feeding an outdoor girl

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It's down to one lovely lady for me and my garden. She is doing great, well into flowering (about week four) a few old leaves dying, a lot of buds popping up in return.

I have a question as far as using ferts on my flowering plant. I go by the suggested amount on the product label. (Two tbs in one gallon of water every 14 days, it says 10-14 and Iâ??m thinking about doing ten instead of fourteen. The fert is a product by the name of ferti.lome: Blooming and rooting soluble plant food @ npk of 9.59.98) Anywho I was thinking, I see some of the growers using ferts almost every water, why cant I do that?

What is a logical and plant safe method that I can up the ferts to get a bigger bloom? From what I understand you can fert as often as your plant can stand it but Iâ??m afraid of damaging the little lady, yet every time I water with the food, you can see a difference in bud production within a few days.

This is my first controlled grow, so I really appreciate your advice. We are moving indoors in a month or so, so any knowledge now will help in the future.

Once again our baby is in a garden that gets watered about once every two to three days depending on heat.

Your plant is in a pot I guess if you are moving her indoors? I would think if everything is going well, do not change anything. You do not want to get to carried away and greedy by pouring on too many nutes. That is an interesting fertilizer. 9-59-98? Seem kinda high on the K. I always use a lower than suggested amount of fertilizer than recommended. I do not want to burn the girls. I think that many commercial fertilizers are just to strong for this stuff. I have an experiment going with 6 plants and three different fertilizers just to see how they react. I know at least one of them is formulated for these plants. I suspect the second one I am using is also. The third one is a commercial fertilizer that was recommended by a friend and it is doing well also. Bottom line is though if it working now for you, do not change anything.

I was very misleading in my post. just fyi: here are the corrections.

Iâ??m not moving this plant anywhere. Itâ??s deep into the ground and I have no desire to uproot her. and the fert is 9-59-8. The other 9 came from a couple of pale ales I guess.
What I was trying to say is that Iâ??ve gorilla grown for years, mixed results. This is my first plant under constant TLC, and I plan to take my operation indoors for more control, and to basically 'get off the streets'.


On to the original post.

I'm not too interested in changing anything drastically, I just wanted someone to share their time tested method of increasing food for a plant. As far as I can, a little more would not hurt. (Although the runoff from the girl did basically destoryed my my broccoliâ??s new leaf production go figure) But I did not want to get over zealous (something Iâ??m known for) and put flowering back longer then it has to be.

BEFORE WASTING ANY MORE FERTS
u should check ur ph levels around ur plant
liquid bloom ferts r often slightly acidic my plants r happy at 6.9

Ok: Thats interesting about your plant being outside and destroying your broccoli. That is easy to grow. I would think you are pouring on way to much fertilizer and should back way off on it Use a nicely balance solution.

I am using 'jacks classic' on several plants. Also using it on the veggies garden. Works great. Should be good for the veggies.

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Originally Posted by Skrappie

I was very misleading in my post. just fyi: here are the corrections.

Iâ??m not moving this plant anywhere. Itâ??s deep into the ground and I have no desire to uproot her. and the fert is 9-59-8. The other 9 came from a couple of pale ales I guess.
What I was trying to say is that Iâ??ve gorilla grown for years, mixed results. This is my first plant under constant TLC, and I plan to take my operation indoors for more control, and to basically 'get off the streets'.


On to the original post.

I'm not too interested in changing anything drastically, I just wanted someone to share their time tested method of increasing food for a plant. As far as I can, a little more would not hurt. (Although the runoff from the girl did basically destoryed my my broccoliâ??s new leaf production go figure) But I did not want to get over zealous (something Iâ??m known for) and put flowering back longer then it has to be.

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the nutes im using i use it every other day 1 1/2 teaspoons. and there lookin beautiful probobly the best plants iver grown so far

I have fed with big bloom on my last three waterings. I used plain water this morning to give them a little break. I think you can feed them until they begin to show overfeeding on the leaf tips. At that point, you know the plant is satisfied with nutes and you can chill out!

I don't think there is an exact formula for feeding. Everyone has different soil and different conditions so you have to just get a feel for them and not keep them hungry. You want to take advantage of as much growth as possible without overdoing it! :jointsmile:

You may want to keep an eye out on the broccoli! It may be telling you what is going on with your plant. I am running a 5-50-17 on two plants well into bud and flowering. They seem to love it. If the brocccoli is getting yellow it proably want 'N'.

forget 2 tbs every 10 - 14 days

give it to them starting at 3/4 of a tsp every 3rd day, if all is well after a week bump it up to a full tbs and if it takes that fine try 1 1/2

but start small (less more often)
and work it up slowly