SedatedPeasant said:I just wanted to point out that as a new grower and new ICmag forum member i took sproutco's number of posts and scientific jargon as proof that he was the person to listen to on this site. I was naive and ignorant to believe this. Now after digging and digging i came to realize that sproutco isnt nothing more than a forum troll who knows nothing about actually growing erb. He misleads and confuses people with all that technical jargon and scientific charts but has never provided any proof or pics to back up his statements. Now thankfully i never tryed any of his rediculous remedies such as battery acid, boron and all those other way out minerals or anything that he has suggested for that matter mainly because it just sounded too technical and out of my league. Now that i have come to realize the fake that sproutco is, I take back all the positive things i said about him. I feel decieved, taken advantage, and tricked. Its unfortunate tho cuz i read alot of others posts who have taken his advice only to have their plants get even worse. Then they come on this forum to ask whats wrong and sproutco gives them another rediculous remedy and there they go listening to him cuz of the sheer number of posts, fancy charts and what not. You should just delete ur account sprouco cuz u lost all respect from me and im sure many more ppl will see u for the fake u really are.
piedro said:
B.C. said:
Why don't I explain the cycles your plant goes through and you can decide how much to feed.First when yer plants are veggin they will use more N.for making leaves.Then when ya put em in flower and they start stretching they will use more K.to help build stalk and stem. After the stretch they will start useing more P with some k to help build bud.Now I'm not sayin they don't need some N.jus not as much.This is why yer Tiger bloom is 2-8-4.So by giving yer plants a high N fert in flower yer jus slowin em down and it will make the bud more leafy.If ya must use N to green things up in flower jus make sure yer N is lower in proportion to P and you'll have no problems.Now about yer watering.Lets back up to the start of flower.I'm not sure if ya noticed or not? but a lil ways into flowering your plants will start useing a lot more water.This is the transpiration cycle.They suck up water through the roots and "transpire" it out the stomata(sp) or the pours on the leaves,this will continue till the plant is about a week or two from finishing.You'll know because they won't need as much water all of a sudden.This transpiration cycle is the time to feed the most.Some strains can handle more ferts than others so always be looking for the tips of the leaves to burn,if this should happen,jus use plain water the next couple times and you should be good ta go again.....Now about that Big Bloom.BB is weak by NPK standards,There is food in it that the plant feeds on directly but it also has microrganisms in it that help break down yer soil and feed it to yer plants.These miro-critters also eat plant excrement so it keeps yer plants -and- yer soil healthy.Thats why they say BB is alive! BB is all organic and weak enough that if ya fed only with it you wouldn't need to flush,anything that may still be in yer bud would turn into a flavanoid(sp) the flavor of the bud itself through the natural curing process.....So how to apply this longwinded post to yer situation. lol If you think ya have 4 weeks left I'd feed em 1/4 cup of BB along with 2 tsp.TB every fourth watering,then water,1/4 cup BB,water,etc...Remember to look for leaf tip burn.When ya think there starting to slow down on taking water stop the tiger bloom all together and only half strength BB,the last 7-10 days water only.Don't be afraid of being aggressive with the BB you'd about have ta drown them to o.d.'em on it. Besure to shake the shit out of the jug before useing it(and the TB)and always put the water in whatever yer mixin in first then the nutes.Some nutes will lock up if ya don't.Purty simple once ya get the hang of it and learn ta read yer plants.Well, I reckon that's enough outa me,lol good luck and take care...BCSedatedPeasant said:
