should I foilage feed during flowering? +rep

I have a little mister/sprayer, and i have a 0-18-16 nutrient i can mix in with the water. but with this be good to promote growth of the leaves, even with no nitrogen in it? or should i not be worried about foilage feeding since im about to be budding/starting to bud?

quick help would be nice, +rep

Foliar feeding during flowering period can cause bud rot and is not worth the risk.

really? i had no idea, you just saved me a lot of trouble brother! thanks man.

well, is it that it can cause bud rot if you do it WRONG? is there a right way to do it to yield promising effects? just a question..

ermm..... yeah, what about just misting ur plants w/ water during flowering?

i do not do it because i dont see the need for it. and because i always assumed it would be bad for my plants

well, I heard that foilar feeding is alright during the dark period, and promotes really healthy, lush leafs. ive had success with it on outdoor plants, and i foilar fed during the day, too. I used plain water though..

I think maybe foilar feeding would be used during vegetative state... thats when i used it and had results.

would misting with just plain water on the underside of the leaves during preflowering/flowering and budding yield any good results?

There are no advantages to foliar feeding during flowering period. I put 'can' as you will learn that on this site if you say something will definately happen, someone will jump in and say that it didnt to them just for the hell of it. To avoid possible bulb blowouts it is best to foliar feed with lights out and cold hence the buds would soak up the water, and unlike fan leaves buds are not designed for osmotic water intake.

yeah, but i wasnt talking about misting the buds. just the fan leaves and upper/inside leaves that are on there. but i guess its not worth the risk, it might get the buds wet. i get what you mean though. cold+wet+bud=ROTTT. good read, thanks

Gravity and fan leaf design would cause any amount of water to drip elsewhere. Over and out!

i got to say somthing;foiliar feeding does have its benefits,if you do it right,and it can be benificial in both veg and flower.As the plant gets older its roots do not obsorb nuets as well as it once did,this is where foiliar feeding can come in handy the plant will osorb nuets through its stem and leaves,this can also help if you have a nutrient lock out.most people who dont like to foiliar feed dont do so because they are afraid of mold,however if you keep your humidity down to like 40% and use a heppa filter with your carb filter you will pretty much eliminate and mold issues,also keeping your humidity down during flowering will cause the plant to react by creating MORE RESIN,IT DOES SO IN AN ATTEMPT TO PROTECT ITSELF FROM DEHYDRATION,makes for some awsomly crystalized bud,hey if it was growing outside it would get rained on wouldnt it.Marijuana has had no problem propogating its self with out man kind helping it,lets look at the plant take some grow lessons from it instead of believing all the hype

I'm not much of a fan of foliar feeding. Never really did much for me. Any nutrient deficiency I've ever had was due more to pH lockout rather than actually not having enough nutrients in the soil and always occured mid/late flowering when I wouldn't want to foliar feed anyway. I guess in an emergency situation, foliar feeding has its place. I've seen cal-mag deficiency turn a beautiful healthy plant into a charlie brown looking christmas tree in a matter of days. This was outside where an immediate flush wasn't feasible. Tried a foliar feeding and it didn't seem to help much. It took some lime and a good rain to pull it out of the lockout.

Before and After (3-4 days later).

Foliar feeding is absolutely fine and beneficial to preventing or fixing nutrient deficiencies at any stage of growth (except for seedlings). You can do it twice a day maximum during vegetative and perhaps every other day during early flower. Alternate between an organic tea or light nutrient solution and plain water (plus a wetting agent). Use a pressure sprayer that puts out a good fine mist. During flower minimize spray contact with bud sites, spray just before lights on and reduce applications as flowering progresses. At least three weeks before harvest you can do you final sprays with just water to cleanse the plant. Definitely no misting of any kind for the final two weeks.

Be diligent, use extra care or think twice about it if you are growing a strain that is known to be susceptible to mold or live in an area where it is very humid. Dehumidifiers are an option, and good ventilation/filtered air intake may help.

Pnuggle said:

I have a little mister/sprayer, and i have a 0-18-16 nutrient i can mix in with the water. but with this be good to promote growth of the leaves, even with no nitrogen in it? or should i not be worried about foilage feeding since im about to be budding/starting to bud?

quick help would be nice, +rep

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I'm not sure how feeding no "N" to your plants would promote growth, but what ever floats your boat. As far as foliar feeding in flower go's. As long as your humidity is relatively low, it should be OK. Just keep an eye out for molds.

I would have to weigh in on the beneficial side of the subject. I have grown up around ag all my life and grown things pretty much since grandaddy taught me the good plants from the bad plants to pull. I don't know the percentage exactly but it is well of the majority of farmers and nursery growers foliar feed. There are several benefits from this such as ease, better absorbtion in the leaf to name a couple. Granted there are drawbacks also, easier to burn a plant either with nutes or spraying at the wrongtime and being burned by the sun or lights.
I am a fan of it and use it with my girls several times throughout the grow, I don't spray anything on them after the mid-point in their flower cycly. I live in very humid area and spraying will cause mold and rot, adding 2 tbls of 3% hydrogen peroxide per liter of water mixed with your foliar mix can help prevent mold from occurring during your spraying. There are lots of tricks to this technique but can really aid your plants growth and overall vigor.
Happy growing