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Thanks for such a detailed response my friend. I actually just saw it today. What EC do you run that Maxi Bloom powder at?
You know I have asked that question several times here and this is the most detailed response I have received to date.
Thanks for the details,
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Sorry guys, it's been a crazy year. Been working on upgrades at the 9KW indoor, topdressing and maintaining the outdoor (chop starting in a week) and setting up another 8KW spot. Been trimming, transplanting, making lots oil, practing cloning 1K girls at a time, and now I have a house inspection in 10 days so I gotta clean it all up. Oh and getting a divorce, me and the missus didn't work out but things are smooth so far.
So on to your question:
Maxi Bloom I think is lacking really badly in N, so I tend to actually use Maxi Grow as the more substantial part of a mixture of the two powders.
Week 1-3 Straight MaxiBloom powder, feed until the lightest feeding strain on the barrel starts to show a tiny bit of tip burn or clawing, then reduce ppm's by 100-150 and maintain that level constantly til the end of week 3 flower. If you have a heavier feeding strain on the same barrel and it's not staying dark green, topdress those with 1-2 cups of EWC until they green up. This eases the shock of flower a bit (I think the 24-36 hrs of darkness trick is a great one for inducing flowering BTW)
Week 4-7 I start adding about 10% maxibloom powder per week, unless the plants start to yellow keep increasing the % Bloom powder. At weeks 3 and 6 I hit them all once with a fresh barrel of water and a good dose of GH MaxiBloom and Pure Flowers (phosphites) then proceed with the regular feeding. I try not to let a strain yellow until about 10 days before it's done, then cut off the Grow powder completely and a few days later start your flushing solution (I use AN Final Phase and GH Floranectar.) I let the barrel deplete so as it tops off constantly, the water gets closer and closer to 0 PPMs by the end of the week. Then chop!
Hope that helps, let me know if you want to know anything else.