Multivitamins???

I was wondering. I know cannabis needs nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium as primary nutrients, secondary nutrients of calcium, sulphur, and magnesium as well as trace elements of boron, copper, molybdenum, zinc, iron, and manganese.

Do you think it would be okay to crush a multivitamin and dissolve in feeding water? Or apply to your spray bottle for foliar feeding? One A Day Maximum tablets contain all of the above (with the exception of nitrogen), so could you possibly use this?

Take my plants for instance. They have developed purple edges and are beginning to curl up from the sides of the leaves. From what I've read this is most likely due to phosphorus and calcium deficiencies. I've prepared a very mild to weak solution for application with my spray bottle, do you think I would be okay to foliar feed with it? I have an entire bottle of these vitamins going to waste and I'm just looking for a creative way to give my plants all they need without spending unnecessary funds on nutes. What would YOU do?

Thanks for any thoughts on this subject.

I wouldnt try foliar but I'm curious if it helps growth and such... try it out start in low amounts though

Oh. I was hoping foliar so that I wouldn't disrupt the pH of my soil, which is at a very kosher 7. But I wound up crushing a pill and mixed it in a very very small amount of warm water. I then strained the solution through a paper towel into another cup and added that to one gallon of tap water that's been sitting for the past 5 days.

sweet. let us know how it goes...

If you want the best buds you gotta use GNC Mega mens multi vitamins....

flipsidesw said:

If you want the best buds you gotta use GNC Mega mens multi vitamins....

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Have you tried this? It actually works?

Hmm he might be pulling ur chain

Yea definately sarcasm...

flipsidesw said:

Yea definately sarcasm...

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Yeah, definitely jerk. I love internet loudmouths, as it makes me feel lucky there's no chance I can catch a case because I cannot smack them. Dude, if you had nothing constructive to add then you shouldn't have said anything, really. But thanks for being a miserable person!

Anyways I can't find anything on this topic be it google, yahoo, etc. so I just went out and bought some real plant food. Some guy at the hydro store recommended MG All Purpose for vegetative and MG Bloom Booster for flower, so I just bought the shit. Good call or should I take the receipt and the goods back and demand something else?

you could try the foliar feeding on like 1 branch to see if it "burns" or messes up the branch first then if it goes well do a real test and see if it actually makes a noticeable difference. and of course let us know your results.

overfiend said:

you could try the foliar feeding on like 1 branch to see if it "burns" or messes up the branch first then if it goes well do a real test and see if it actually makes a noticeable difference. and of course let us know your results.

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I'll definitely do that, man. Matter of fact I'll do it like this. Here's a picture of a plant I'll foliar feed with the multivitamin. Notice the purple cast? Let's see if it helps the little lady.

Here's one I'll feed normally with MG All Purpose.

I'll keep you guys posted on any new developments within the next few.

i have done this plenty of times and never had an ill effect on any kind of plant, every living thing needs these nutrients whether we get them from eating various things or taking vitamins, a nutrient is a nutrient whether powdered or not. knowing a little about biology never hurt anybody. i used gnc mega men sport, same ones i use daily. the only thing i though might hurt it was the Proprietary Sports Blend which had some things that any plant would never need, but like i said it had no ill effect. i dont think its a bad idea as a general supplement but if you have purple on the plant you should probably address this directly. we know what purple means and how to take care of it, multivitamins might help but it is kind of like taking asprin for a scraped knee.

By the way, first i dissolved half of tablet in about 8 oz of water, no ill effect. Second, I dissolved one whole tablet in 16.9 oz, same as a normal bottled water, makes it easier to shake so it will remain in solution. Happy tokings.

-Chris

AllThatIsChris said:

i have done this plenty of times and never had an ill effect on any kind of plant, every living thing needs these nutrients whether we get them from eating various things or taking vitamins, a nutrient is a nutrient whether powdered or not.

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very true i think there was a guy in the guinness records that got more than his daily iron intake by grinding down old bike frames and sprinkling it on food w/ a salt shaker

I agree that we, plants and animals, share a lot of the same nutrient dependencies but it's the manner in which we ingest them that makes the difference. Well, that and the amounts that are required. My whole question was not does MJ need them, but is a pill form formulated for humans adequate enough to supply the plants demands. Will it be too strong or too weak? As far as "we know what purple means and how to take care of it" I wish you would have posted some advice in my other thread in the problems category, lol. Purple could mean a couple of things, however, ranging from a phosphorus deficiency to plant genetics. Unfortunately for me I'm positive I don't have a purple strand I know I'm a newb but I read a lot, and continue to read on a basis to where I tend to neglect my girlfriend and "responsiblities" lmao.

But, overfiend, are you serious? That's hilarious as shit either way.