Noob nute feeding question...how much for 1 plant

You've got the right idea starting 1/4 strength. Use this feeding schedule from foxfarm : http://foxfarmfertilizer.com/soilfeed.pdf
The nutrient mix is good to sit for about two weeks mixed up with water. Figure out how much water you use in two weeks, and make a batch based on that amount so you are not wasting anything, nor feeding your plants spoiled nutrients.

Awesome, thanks for the quick response!

Originally Posted by greenmoney

Awesome, thanks for the quick response!

No problem, that is the purpose of this site. I wish more folks would respond that quick to my new grow though lol. If you wanna check it out sometime : Introduction, and 100 Watt HPS Cabinet Grow

DONT USE ANY NUTES! Foxfarm soil will be just fine for the first 3-4 weeks, just add water.

CLONES AND seeds DONT LIKE NUTES! BE CAREFUL! but learning the hard way isnt always bad. Good luck my friend.

Originally Posted by drogrowin

DONT USE ANY NUTES! Foxfarm soil will be just fine for the first 3-4 weeks, just add water.

CLONES AND seeds DONT LIKE NUTES! BE CAREFUL! but learning the hard way isnt always bad. Good luck my friend.

Were you talking to me?

Buy a 20 dollar ppm meter and save yourself the headache of 1/4 str this or 1/2 str that.. I went by all these people saying ff stuff was so strong... but the ppm readings of your nutes going in or out wont lie to you. Test your runoff when you water as your plants start as seedlings, then you know when they need to start being fed as the soils nutrients are depleted. and if you store some ff nutes for 2 weeks mixed and take a whiff of it... no way im putting that in my plants.. I only mix what im gonna use that day.

Originally Posted by Waggs

Buy a 20 dollar ppm meter and save yourself the headache of 1/4 str this or 1/2 str that.. I went by all these people saying ff stuff was so strong... but the ppm readings of your nutes going in or out wont lie to you. Test your runoff when you water as your plants start as seedlings, then you know when they need to start being fed as the soils nutrients are depleted. and if you store some ff nutes for 2 weeks mixed and take a whiff of it... no way im putting that in my plants.. I only mix what im gonna use that day.

Mixing nutrients to different strengths is not much of a headache, if you can do math with fractions..And nutrient water going sour after two weeks depends alot on the concentration of the mix to water, and how it's stored. The way I go about it is make smaller batches of water as I up the nutrients, so it sits for less time the more concentrated it gets. Always worked for me, and never had a batch go bad.

I grow in 1 gallon pots(for the first 3-4 weeks) with FF soil, and they never need any food at all, and I veg up to 18" and bushy. By the time they are ready for some fert, it's time to transplant to a bigger pot(3 gallon is my final size), and because of the fresh soil, they still don't need fed. I leave them to recover for a week or so, then move them to bloom, and don't start feeding until a week or so later. I'm not sure why FF recommends feeding plants before that, because they certainly don't need it.(and mine grow VERY well) That soil is very rich, and keeps the plants happy for a long time. I tried feeding awhile back, but that brought them very close to fert burn, so I found it not necessary. Plus, I have yet to see a deficiency in veg, since i switched to that soil.


EDIT: LOL, Oh yeah, I almost forgot....I was wondering how big your plants are, and the age?