Miracle Grow?

i have the mg thats says 24-8-15 and it says to use a quarter tsp per 2 litres every 7-14 days but i am watering 3 plants and between them they only take about 3 litres of water every 4 days. Should i be adding some everytime i water or will this be to much? should i try it out or could i kill the plants i am using soil nd the soil was just generic potting soil with no nutrients in it the plants are over a month old and i just wanna get the most out of them i can any info would be great thanks

sure i can help ya out , buddy , do you have any cal/mag ? because mg fertilizer usually miss out the cal/mag...or did you add the lime to the pre mix soil ? of course 1 tsp is very good to watering, you have to read the plant s needs..depend on what strain you re growing...it can feed everytime at same one tsp...if the strain is heavy...can increase dose a bit....slowly , use your judgment, buddy.

happy growing and peace.

666

I didn't add any but I should? What's a good source of calcium to use? Thanks for the reply

okay, you can always buy cal/mag at the hydro store , if you dont have one in your area, try to look up for espoma s garden lime that sells at the homedepot, sprinkle as top dressing, but i wont do that, so your plant looks good right now ? then dont mess it up till you see the defs, go ahead to use that lime. if you do have hydro store in your local, not hurt to add cal/mag to the mg fertilizer mix

666

I find the easiest way to know how to correctly dose your plants is to get a PPM meter...I got one for $10 off ebay...works great...You eventually figure out what your plant wants for nutrients based on the soil you use(all soils are different in how much nutrients are available in it)...In general I start out giving veg nutes about a month or so in at about 400-500ppm every other watering...once I get into flower I start hitting it with about 1000ppm of flowering nutes(higher P/K lower N) almost every watering...I've yet to ever burn my plants or have to flush to correct the medium

hey Massah, seriously you got PPM meter for 10 bucks ? its pretty good deal...i just dont trust ebay or any order on the online lolz...its all good bro.

666

MG, gotta love it.

okay so here is a catchup of the last 24 hrs i went and out the little one in to flower need to get me some bud asap lol i left the other 2 to veg more get them bigger to make clones off of. the little one seemed to be in a stand still so figured i would flower it sex see if its even worth trying to fix like new pot better lights. i am going to get a hood that holds 4 t-8 fluoros so i can add more light use cfls for additional along the sides. i checked they needed water last night so i fertilized again and today no signs of burn on the leaves yet i will probably just add water next shot and then do 2 ferts if they dont burn and i will keep you posted. if you see anything i am doing wrong or if you think that i am an idiot feel free to let me know thanks

Izoc666 said:

hey Massah, seriously you got PPM meter for 10 bucks ? its pretty good deal...i just dont trust ebay or any order on the online lolz...its all good bro.

666

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The price seems to have gone up on this model to about $15-$16:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/HM-Digital-TDS-EZ-PPM-Tester-Water-Purity-Testing-Meter-/230414178761?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item35a5c159c9#ht_705wt_1397

Been a couple years since I bought it...works great

massah said:

The price seems to have gone up on this model to about $15-$16:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/HM-Digital-TDS-EZ-PPM-Tester-Water-Purity-Testing-Meter-/230414178761?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item35a5c159c9#ht_705wt_1397

Been a couple years since I bought it...works great

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oh yeah its still not bad for that price im more toward to the combined like ph, tds, ppm in one meter that sell for about 180 dollars...i think its worth to invest...so i can start to run the hydro in about 6 months, after the outdoor season is over.

666

dedevil said:

okay so here is a catchup of the last 24 hrs i went and out the little one in to flower need to get me some bud asap lol i left the other 2 to veg more get them bigger to make clones off of. the little one seemed to be in a stand still so figured i would flower it sex see if its even worth trying to fix like new pot better lights. i am going to get a hood that holds 4 t-8 fluoros so i can add more light use cfls for additional along the sides. i checked they needed water last night so i fertilized again and today no signs of burn on the leaves yet i will probably just add water next shot and then do 2 ferts if they dont burn and i will keep you posted. if you see anything i am doing wrong or if you think that i am an idiot feel free to let me know thanks

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next time if you can post the pictures, it will be much easier for us to help ya out, buddy

happy growing and peace

666

alright here come the pics then for ya

No Miracle Grow.

hey DeDevil, those plants in the picture looks very fanastic and in good healthy....it got a nice tight of nodes...no stretch or any defs that i see...obviously you re doing good with those plants...dont change anything, buddy. thank you for sharing flicks with us !

+rep for ya

happy growing and peace

666

M.G. is a poor choice as a fertilizer for pot.....it's LOADED with heavy metals, directly from Scotts using poor initial ingredients. Buy a good hydroponic fertilizer to be sure it's a "complete" fertilizer!

SSHZ said:

M.G. is a poor choice as a fertilizer for pot.....it's LOADED with heavy metals, directly from Scotts using poor initial ingredients. Buy a good hydroponic fertilizer to be sure it's a "complete" fertilizer!

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well what would you recommend to get a good hydroponic fertilizer as "complee" fertilizer ? thanks.

666

I use the Botanicare line of nutes............ it's very good, and very easy if you follow the directions properly. It's not the cheapest out there, but I get great results every time.

SSHZ said:

I use the Botanicare line of nutes............ it's very good, and very easy if you follow the directions properly. It's not the cheapest out there, but I get great results every time.

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ahh i do have the boranicare. they re decent to use too....the best fertilizer that i ran is Dyna-Gro line...its very simple to mix and its super conceration like 2.5 ml per gallon, i consider DG is a complete fertilizer ! IMHO its best fertilizer for cannabis. Ihighly recommend this dyna gro for you to run this line

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SSHZ said:

.it's LOADED with heavy metals

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Could you be a bit more specific.

Botanicare Grow is 3-1-2

MG is 24-8-16.....or 3-1-2...hmmmmm

Botanicare Grow has

• Total Nitrogen (N): 3.0%
• Total Nitrogen (N): 3.0% Water Soluble Nitrogen
• Available Phosphate (P2O5): 2.0%
• Soluble Potash (K2O): 4.0%
• Calcium (Ca): 1.0%
• Magnesium (Mg): 0.5%
• Magnesium (Mg): 0.5% Water Soluble Magnesium (Mg)

MG has

Nitrogen (N) - 24% (3.5% Ammoninacal N, 20.5% Urea N)
Available Phosphate (P) (P2O5) - 8%
Soluble Potash (K) (K2O) - 16%
Boron (B) - .02%
Copper (Cu) - .07%
Iron (Fe) - .15%
Manganese (Mn) - .05%
Molybdenum (Mo) - .0005%
Zinc (Zn) - .06%


so BC has Cal Mag ( I don't need extra calcium and Magnesium is easily subbed w/ epsom salt, along w/ sulphur)
and MG has necessary trace elements

MG is a small percent of the cost of Botanicare

I don't have years of experience, but it seems a clear choice

BTW, I dilute 24-8-16 down to 6-2-4 and use it for every watering. I started out diluted to 3-1-2, but increased it w/ no adverse results......your mileage may vary

Actually, I went back and tried to find the article and I stand corrected- it was Peter's Fertilizer that had the really high metals count. MG seems to be pretty good in that category. But I do have years of commercial crop production (pot and organic veggies) and Botanicare is way better and here's why without the scientific jargen: fertilizer is basically salts. MG uses cheaper basic ingredients. Botanicare's basic ingredients are of a higher quality. What this means, generally, is that MG will tend to build up in your medium more easily (and drive your pH down) and need a thorough flushing occasionally to rinse out the salt build up. In the 3-4 years of using Botanicare, I have never had to flush my medium- ever.