JTALO111
Well-Known Member
On my latest grow I began using nutrients 6 days after germination and they are extremely healthy at 35 days old. This usually isnt recommended and I do not recommend it for others. I only do this because i have years of experience with the brand of nutes I use and always start with extremely dilute formulations. If you are going to start a nutrient regime early it is important to find a brand and stick to it. As soon as any problems occure back off to regular water for a few days then resume with a 25-50% concentration reduction. On the whole I would have to agree with genfranco in that your probably overthinking. The problem with keeping plants on a frequent nutrient schedule, or trying to reduce every problem/death/failure down to a single and simple cause and solution, is that it is inherantly easy to get "garden OCD". This can cause even experienced growers to make stupid errors, misdiagnosis, and detrimental overcorrections. Think of it this way, marijuana is a WEED! I have found plants growing unintentionally in my 50 year old 12 inch thick gravel driveway after being driven over for weeks. If you've used this soil mix with success in the past, and these plants are dying so easily, do you really want to spend anymore time and energy to smoke buds from a plant like that?
yes you can feed then form day one as long as in the right nute and 1/4 mix or less