Nutrients? When is enough enough?

[thegrower]

Hey guys, ok so i just blasted my plants with some FF grow-big 6-4-4 [3tsp / gal] in hopes of solving the neon-green leaf problem, although it seemed to help a lil the topmost leaves are still comin out rather neon as compared to the rest of the leaves which are closer to a forest green color....

So according to FF you should only nute' every other watering, im wondering if based on the look of things i should nute them again the next watering instead of using plain water... what do u think? Or perhaps a half-feeding of nutes? I just dont want to burn them, aside from the leaf color they are VERY healthy and thriving

 

[JJScorpio]

Three TSP per gallon is a very heavy dose. I wouldnt go doing it again. There are other things that lead to neon green leaves. Light bleaching and poor air quality inside are a couple. As long as they are healthy, I would not stress it. Also do not use the growbig more than once a week as per the directions.....

 

[thegrower]

ok wow i had stuff mixed up i guess, between the schedule they provide and the bottle there are some inconsistencies, thanks for pointing that out to me

Anyway im pretty sure its from light-bleaching as it started as soon as i added the mylar.. is light bleaching anything to worry about?

 

[JJScorpio]

I dont worry about it. The reason I say it was to much foxfarm as the first feeding should be one half to a whole tsp. I have used 3 after they have gotten to be adult...

 

[311grower]

my babies are about 3 weeks old, and I just gave them 1/4 tsp per gallon....

 

[thegrower]

ok cool yeah my babies are kinda old at this point, alternating nodes, 11blade leafs and stuff, in the 5-6week of veg from seed.... they dont seem to be hurt by it but ill make sure the next feeding it plain water thanks JJ

 

[Guest]

I used grow big for a long time,its a good fert but you have to make adjustments occasionally.I use PBP veg now and starting with 7 ml. for rooted clones,15ml when I transplant from 4 inch to 2 gal,and 30 ml after they've rooted well into the 2 gallon,you can use the fert each and every time and get better results than I could get vegging with growbig,the stuff is amazing.

 

[lifetime]

new growth on plants is usually a lighter green, don't stress.

 

[groer]

I feed my moms with 1tsp grow big every watering and it keeps them happy. For every other watering 2tsp would be fine, 3 is about the max you would want to go.

 

[Guest]

check out the mandala seeds forum and a sticky entitled "Fertilizing Wisely"

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