shatterproof86
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hey my peeps got some peters 10-15-10 fertelizer and i wanna start my flowering in the next few days ...can i use this for good bud? on a tight budget..
Peters ferts. ??????
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buggs bunny
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sure the #s are perfect,just use half dose first time and then go to full,from directions
shatterproof86
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awesome.....i just topped one of my girls how long before i should put it into flowerin...any specific time it needsto heal?
buggs bunny
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you can flower any time ,if you have the highth then wait till your plant is half the distance to the light bulb and put it into flower
Antman
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Can you use it for good buds? on a tight budget? Peter's, or "Jack's Classic" and "Blossom Booster" as it's called, is some of the best ferts you can use bro! It's all I use and have always had fantastic results. Just go with half the recommended dosage to start and you'll be good to go. The pic is my last grow, White Widow, all with Jack's ferts. Best of luck with the rest of your grow.
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shatterproof86
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those #'s were wrong...the numbers off the bag were 10-50-10..and thanx everybody for the info. i will continue to ask q's till i harvest i am ready to go into flowering in a few days....
Antman
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You don't need something that high in "P" ferts. Regular "Blossom Booster" which is 10-30-20 is a better balance. Read this:
The never ending abuse of Phosphorous to enhance flowering
The never ending abuse of Phosphorous to enhance flowering
Contributed by: Uncle Ben
A common mistake for growers when they reach the flowering stage is to start hitting the plants with a high P fert like 10-60-10, continuing to use this blend exclusively, and when their plants start experiencing a deficit of N or micros as reflected by the dropping of lower leaves and chlorosis, they wonder why. Plants flower as a response to long nights, not because of fert blends high in P. A ratio of 10-60-10 is WAY to high in P. The plant will only take what it needs and compete for other elements that may be more important at the time.
You may have heard that too much N can inhibit flowering. No question about it, exclusive use of a plant food that is rich in N such as blood meal, a 5-1-1 blend, or ammonium nitrate may inhibit flowering especially if the phosphorous level is low, but most balanced blends have sufficient amount of P to do the job. Manufacturers/horticulturists will give you element analysis and what effect the elements have on plant growth, but remember this does not necessarily mean you will get better yields. Using a high P fert exclusively during flowering can actually work against you. It's an abundant amount of healthy leaves going into 12/12 that produce a lot of bud, not high P ferts.
I rotate fert blends as the plant *requires* them, not because it is "the thing to do." For example, when your plants are going thru the stretch phase during early flowering, they may need more N, especially if you're getting some yellowing in the lower/mid leaves. Give up the cannabis paradigms, and give them what they need. Go back to mild high P fert when the stretch ends, maintaining the foliage in a healthy state of growth until harvest for maximum yields. A 1-3-2 blend such as Peter's Pro Blossom Booster, 10-30-20, is one of the best flowering blends on the market because of several factors - it is higher in nitrate N and Mg. It is sold under the Jack's Classic label. An added benefit of Peter's blends is their use of high quality, very pure salts that will cut down on root burn.
The never ending abuse of Phosphorous to enhance flowering
The never ending abuse of Phosphorous to enhance flowering
Contributed by: Uncle Ben
A common mistake for growers when they reach the flowering stage is to start hitting the plants with a high P fert like 10-60-10, continuing to use this blend exclusively, and when their plants start experiencing a deficit of N or micros as reflected by the dropping of lower leaves and chlorosis, they wonder why. Plants flower as a response to long nights, not because of fert blends high in P. A ratio of 10-60-10 is WAY to high in P. The plant will only take what it needs and compete for other elements that may be more important at the time.
You may have heard that too much N can inhibit flowering. No question about it, exclusive use of a plant food that is rich in N such as blood meal, a 5-1-1 blend, or ammonium nitrate may inhibit flowering especially if the phosphorous level is low, but most balanced blends have sufficient amount of P to do the job. Manufacturers/horticulturists will give you element analysis and what effect the elements have on plant growth, but remember this does not necessarily mean you will get better yields. Using a high P fert exclusively during flowering can actually work against you. It's an abundant amount of healthy leaves going into 12/12 that produce a lot of bud, not high P ferts.
I rotate fert blends as the plant *requires* them, not because it is "the thing to do." For example, when your plants are going thru the stretch phase during early flowering, they may need more N, especially if you're getting some yellowing in the lower/mid leaves. Give up the cannabis paradigms, and give them what they need. Go back to mild high P fert when the stretch ends, maintaining the foliage in a healthy state of growth until harvest for maximum yields. A 1-3-2 blend such as Peter's Pro Blossom Booster, 10-30-20, is one of the best flowering blends on the market because of several factors - it is higher in nitrate N and Mg. It is sold under the Jack's Classic label. An added benefit of Peter's blends is their use of high quality, very pure salts that will cut down on root burn.
shatterproof86
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hell yeah...so when i go to my hardware store i ask for peters pro blossom booster 10 30 20? and start with half the amount every other for the first few waters then ease the full amount half way through the flowering till i got 2 weeks left then give them nothing but water for 2weeks?
Antman
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No, you go to your hardware store and ask for "Jack's Classic Blossom Booster"(see photo), NOT Peter's. It doesn't go under the name "Peter's" anymore. Start with HALF the recommended dose for the FIRST watering, and then give it HALF the recommended dose EVERY watering for the rest of the way. During flowering, those nutes are lower in "N"(Nitrogen), which is the "root" of most nuteburn problems, no pun intended, so you can feed them every watering. Just make sure it's HALF the dosage! TRUST ME, that is more than enough nutes and your plant will flourish and make nice BIG, JUICY BUDS for you, provided you give it the light it needs too. Also, what I do is skip the nutes in one of the waterings about half way thru flowering, and just give it a nice big flooding dose of water. That will help wash away the excess salts that have built up in the dirt and could possibly lock out some essential nutrients. Then start feeding again at the next watering. I don't flush any of my plants, it does nothing, so I feed my plants right up until the last week before I harvest. I have posted this numerous times before, so here it is again. I flushed one plant a long time ago, and the plant seemed to suffer more than anything. So I grew two of the same strain with the same nutes, same lights, same everything. Then I flushed the one and left the other one alone and there was ABSOLUTELY NO DIFFERENCE. As long as you dry your bud right, and CURE it right, you'll have the smoothest, best tasting bud around. Don't take my word for it, try it yourself and you'll see. That's about it.
