Miracle Gro or no?
I'm just curious to see what other growers think of miracle gro for their plants. More specifically the all purpose plant food which is 24-8-16. Obviously it would be best to use some nutrients more orientated for marijuana but could you produce some fire using miracle grow? It's just so convenient to buy a 5lb box of it for 10 dollars. So what do you guys think, could it work? Absolutely not? Or is it very beneficial? Thanks guys
I would only use the tinniest amount of miracle grow in conjunction with good nutes. The problem with miracle grow is most of the nitrogen is not in a readily available form. it must be processed by beneficial bacteria in order to be available to the plant. this means miracle grow will quickly put the salt content of your soil through the roof. so if your going to use miracle grow get a soil ph meter, costs like 10 bucks and you can keep an eye on the buildup.
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yeah thats fine to use for your grow...im pretty sure that Miracle Gro all purpose will come with spoon measure , one big scoop is 1 tablespoon and on other small scoop is 1/4, thats first you can use with small scoop..use 1/4 if you can read the plant to let you know if this plant need more food or not..depend what plant call for...i always use one or two small scoop per gallon.
To make sure if you did add the LIME to pre mix soil ? Because this MG nutreint is missing out on cal.mag...I have Espoma s garden LIME and also Botaincare cal/mag. Remember to read the plants , good luck
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i would stay away from it. just grab some foxfarm soil and be done with it
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Go with 15.30.15. If your using miracle grow sol it already has a lot of nitrogen. From experience I've used that24.8.16 and miracle grow soil and got dark purple stems.I then started hittin it wit 15.30.15 and they took right off with a nice green. Since then I've 86ed all miracle grow and now use fox farm
n fertilize it with bat guano mixed in the water. Best move I've made
Read the ingredients of Miracle Gro fertilizer and compare it with GH, AN or any other nutrient brand. Same exact stuff, just a slightly different ratio.
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actually not exactly, MG doesn't have any calcium or magnesium and the main nutrients are in ammonium forms which means they can only be used in soil. It is ok, if you must use MG I would supplement with a Cal Mag supplement on top of it at the least.Originally Posted by Vindicated
down with super-phosphates.................burn Monsanto
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i have SEEN good results from using 1/10 the minimun dose of miracle grow plant food feed to a healty plant in potting soil mixed with manuer , lime, humus
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No Ca or Mg? Wouldn't tap and rainwater water, which is what most gardeners use, fix that? Plus I also thought MG uses MicroMaxx, Scott's time-released micro-nutrient fertilizer. IDK, I've used MG many times without any problems.
I don't care for Scotts, the company that owns Miracle Gro, and how they operate, but I could say that about most of the hydroponic companies that are advertising to cannabis growers (cough * Advanced Nutrients * Canna * General Hydroponics * cough).
I'm in the west coast and Kellogg is about as local as I can get short of sifting my own soil and composting myself. I like their soil and I like their organic fertilizers a lot more then Miracle Gro. Lilly Miller, the company that makes Alaska Fish Emulsions is also a big favorite of mine. Kellogg's All Purpose Organic Fertilizer (4-4-4) is $6 at Home Depot and Lowes. They also have a tomato blend for anyone looking for an extra bit of nitrogen. Alaska Fish Emulsions (5-1-1) only cost $6 and their MorBloom is $10. A little more expensive, but really good stuff when used on native soils or with organic potting mixes.
Last edited by Vindicated; 05-28-2012 at 06:54 AM.
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