Bat Guano

has anybody used bat guano?? would you reccomend it?? ive got all the nutrients/additives i need but ive been reading about bat guano and it sounds like good shit(lol). my main question is though, if i add it on top of my other stuff will it be too much for my plant??? if i was to use it would it be to replace something else or just in conjuction with my other additives???

Im using guano myself. I think it will be good stuff because its potent and it doesnt attract animals with its smell like some other organic material. For having to much nutes, ive heard its really hard to burn plants with organics.

Uvalax said:

Im using guano myself. I think it will be good stuff because its potent and it doesnt attract animals with its smell like some other organic material. For having to much nutes, ive heard its really hard to burn plants with organics.

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thats all well and good, but im not using a strictly organic set of nutes, just a combination i have been reccomended but id like to use bat guano aswell just dont want to burn my girls.

Reef4 said:

thats all well and good, but im not using a strictly organic set of nutes, just a combination i have been reccomended but id like to use bat guano aswell just dont want to burn my girls.

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When guano burns it tends to be over really quickly, usualy does not cause alot of damage because the excess gets taken up by the soil microbs (if the soil is healthy) instead of just being left in the dirt on the roots. Ive never had to flush from a guano burn before.

When using Guanos and chem ferts I would apply the guano feeding first then next time the chemical, this will give you a chance to throw in a quick flush before the next guano feed incase the combo got too heavy on the plant. Also guano is time release although pretty quickly so usually only doing one application a week is best to make sure it does not build up to much in the soil.

Other possibility is to only use guano as a top dress and chem feed as usual, you'll probably have to lighten the chem load a bit depending on how hot you mix your food up but its not as tricky as it sounds. A little experimentation and observation will tell you what the plants can really handle.