants…to finish. Tells me I am CONFUSING the plant with TOO MUCH N in late flower, causing her to “believe” she still can live much longer. Tells me it is WHY I SEE so many fox tails in my grows too. He asked me for my npk’s on veg n bloom.
My VEG is 6.0 2.5 5.0 I run that all through veg, and 2.5 weeks INTO the flip.
On the 3rd week I switch to my bloom, which is 4.0 2.7 6.5
SOON AS HE SAW those numbers he says “BINGO” Too MUCH N. he tells me this, lol:
Mum = 1/1/1
Grow = 2/1/1 ( veg )
first weeks in flower ( flip ) = 2/1/1 if clawing adjust by adding some bloom to mix for a feed or two ( reduced n )
When flowering just starts = 1/2/2 or 0.5/2/2 or 0/2/2 ( depending on how much n you have stored in leafs during veg and early flip ( first 3 weeks of flowering )
after buds have fattened 0/1/2
this is just roughly speaking
A 0.5/1/2 would still be fine as n is negligible and not enough to confuse the plant after buds have fattened
So, took a few hours, but it kinda sunk in. Had a hard time understanding, but think I do now. He tells me my RATIO’S are whacked! Beginning to believe him now, but want some clarification if I can.
Tells me it is the RATIO that is important…get the RATIO correct, THEN adjust the strength by the EC
IE: He tells me this:
Like 1 ml 2/1/1
i add this to 1 gallon
10/5/5 , I add 5 gallons of water
ratios in mix are both the same and so is ec
So it does not matter WHAT the numbers are, LONG AS THE RATIO is proper. I would adjust the EC by the volume of the mix added to my water.
- AM I understanding this correctly???
- So any formula with the CORRECT ratio’s can be used, I just ADJUST the EC by the volue of it added to my REZ?
So, on the hunt to TRY HIS SUGGESTIONS. Have a run 21 days in right NOW. Want to change up my flower nutes, do not know what to get. I WILL stay organic, and NOT making my own stuff, looking to buy it already made.
The more I think about his words, the more i think he is 100% correct!
ANYONE have input for me???
Peace,
Jet
