No nutes?
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CaretakerDad
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I will be personally stalking you and shaming your posts until you stop giving advice to others. You are too new to growing to be giving advice to others especially unsuspecting newbies.
STOP THE INSANITY
JohnDee
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Johnx,
I've seen people get close to finishing w/o nutes...but not quite. I would suggest that you don't add nutrients until your plant tells you it needs some. Nute burn has been epidemic around here and I was even wondering of the forum should change it's name to reflect that.
I'll bet you could get through veg and first two weeks of flowering. Then start with flowering nutes.
One bugaboo with FFOF is starting seeds. Some people manage to get away with it...but others end up with dead seedlings. So a seed starter mix is best IMO...
JD
I've seen people get close to finishing w/o nutes...but not quite. I would suggest that you don't add nutrients until your plant tells you it needs some. Nute burn has been epidemic around here and I was even wondering of the forum should change it's name to reflect that.
I'll bet you could get through veg and first two weeks of flowering. Then start with flowering nutes.
One bugaboo with FFOF is starting seeds. Some people manage to get away with it...but others end up with dead seedlings. So a seed starter mix is best IMO...
JD
When growing in dirt NEVER use more than half strenght reccommended by manufacturer. Always start with 1/4 strenght. The "full" strenght is for mature fruiting garden plants growing outdoors in dirt not in pots.
Coming from 30 years gardening ups and downs.....
i use ff exclusively and nute at 1/4-1/2 label starting at 2-3 weeks in veg:
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EDIT: read this link https://www.rollitup.org/blogs/blog32070-101-already-asked-questions.html
says the guy with 400 posts, lol
You can grow with no nutes but your plants will grow better with the added nutes. think of a growing child, you can give them the bare minimum but they will be skin and bones, but with nutes you will get a big strong kid. same thing here, and the starting nutes around the 2nd week is early. wait for the 2nd or 3rd set of branches and start feeding.
DankkAbuser
Member
Im a newb myself but i use Ffof and i usually dont have to feed till about amonth in
and i agree wen u start feeding start with 1/4 strength
and i agree wen u start feeding start with 1/4 strength
Cascadian
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I have seen newbies register and clearly attempt to ramp their post count up. Doesn't automatically mean they know jack shit about growing a healthy plant.
A veteran grower registering here after 30 years growing just might pick and choose carefully what they reply to and where they choose to give an opinion.
Post count alone is a horrible measuring stick to judge grower skill and knowledge IMO.
Ace Yonder
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You joined this site three months AFTER him, what exactly qualifies you to judge who is capable of offering advice? You seem like a first-class douchebag to me, thinking that you have the right to tell people what they are or are not allowed to say on a public forum. CaretakerDad my ass, should change your name to DictatorDad as I am sure it is a much more fitting moniker.
kermit2692
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Ok you dont see why your jumping down his throat for his post count or supposed skill level UNLESS his advice is incorrect and although he doesn't give reasoning his comment is correct..in this thread anyway..also to the guy that says not to use full strength ever on indoor plants that's absolute misinformation imo the dosage is based off of potted plants and most lines also have a recommended dosage for outdoor plants that is in the format of x per square meter of ground instead of t per gallon of water...I have used multiple brands in full strength without a single issue...
Smokenpassout
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I only grow in ffof. I do not even THINK about adding nutrients for a least a month. This soil is rich enough for plain water alone for a month. I do start adding nutrients slowly and steadily, as long as plant looks green and healthy. I usually take it up to full strength nutrients, by the last weeks of flowering. Make sure to flush soil with plain water the last two weeks before harvest.
Cascadian
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Not to mention some plants/genetics are naturally more hungry than others. Unless you have grown indica and sativa of several different strains with similar nutes it is hard to take any blanket claims seriously... Some plants are big feeders some are not, learning to read the plant (still working on it) is the most important skill...
jointed
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I completely agree with you Cas, I feel you need to go around a few times with each strain you grow to get a feel for them. And taking notes certainly helps us stoners with the short term memory thing. lol
