When to top dress

DrDukePHD

DrDukePHD

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Is there such a thing as top dressing organic fertilizer into organic soil too soon?

I've heard that in organics the plant only starts using it when it needs it.

Is that true?
 
FirstCavApache64

FirstCavApache64

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I mix Dr Earth in at planting at 2 tbls per gallon of soil and leave them like that until flip(50-65days). Then I start top dressing every 2 weeks. I use the veg formula for the first and usually a 50/50 mix of flower girl and the veg formula next. At 4 weeks I judge if it's time for 100% flower girl by how they look and if they are looking Nitrogen starved from the stretch I'll keep the 50/50 . After that it's just flower girl and epsom salt for magnesium. I grow in 4-5 gallon pots so there's not a lot media for organic growing, they love the bigger pots. I also use Recharge every week until week 5 or 6 of flower. Hope that helps some.
 
FirstCavApache64

FirstCavApache64

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PadawanWarrior said:
No. Not true, lol.
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You can overdo it with organics but I've found it hard to do with Dr Earth only. I messed up the math one time because I was a tiny bit too medicated for my own good. I gave one plant double what I normally use and didn't see any tip burn or lockouts. I did wait 3 weeks before I fed it again and don't recommend that you try it as some strains would not take it in stride I bet.
Once you start adding stuff to the Dr Earth in your soil it gets easier to burn them I think. Guano and crab meal and other organic additives can for sure end up being too hot just like salt nutes.
 
DrDukePHD

DrDukePHD

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FirstCavApache64 said:
You can overdo it with organics but I've found it hard to do with Dr Earth only. I messed up the math one time because I was a tiny bit too medicated for my own good. I gave one plant double what I normally use and didn't see any tip burn or lockouts. I did wait 3 weeks before I fed it again and don't recommend that you try it as some strains would not take it in stride I bet.
Once you start adding stuff to the Dr Earth in your soil it gets easier to burn them I think. Guano and crab meal and other organic additives can for sure end up being too hot just like salt nutes.
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Thanks FCA. Last time I waited till flip to top dress, had deficiencies right after stretch. This time I top dressed 2 weeks before I plan to flip, trying to avoid that. If it's going to burn my plants, will it show up immediately or will it take 2 weeks?

Next time I'll follow your schedule!
 
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