Thoughts on using these ingredients for foliar feed?

Realbax

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I have a fair bit of nutrients and supplements sitting around. I recently had to change my media to pro mix from soil. Also recently attended a convention and received quite a few samples. Anyway im trying to figure out what should and shouldn't be added to a foliar feed spray. Obviously the purpose is to have the best general purpose spray recipe for steady use then I can adjust from there to treat any issues that arise. The ingredients are as follows:
spray super thrive, liquid karma, big bud, pure blend progrow & bloom, cal mag, silica, rezin, hydroguard, massive bloom 1-2-3, ancient Earth, optic foliar transport, hydroplex,sweet raw, emerald harvest- grow,micro,bloom, emerald goddess, honey comb, king kola, marijane probiotic.
I'm not sure where to go from here. Currently I'm thinking of combining a touch of pure blend pro grow with liquid karma, super thrive, silica, cal mag (ro water) and transport foliar to a ppm of 250 ph to 6.3 and see what happens. Any direction towards success would be much appreciated
 

Dmannn

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Too much nutrient will burn foliage. You could mix them up but you will need to dilute it.

Not sure how the chemicals will react tho..
 

Realbax

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Thanks for your response. I dont intend on a very concentrated dose or anything like that as I do understand I'll roast the leaves off. Thats why im thinking a ppm of 250 is probably max needed. Having said that if I can get just complementary ingredients together that will provide a solid base as far as covering requirements of the plant growth through vegetation than i can dilute it as needed and mix it in only the size required to limit any waste. If I don't use it by weeks end I can add it to the next watering. Thanks again
 

Realbax

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Someone had mentioned to me that a seaweed spray was very beneficial. Would you add this or use alone?
 

blake9999

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Dude, I would just use the kelp extract alone. Mixing that witches brew of yours will definitely burn them plants up.
 

Realbax

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Thanks for the reply. I was recently in touch with a really nice guy on this forum from sea crop 16 i believe. He offered to send a sample my way. This may be a good way to test the sample and get a solid feed as well. I believe it contains kelp, etc. So may be perfectly timed. Thanks everybody.
 

xtsho

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You can get 5 lbs of kelp meal for $15. Much less if you buy in bulk. I buy it in 50 lb bags but I also use it in my vegetable garden.

Make it yourself or you can pay 100 times as much to let someone else make it for you. It's not difficult.


Easy kelp meal tea: ¼ cup of kelp meal to 1-gallon water, let steep for 1-3 days and agitate daily. Use as a foliar spray.

Or

Here are the instructions Per Coot:

Take 1/4 cup of kelp meal and cover that with about 1/2 cup of water and let it completely re-hydrate. Once that is done then pour off any excess water and use that for a kelp meal tea.

Take the hydrated kelp meal and puree it as much as possible to make a kelp meal paste. You'll want to do this in small batches and store in the refrigerator in the coldest place which is usually in a corner.

When you need to apply a kelp meal tea than add about 2 tsp. to 1 gallon of water, shake until it's completely dispersed and this is a safe concentration for spraying the leaves and you would probably want to double that amount to apply to the soil.
 
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