Peters 20-20-20
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Twistyman
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I used 20-20-20 for veg, 10-52-10 for flower for 6 years..its a good basic nute... but be very careful.. it is strong.. I nuted once a week... no more then 5ml per gallon...and start at 1/4 strength... never use in hot weather... nute when cool..... I'm using Canna nutes now veg 3-1-3 flower 2-2-4.. I've had no issues... but as I said I did use the 20 for years and had some slight burn..but that was my fault.. it grew the plant in my av, so ....... Luck.
panhead
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Peters 20-20-20 is an all purpose fertilizer,i use it in veg stage & have used it for a long time in everything i grow,i get excellent results with all peters products,peters/jacks is nothing like Miracle Grow,its very easy on the plants as long as you mix at 50% max strength & never go any higher.
Peters is now called "Jacks Classic" fertilizers,they sell a combo pack called "The Dynamic Duo" which is what i use & i have excellent results.
This is what you have in the link below only under the peters name correct ? if so its an excellent fertilizer for the veg stage,you'll want to get some flowering fertilizer & stop using the 20-20-20 about a week or two into flowering,i use the Jacks 10-30-20 for flowering.
http://www.jacksclassic.com/
Peters is now called "Jacks Classic" fertilizers,they sell a combo pack called "The Dynamic Duo" which is what i use & i have excellent results.
This is what you have in the link below only under the peters name correct ? if so its an excellent fertilizer for the veg stage,you'll want to get some flowering fertilizer & stop using the 20-20-20 about a week or two into flowering,i use the Jacks 10-30-20 for flowering.
http://www.jacksclassic.com/
panhead
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Why would you post something like this & not post how it made your buds taste bad from using it ?
Twistyman
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just needs a longer more through flush..and cure......... But as with everything weed.. more doesn't mean better, bigger weed... it means deader weed.... OD on water or nutes and you'll learn....
IslandGreenGuy
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I also have used the Jacks Classic 20-20-20. They also make an Orchid special Fert. that is 30-10-10. I like this one as well. Infact, the growshop sold me on some Humbold masters A&B, and I perfer using the Jacks classic over it.
panhead
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You said it in a nutshell,if your tasting fertilizer no matter the brand you went nuts with the fertilizer.
pinkus
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yep 20-20-20 used to be my staple. I do organic now, partly because when I started after a 15 year break I couldn't find peter's. because it jack's now i guess. I wouldn't hesitate to use it if I decided to do a nonorganic grow. I never had any taste problems with it. like any chem nutes, just don't overdo it 
bikeskill
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it didnt mess up my plant at all. I used it in my first grow and it was way up there with the best weed i have EVER smoked(not just my bias opinion). since then i have grow 2 times in dirt and one in hydro and only had nute burn only one time in dirt and the weed seems to not even come close to my first plant. first time was a bag seed (only thing i knew was 12/12 made it bud). and i have had good genetics since then but something is WRONG and i check ppm ph temp ever since first grow and it does not come close. SOMEONE PLEASE EXPLAIN?...........the weed is good but it seems lacking in every area smell high taste
panhead
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Im pretty sure you answered your own question when you said (only thing i knew was 12/12 made it bud),we see lotsa people with this problem,i had this problem as well when i got back into growing.
I took a 20 plus year break from growing pot but before i stopped growing i was pretty good,i didnt know shit in the grand scheme of marijuana growing but i knew how to keep plants healthy & that was enough,when i got back into growing i got on the internet & like to shit my pants all the stuff everybody says you gotta do to have healthy plants .
I started trying out some of the shit i read & promptly got into trouble with the grow,i then decided to go back to baics & quit trying to out think the plant,im as basic a grower as one can be & i get excellent results every grow.
You want killer buds again go back to being an idiot noob grower(not an insult),i kid you not the less you fuk with the plants the better off they are,pick some simple fertilizer & use it very sparingly,use your own soil mix,dont try to analyze every little discoloration in the leaves,dont loose your mind trying to get 100% proper ph,just water & lightly feed the plants,forget most of what you've learned on the internet,go back to the extreme basics & your buds will be much better again.
Also throw away the calander,day count means nothing when figuring out when to chop,grow the same strain a few grows,get used to the strain,check the trichomes for about 50% honey colored trichs then harvest,after a grow or two you'll have it mastered,a very common mistake i see so many growers here do is count days,"im at week 7 in budding should i start flushing?",a commonly asked question,there are too many variables from grow room to grow room to use calender days as an indicator of harvest,use the trichomes & keep it as simple as possible & most of all do not sweat, then try to correct the little shit.
South Texas
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Amen to Panhead. take notes, learn something.
delstele
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IslandGreenGuy
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I cetainly enjoyed listing to you explain just easy it really is to grow good bud. I love the fact your method cost nearly nothing in supplies. The Headacheds you probibly save yourself must be worth the slight loss in yeild (if any) you get. I must say, when I began to grow a couple of years ago, I was overwelmed with the amount of crap I thought I needed to buy. I'm slowly learning that all of it isn't necessary for a healthy grow. I have since switch to only Two Nutrients, one of which is Jacks classic (30-10-10) orchid special. I find it good for Vegging, when mixed with some Humboldt Masters A B. Lately I treat them no different then I would treat a normal Vegatable garden (except the artifical lighting of course).
I am just glad to see someone with your experiance validating what I have thought all along. Thank you.
panhead
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Im trying out some different ferts from JR Peters/jacks on a few plants on my next grow,i just ordered the Orchid special 30-10-10 which im going to try out in veg & i also ordered the Orchid bloom 3-9-6 that im gonna try in flowering.
Ive used the 3-9-6 liquid before but only as a foliar treatment so this time im going to try running it the entire flower cycle.