I do small amounts of nutes only use up to 3/4 whats recommened on the fox farm line up veg and flower. Water once a week and nute once a week it works for me cause i never over nute or over water the plant they are always strong and green as can be. Take a look at my albums for proof. It also depends on your pot size. If its a 5 gallon pot i use 4 cups twice a week once with water once with nutes i never had root rot or not much run off so i know the plants are using it all and if they look thirsty another time just water with mollasses just for the carbs this can be done in all of the plants life cycle. (sometimes it depends on the light also i think the hotter it is the drier they get i use t-5 for flowering and the heat is not bad at all.