Which would be a better plant food? 10-2-8 or 10-10-10?

grow319 said:

Im pretty sure i have read that the best NPK for cannabis is 20-20-20. But in my area i cant find any with that NPK ratio. I already have some organic all purpose plant food that is 10-2-8 but I found some that is 10-10-10. Would i be better off to buy it and switch to using it? Its not MG. I wont use that stuff.

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Triple S said:

higher P and K
the plant will need also N but not that much

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grow319 said:

Alright thanks for the help bro[/QUOTE

If your leaves start to yellow add a little grow to your bloom in flower.

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beans davis said:

grow319 said:

Alright thanks for the help bro[/QUOTE

If your leaves start to yellow add a little grow to your bloom in flower.

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Alright but near the end of flowering arnt you supossed to have really low N, Iv seen alot of peoples grows and when they are about to harvest thrir plants looked.. well kinda dead because of the very low N

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grow319 said:

beans davis said:

Alright but near the end of flowering arnt you supossed to have really low N, Iv seen alot of peoples grows and when they are about to harvest thrir plants looked.. well kinda dead because of the very low N

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Just go ahead and say it....their plants looked like shit..... b/c they were hitting them with those bullshit high P bloom boosters!
They don't understand whats going on with their plants.Your plants can only use so much P.
They listen to nute companies that are selling them that shit.

Your leaves should have a SLIGHT yellowing at the very end.
Not all brown and yellow leaves all over the plant

You add enough N to keep your leaves green all the way thru.

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beans davis said:

grow319 said:

Just go ahead and say it....their plants looked like shit..... b/c they were hitting them with those bullshit high P bloom boosters!
They don't understand whats going on with their plants.Your plants can only use so much P.
They listen to nute companies that are selling them that shit.

Your leaves should have a SLIGHT yellowing at the very end.
Not all brown and yellow leaves all over the plant

You add enough N to keep your leaves green all the way thru.

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Well i just piced up some stuff called all natural plant food, by Burpee. Its a water soluble kelp powder. Its NPK is 0-15-11. How should i use it. I have read that kelp does amazing things. Like should i use it along with my other veg. plant food? or should i wait till i start flowering and use it with my flowering plant food, or both?? or even neither?

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grow319 said:

beans davis said:

Well i just piced up some stuff called all natural plant food, by Burpee. Its a water soluble kelp powder. Its NPK is 0-15-11. How should i use it. I have read that kelp does amazing things. Like should i use it along with my other veg. plant food? or should i wait till i start flowering and use it with my flowering plant food, or both?? or even neither?

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grow319 said:

beans davis said:

Well i just piced up some stuff called all natural plant food, by Burpee. Its a water soluble kelp powder. Its NPK is 0-15-11. How should i use it. I have read that kelp does amazing things. Like should i use it along with my other veg. plant food? or should i wait till i start flowering and use it with my flowering plant food, or both?? or even neither?

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I like these ratios 3-1-2 veg...1-3-2 blm.
You can buy nutes that are complete and easy to use such as Dyna-Gro or GH Floranova.
I use DG. I mix veg w my bloom during most of flower.However much it takes to keep the leaves green.

During bloom your going to have to mix your nutes....0-15-11 doesn't have any N.
Your plants will look like the 1s you were talking about.

If your leaning & moneys not an option i would buy 1 of the nutes i listed & follow directions starting at about 1/2 strength.

Go read these threads by Uncle Ben gardening tips and pointers & snake oils and other horticult. myths.If you have questions while reading these threads google it.
Also start reading in the sick plant section & look at the pictures in case you have problems

After reading these threads you will know how to use the nutes you have.

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beans davis said:

grow319 said:

I like these ratios 3-1-2 veg...2-3-1 blm.
You can buy nutes that are complete and easy to use such as Dyna-Gro or GH Floranova.
I use DG. I mix veg w my bloom during most of flower.However much it takes to keep the leaves green.

During bloom your going to have to mix your nutes....0-15-11 doesn't have any N.
Your plants will look like the 1s you were talking about.

If your leaning & moneys not an option i would buy 1 of the nutes i listed & follow directions starting at about 1/2 strength.

Go read these threads by Uncle Ben gardening tips and pointers & snake oils and other horticult. myths.If you have questions while reading these threads google it.
Also start reading in the sick plant section & look at the pictures in case you have problems

After reading these threads you will know how to use the nutes you have.

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I understand but for you to understand more what i mean. look at this please.

How do i use kelp powder?

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brewing said:

N= Nitrogen. This is the most important nute for Vegitative growth. It get's the plants green and going strong in the early ages of development. Once in Flowering you need to cut the nitrogen down a lot.


P= Phosphorus. This is important during flowering. It causes your buds to swell up. The amount of P is low during Veg and dramatically increased during flowering.


K= Potassium. Some people like high levels throughout the whole grow. It is supposed to increase your foliage and make your plants fatter and fill in more. Also increased levels during flowering...

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brewing said:

there only good for veg, you need different ones for fllowering

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