~~im feeding my ak48 seedlings!!folair feed or what?!!+rep 4 tha help~~!!!

well..after careful consideration..Ive decided to fianlly feed my week old(+ - a few days) ak48 seedlings..the whole thing is they are in coco coir/perlite...

tyhe whole thing is if they were in soil,theyd already be getting trace nutrients from the soil iteself,but in coco coir,the medium is completely barren.....Ive read of growers wetting it with a quarter strnght nute solution BEFORE the seeds even make it to the cups....


After alot of reading,I feel like I havew to give them just a tiny amoutn,to boost their vegging....Ive found even in the past,when I gre bagseeds...that every time I started the seeds in coco coir,the plants just didnt grow as fast and profusely..the leaves never got too big like most seedlings Ive seen...and this has happened to ALL my seedlings that I never fed.....they even have a yellwoish tinge to them,not as dark green or healthy as most normal seedlings...


my ph is 6.0,using tap water with superthrive right now..but i need some help!!!





shoulkd i feed with :

1.alaska fish fert,& maxicrop liquid seaweed (SOIL DRENCH)

2.maxicrop seaweed( FOLAIR FEED)

or any combo of the 2..whats my besty bet for my young seedlings??ofcourse the amnout will be around 25% or less...just enought ot goive them a little nitrogen boost...

id put some weak fish ferts in water and give a little feed of that...

also your waters ph might not be that high but do you let it sit anyway it helps discipate shit the plant doesnt like or is sensitive too ie chlorine and fluride some plants really dont like that shit

id just put weak ferts in some water and give them a tiny bit if i thought it would help.

may neednutes may also not be liking the water. a little fish fert shouldnt hurt tho

I would use a bit of both. But be more careful with the roots, you should make sure you don't overdo the dosage there.

since they're still pretty young seedlings, I believe that foliar feeding would not be the most efficient way to feed them. Not only is there tiny surface area for the nutrients to go into the leaves, but they are pretty young and even if diluted, maybe a little too strong. I would personally go with your first idea of soil drenching. This is not only more efficient as the roots can absorb the nutrients and establish a strong root system.

Your water ph sounds good and i've never used superthrive before, but I've heard great stuff about it! Good luck on your grow.

Heres what I've always done, and has never failed.

1/4 strength once rooting is established (usually when at least 4-5 leaves are formed)
1/2 strength when 2 or more nodes form (usually in week 2-3)

No Foliar feeding on seedlings EVER - they can't take it (IMO)

thnks guys..appreciate dat niggaz..i guess ima use TINY amounts of both...and feeding them the next time I water..the way I see it a few more days couldnt hurt..and let me judge if they really need nutes or not......as for the water..yeah my tap is REALLY bad..i live in a major city on the coast..so i guess myt ppm must be high..and my ph is 8.5+!!!

I just add 2 drops of anitclhorine drops per gallon,and let it sit for a day..then add my nutes,and ph....sounds good?so would it be wise to feed them?theyr about a week old+....

we just said.

dont use too much.

id see if letting the water sit helped them first but thats just me.

a small amount shouldnt hurt specially if it does need it. you should only need one or the other tho.

Jester88 said:

we just said.

dont use too much.

id see if letting the water sit helped them first but thats just me.

a small amount shouldnt hurt specially if it does need it. you should only need one or the other tho.

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yea fter a quick google session..ive found that maxicrop ios my best bet..its supposely to be a MUST HAVE for cannabis,and it increases root mass by 60%

juicyjayz said:

yea fter a quick google session..ive found that maxicrop ios my best bet..its supposely to be a MUST HAVE for cannabis,and it increases root mass by 60%

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Don't read everything on the bottles wrong info should use half the recommended dosage and find a medium that you and your plants are comfortable with

Make sure to check your PH AFTER you add nutes.

They will drop your PH

torontoone said:

Make sure to check your PH AFTER you add nutes.

They will drop your PH

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certainly..dam i feel like feeding them right now..but itll have 2 wait till tommorow..i sure hope they dont get burned..i doubt it..ima use like 1-2 ml per gallon....sounds good?

well after i fed them,theyr loking much more healthy and vogorou!dam i cnt wait till i have a niuce bonsai mother plant..dam i love cannabis so much man...wooohooo

im actauilly smoking some bubblegun..and im just taken aback by the taste..all i can say its the best weed ive smoked period...

im smoking sumthin lol.... its not too bad but ive definately smoked better buds

Jester88 said:

im smoking sumthin lol.... its not too bad but ive definately smoked better buds

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ok..so i already addeed a quarter capful of the maxicrop..the reccomnded dose is one capful,so i put around 25%..considering the caps are BIG...did i put too many or am i fine..the thing i like about liquid seaweed is is mostly monerals and hormones..and not actual n=p=k....its like 05-1.0-1.0..very low...cant wait to see how they react.,..

you sure about that

maybe the stuff i use is higher cos its a concentrate or different brand fuck knows.

Jester88 said:

you sure about that

maybe the stuff i use is higher cos its a concentrate or different brand fuck knows.

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yea nigga..its called maxicrop liquid seaweed...its regarded as the "original" and best brand..im eager to see how it'll benefit my plants..ima water them in a few hours.....i wany my seedlings to get big already!!!

patience is the key theyl get there

i just use seasol

Jester88 said:

patience is the key theyl get there

i just use seasol

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should i start using mny 400 hps to veg them..wil they get alot nigger under the hpos..or am i fine with my t-5?i dnt wanna make thingsd any more difficult than i need..

it just seeme like my seedlings arent growing as fast as id imagine...gets me quite sad actually...

NOOOOOOOOOOOO!! DAMMIT!!! I burned them with the liquid seaweed nutes....dammit..not too bad however..but 3 of my plants have a blackish sporm on the leaves..Im pretty sure this is due to the seaweed,since I used it yesterday and otday when I checked them they had the black spots..so will they recover smoothly or kinda stunt a little..dammit.....

they were growing so green too,now i have some fucked up plants..shit sucks man....

shgould i flsuh the coco coir?or leave it there,and just water with water the next time??please i seriosly need help on this one man..

lol... i told ya i would have waited a bit lol. umm they might be if ya just use water for a bit.... if ya felt ya had to ya shoulda only gave it a really tiny dose once.