How to use fertillizer?

BenFranklin

Well-Known Member
Use 4ml to each liter of water through out vegetative growth cycle.

Says it in the top right hand corner.

 

Bugeye

Well-Known Member
What medium are you growing in? When to give them nutes and in what quantity depends a lot on the stuff you are growing them in and the size of the plant. Do you have a TDS/EC meter to measure ppm of your water and nutrient solution? Great investment if you are serious about this. Post a pic of your plants if you can.
 

sonar

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Not familiar with AN but at that point in veg I'd be feeding every other or every 3rd watering at 1/2-3/4 strength of what the bottle says. Your plants look pretty healthy but I would dial back the feedings. They are getting too much nitrogen. The plant in the 2nd picture looks like it is showing signs of nute burn. I generally go light on nutes during veg. It's during flowering when they really get hungry.

You don't want to keep the soil constantly saturated. When the soil dries out, water them thoroughly. Start slowly watering a little bit at a time so the soil has a chance to absorb the water and not just run over the side or out the bottom. Every day or two do the lift test. Lift the entire container and judge how heavy it is. When it starts feeling light, you can water again. With a little experience you will get a feel for it.
 

LEGENDA

New Member
Sonar;
Thanks you answer, first let me get this straight, does is have any relevance for my plants to nute them, if the soil is moisture?

And yes ur definately right, these plants have been victims from a brutal nute burn, and have mysteriously been able to survive. Since this is my first grow, and i dont know much about growing and stuff, i misunderstood the "4 ml per liter". I stupidly thought it meant you had to pour 4ml of your fertillizer for each liter your pot was, so with my 3.5l pots i poured 14 ml of of each Sensi Grow A + B directly into the plants. 3 got a horrible death 'cause of that, luckily 6 survived. What a rookie mistake, huh?

So are you yet more convinced now that i have to go easy on the nutes?


  • You don't want to keep the soil constantly saturated. When the soil dries out, water them thoroughly. Start slowly watering a little bit at a time so the soil has a chance to absorb the water and not just run over the side or out the bottom. Every day or two do the lift test. Lift the entire container and judge how heavy it is. When it starts feeling light, you can water again. With a little experience you will get a feel for it.





Do i have nute my plants the same way?

Thank you.
 

sonar

Well-Known Member
I feed just like I would any other watering. You definitely want to use just straight water for the next week or two. I can't believe they survived dumping straight nutes into the soil. I'm guessing you watered them after which I imagine helped dilute it down some.
 
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