How many PPM Pure Blend Pro Bloom

rimfire · #1 03-08-2008, 06:47 AM

I currently have 3 plants in their third week of 12/12. How many PPM should I be feeding of Botancare Pure Blend Pro Bloom. They have a recommended dose of so many ml's per gallon, but I would like to know where I should be in PPMs. Is there a chart somewhere?

Limosnero · #2 03-10-2008, 08:51 PM

Hydro I'm guessing? I gradually build mine up...600 - 800 - 1000 - 1200 ppm. I would not go over 1200. Not sure where you started but anything higher would be bad. I have recently learn to build up the switch between the Pro Bloom and the Pro Bloom Soil (if you make that switch). Botanicare recommends finishing with the Pro Bloom Soil for Hydro. If you are at 3 weeks, I believe you have 1 more week on the Pro Bloom before you are suppose to switch. Anyway I hoped I helped a bit.

rimfire · #3 03-10-2008, 09:30 PM

Thanks for taking the time to give me that info. I'm currently running about 750PPM of Bloom in a DWC. I'm a Noob with a first time grow. I have one female Kahuna, one female Northern Lights and on female Biggie Small. When can I expect to start seeing buds? It seems like things have kind of slowed down with my girls. There are healthy but don't I'm not seeing the rapid growth I initially had and no buds. I do see hairs, but no buds. Will that come down the road after I switch to Bloom Soil? Any help is appriciated.

Limosnero · #4 03-10-2008, 09:50 PM

I am not too far from you as a noob. I have a few grows under my belt...but still learning a lot, trying different techniques, styles (just the tech in me I guess) I would not worry about them they are just making that change from Veg to flower. If you are seeing Hairs(flowers) then you will see buds...Not sure of the finishing time for each of those strains but just give them time. I imagine they all just started showing flowers sometime in the 2nd to 3rd week of 12/12? I am guessing you will start to see some cool stuff in the following weeks. To me that is the best part, watching them go through that change and seeing all the new developments from day to day. Here is a few pics of one (bagseed) about 5 weeks of 12/12 currently at 1100 ppm working the Pro soil bloom and the whole botanicare compliment. The one that looks like a aloe plant is my favorite pic

Limosnero · #5 03-10-2008, 09:55 PM

sorry posted the wrong pics....Let me try that again

rimfire · #6 03-11-2008, 06:07 AM

Thank you again for your info. You mention you are using Pure Blend Pro's full compliment of products. Can you tell me more about what you are using exactly? How did you come to using the Botanicare products? My local hydro guy recommended this stuff over everything he had in his shop, and said it would make my PH more stable. I think he is right. Also, do you use a bloom enhancer? If so, which one? Thanks again for taking the time to help this Noob out.

Jesushasdreads · #7 03-11-2008, 08:03 AM

the reccomended supplements for hydro on my feeding chart is pureblend pro grow, pro bloom, pro bloom soil, cal mag plus, liquid karma, sweet, hydroguard, and clearex to finish out with. i use the grow, soil bloom, liquid karma, molasses, superthrive, and technaflora magical on my soil garden.

Limosnero · #8 03-11-2008, 09:09 PM

Yeah...I use all of the recommended + some black strap molasses towards the end. I also use the clearex every other res change. No other bloom enhancer. How I came to use them...I was looking for something organic. Tried Nature's Nectar and really just failed with it. Got some free samples of botanicare and really liked it. I do experiment with Foxfarms but I will most likely keep using the PureBlend Pro line. I get consistent results. Post some pics if you can. Good luck!

rimfire · #9 03-12-2008, 10:44 AM

Thank you both for those recommendations. My local hydro guy sold me Budswel to be used in the later weeks of bloom. He sold me the dry stuff. I'm using a DWC setup and I don't like the mess it makes and it doesn't disolve worth a shit. I think I got the wrong stuff. Should be a liquid. Why no bloom boosters? Like Koolbloom or one of those? Looks to me like you can get quite a few dollars wrapped up into Botanicare Pro products if you use their full regiment from start to finish. Is going the extra expense of organics worth it in the final product? I started with GH 3 part Flora with Koolbloom at that seems it might be easier and cheaper and you still get a good harvest. What are your thoughts? I'm not that much into the taste and aroma as I am yield, potency and ease of growth. If Botanicare will take care of yield and ease of growth, I'll be a happy, happy guy. Hopefully I'm growing some girls with good genitic potency. We shall see...... Attached are a few photos . How do they look?

Jesushasdreads · #10 03-12-2008, 11:29 AM

i was stuck between the powerplant and pureblend pro when deciding what nutes to try....i had been using technaflora line, but i am pleased with the botanicare as well. here are some pix from today. enjoy

LST soil grow day 37 of flower