Home depot's Vigoro

[Guest]

hey everyone,i recently went to home depot to pick out some bud bloomer,but when i got there they only had one thing (vigoro) and the mix was extremely high 10-52-10.as it was the only thing they had left i decided to take it and try it out,so today is the 1st day ive used it.I was just wondering if anyones used this before and how well it will fatten buds.if u pic of a plant that u used this stuff on that would be even better.thanks in regards 2 all that reply.
peace d.g.a.f.

 

[Guest]

Nitrogen in that mix seems kind of high for blooming.

 

[glock23]

nah, that's just the proportion of N. You can use it at 1/2 strength. That stuff will work fine, but you might want to add some K to it. How about kelp?

 

[Guest]

yeah i know,its very high but it was the only type of bud bloomer they had other then miracle grow,and i was wore out by all the shops i went 2,to look for schultz so i just picked it up.

 

[Guest]

hmmm. thanks glock.this stuff dosent have any kelp,but it does have
10% (N)
9.0% ammoniacal nitrogen
1.0% nitrate nitrogen
52% available phosphate
10% potash (k2o)
0.02% boron
0.05% copper
0.15% iron
0.05%manganese
if u live in the states,any idea of were to get kelp,walmart maybe?

 

[sproutco]

All that ammonia (90%) nitrogen is not really desirable compared to nitrate nitrogen. From your list, it does not have zinc and molybdenum. You may want to boost calcium and magnesium in the soil because even with dolomite lime levels often run low. That fert contains no cal/mag. Using 1/4 teaspoon powdered gypsum + 1/4 teaspoon epsom salts per gallon of water along with the regular fert. can provide these. Adding these two also provides sulfur. Double check the label for ingredients. As awful as mg plant food is, it still may contain all the micros. If you want to boost potassium, you could use potassium nitrate 13-0-44. I heard it is the ingredient in one brand of stump remover. It is all nitrate nitrogen which is good. 1/6 teaspoon per gallon adds 100 ppm k2o.

 

[Guest]

thanks sproutco. i got some epsom's salt,not sure about the powdered gypsum,ill have to look around for it.is it available here in the states,or only in europe?anyway im off to home depot to get that miracle grow,so if any of u could think of something else,ur comments are welcome here.
peace d.g.a.f.

 

[Guest]

ok,i got the mg bloomer.u said gypsum and epsom's salt adds sulfur,well i have access to a sulfur creek.if i was to go and take a little bit of the sulfur soil,would it have calc/magn. in it?If so can i take a certain amount and mix it with my water?
peace d.g.a.f.

 

[sproutco]

not sure about the powdered gypsum,ill have to look around for it.is it available here in the states,or only in europe?

Available in both europe and us. Call garden centers to see if they have it. Home depot may have it. Hoffman is a brand. If there is dolomite in the soil, add the gypsum/epsom every 3rd or 4th watering with the miracle grow plant food (mg) to boost up cal/mag levels. If no dolomite, use every time. If I were to guess, I would say use 3/4-1 teaspoon mg per gallon of water everytime you water. You should adjust your fert water after mixing to about 6 ph. http://www.icmag.com/ic/showthread.php?t=31294&highlight=sulfuric+acid

 

[Guest]

thanks alot sproutco man,my buds are on day 31 since the first pistil showed and my buds are a little underweight,so they need all the help they can get.dont worry ill remember to pay u back with some bud pics in a couple weeks,when theyre actually worth looking at.once again thanks.peace
d.g.a.f.