Are foilage sprays necessary?
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qwizoking
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Yup... ...
Not necessary but is the fastest way to correct a def or lockout while waiting for soil or whatever to get it in the system....I foliar feed much of my plants calmag requirements, boosts humidity for a bit too..
Of course overdoing it could eventually cause mold and with lights on burns
Not necessary but is the fastest way to correct a def or lockout while waiting for soil or whatever to get it in the system....I foliar feed much of my plants calmag requirements, boosts humidity for a bit too..
Of course overdoing it could eventually cause mold and with lights on burns
SnapsProvolone
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No. Been growing a long time. Stopped using foliar feed over ten years ago and never looked back.
I agree with most.
Foliar can cause severe issues. I've only ever used it twice... when I experienced a severe calmag deficiency, and one time when I noticed the start of a mite issue. Both times my plants took a turn for the worse, and had to do almost two weeks of recovery.
-spek
Foliar can cause severe issues. I've only ever used it twice... when I experienced a severe calmag deficiency, and one time when I noticed the start of a mite issue. Both times my plants took a turn for the worse, and had to do almost two weeks of recovery.
-spek
Nullis
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I do it all the time. Mostly with actively aerated compost tea, but also humic/fulvic acid and micro-nutrients sometimes. I don't know about these issues people are talking about... besides increase chance of mold (only one I can think of), which usually only becomes an issue during bloom. Best time to foliar feed (esp. during bloom) is just before\shortly after lights on. You should not spray anything too soon before the lights go off, or in most cases during the final weeks of bloom.
a mongo frog
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Me too, foliar feeding is great.