Dr. Earth (life all purpose Fert) 5-5-5

Mass Medicinals

Mass Medicinals

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Hi All,

Wasn't sure if this should go in the newb central or nutrients section so here goes.

We have struggling seedlings in coco that have been going on a month with just water. No nutrients.

We have pelletized 5-5-5 all purpose fertilizer that we want to turn into a tea and use for watering the seedlings. The recommended dosage is 1 cup Fert / gallon of water. We were thinking perhaps starting at a 1/5 strength.
All thoughts / comments are welcome here, seriously!!!
 
xtsho

xtsho

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What is struggling? Are they stretching? How big are they? How did you prepare the coco? Pictures would help people assist you. Seedlings still need nutrients so going a month without could be a problem. Coco has nothing in it. One thing though, I grow in coco but start my seedlings in soil. I use small 2 inch pots and transplant when roots are nice and full. I start in soil because a good soil has everything a seedling needs for at least a month. With coco it's hard to get the right level of nutrients dialed in for growing seedlings. At least it was for me. After the seedlings have developed a set of leaves I transplant them into three gallon fabric pots with coco and 1/4 - 1/2 strength nutrients and work my way up from there with each feeding.
If you've been watering with just plain water for a month you're starving those seedlings because coco is inert..
 
Mass Medicinals

Mass Medicinals

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No joke a doubling effect happened in the 3 days since we first introduced nutrients to the seedlings. And they look a lot healthier.

We'll have photos later this week but basically it's night and day since the feeding started.

Could you recommend any non-liquid nutrient/fertilizer brands for both Veg and Flowering? It would be great to only have to buy 1 bag of powder fertilizer for each growing stage.
 
Mass Medicinals

Mass Medicinals

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xtsho said:
What is struggling? Are they stretching? How big are they? How did you prepare the coco? Pictures would help people assist you. Seedlings still need nutrients so going a month without could be a problem. Coco has nothing in it. One thing though, I grow in coco but start my seedlings in soil. I use small 2 inch pots and transplant when roots are nice and full. I start in soil because a good soil has everything a seedling needs for at least a month. With coco it's hard to get the right level of nutrients dialed in for growing seedlings. At least it was for me. After the seedlings have developed a set of leaves I transplant them into three gallon fabric pots with coco and 1/4 - 1/2 strength nutrients and work my way up from there with each feeding.
If you've been watering with just plain water for a month you're starving those seedlings because coco is inert..
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The coco is pre-mixed so no preparation was required.

Day 15 (too much water, too much LED, and no nutrients)

Day 25 (without any nutrients)

Day 31 (Today with 2 rounds of nutrient feeding)
 
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