how frequently

so i have a white widow and blue dream both starting the 8th week of their life. 6 vegging, 2 weeks so far into flower. all under a 400 watt hps. both in light warrior mix.

how often should i feed them? i water them plain water every other time. im at about 3/4 strength nutrient mix.

is this too often for them? the mixture in the pots dries out in 2 days under the light. there is no signs of over watering or nutrient burn. in fact, both plants are super healthy, super dark green. nice development.

could i just feed them everytime i water or stick to every other time?

i've messed up and fed them three times in a row 4 weeks ago, but nothing bad happened and they didn't get stressed any.
 
oh and are these plants considered mature plants? or early flowering plants?
they have lots of white pistils all over at the nodes, so its a mature plant, just new to veg.
 

Laika

Member
it all depends on the nutes you use, follow the instructions on the back of the bottle or whatever
 

sebastopolian

Well-Known Member
Light seed warrior is great stuff. Alone it does dry out fast. I use it But mixed it with Sunshine Mix #4...veg. thru flowering. Giving them the nutes is good... I use tall veg schedule on the week that applies. Do u plan on transplanting them?
 

sebastopolian

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If your in 2 weeks flowering the nutrients should have week #2 Feed schedule, which u should follow & get each watering...sorry did add that last post bro. Peace & Happy growing.
 
using heavy 16 nutrients.
both bud A & B.

straigh light warrior mix.

transplanting, eh i dont know, maybe next weekend when i can get to hydro store.

it only says to feed based on if its a baby flowering plant, mid flower, mature flower. so i just do it for the baby flowering. ive worked my way up to 3/4 strength.

is feeding them this say two feedings in a row then water. or should i do it two waterings in a row then feed em?

this is the part im having some issues with.

the frequency of feeding.

this is why im going to do all DWC next time. my dwc plant now is doing beautifully.
 

varscience21

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I feed them once then water twice and then feed again. But one guy said earlier said it depends on your nutrients your using. Read the instructions and then start at half strength and work your way up at least that's how I do it in soil. With hydro there is more exacting ways to do it with an ec/Ppm meter and knowing exactly your ph of the water and then you start at a low ec/ppm reading and work your way up to just where the plant gets slight note burn and use slightly less than that until the plant is finished flowering. Either way an extra feeding here or there will not be much if any of a factor in soil. IMO I would not feed every watering though as the nutrient salts in the soil will causing the soils ph to fluctuate which almost always ends up in some type of nutrient lockout. Which means flushing the plant such does cause stress if you are flushing your plant in the middle of flowering. Anyway whats worked best for me has been feed then water with plain water twice then feed again.
 

Silky Shagsalot

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if you're in a pre-ferted medium, you need to allow for that when considering your feed strength. in a soil type medium, you should be feeding once a week. watering in between with properly ph'd plain water. you say super dark green. remember, in flower, you're gonna be feeding a lot less n and more pk.
 
i used veg nutrients for veg and am using bud nutrients for flowering. highter pk than n. i know all that already.
thanks for the suggestions.
i guess starting now i will water, water, feed. then repeat. since im almost at full strength.

i got the hydro all dialed in. i have a ppm meter and check it all the time.
 
ive also let the light warrior nutrients get used up before i fed them. there are some weak nutrients in the light warrior that lasts for a bout 5 days then its depleted.
 
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