Miracle Gro Organic Choice liquid nute question

DumpsterKeeper

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Just started some seeds last week, and both have popped their heads out today. I haven't added any nutes yet and I'm using some soil called EarthGro which, according to the bag, is mostly compost with some sand and perlite added.

I've already heard the warnings about Miracle Gro soil and how it can be dangerous to amateur growers who may be watering a little overzealously, but I have a different MG question:

I picked up a bottle of Miracle Gro Organic Choice liquid fertilizer. According to the bottle, it's organically derived from sugar beet molasses. I know real molasses in the plant's water is good for it, but does anyone have any experience using MGOC?

Also, I've picked up an organic fish emulsion fert as well. Provided the MG is okay to use on my babies, would a mix of MG (9-0-0) and fish emulsion (5-1-1) be good for the veg stage?

Thanks!
 

diowk

Active Member
nope, youll run into a lot of problems with that. Thats way too much N, not enough P. MJ uses P for root development. I cant believe that MG has an npk of 9-0-0. Thats horrible, why no P or K if its supposed to be a complete fertilizer? makes no sense, its more of a N suppliment. Check out LC's soilless mix using fertilizer recipes #1, #2, or #3. Youll have much better results :) If anything is unclear, (most likely will be at first glance) just ask here
 

DumpsterKeeper

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Follow up question: As I mentioned I'm using a fish emulsion fert (5-1-1). Could I add a very small amount of the MG to my regular fish emulsion mix on occasion as a nitrogen booster? Or am I just playing with fire?
 
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