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Tinytoon : Thanks for the info about the superthrive.I was not aware that using it during flower is a bad thing. If you can explicate on this with the reason that it's not good it would help me to more fully understand it. Thank you and Getthis, I didn't mean to hijack your thread .
Im sitting here looking at this superthrive bottle trying to figure out whats in it lol... Does it make the plant stretch during flower or something?
I will be trying a few drops in my bucket at around 4am. I will be taking some more pics in the next day or two. Trying to find the right ppm still and waiting for the roots to come out of the netpot.
Question... If you somehow put too much superthrive will it kill the girls??
I have not heard of plants OD'ing on Superthrive but I would imagine it is close to everything else as in there is always too much you can give. As for the reason not to use during flower, when I first started using ST I posted on here that I was using it and our long lost Guru of Growing, Stinkyattic, advised me that one of the compounds in ST is not what you want the plants to get during flower. Right this min I cant remember exactly what it was that she said was the compound but I will try to look back and find the name of it for yall. I also have tried to play with ST a lil bit dosage wise, never really went way outside what they recommend and didnt really see much diff between rec dosage and what I was trying (think maybe I tried doubling but been awhile). From all that I have read about ST it seems that it is basically a vitamin boost and helps as a stress reliever. Also suppose to help with root development so using on clones and using when changing from like clone table to your main grow setup is recommended. I'll go see about finding the name of that compound.
Later :jointsmile:
St is B vitamins and hormones for good root development.
When your plant goes into flower cycle it turns away from the root system and focuses on Buds. If the ST is still there the plants are confused as to where to put the energy.
Hormones make the world go round.
and dont it figure we want female plants, maybe if they get to much ST they end up with plant PMS?
Sorry I couldn't resist after the Hormone post hehe :D
Thanks guys. I can always depend on y'all for advice and info. ^5s and thanks again.
Whats up everyone...
Its been almost a week since the last update with pics so here goes it.
Ive been slowly adding nutes and increasing the ppm for the young ladies.
They seem to be able to handle a good amount.
The unknown strain in soil on the other hand... is very sensitive to nutes and PH. If the water is anything but 6.8 it shows negative signs. First plant ive dealt with that didnt have a tolerable range of PH. I topped it about 3 days ago and the new tops are coming in. Was my first time trying "topping". Also doing a little LST'ing with it.
On to the Superthrive... Wow. This stuff is great! After basically one day with it the roots on the young ladies have doubled in size and are now coming out of the net pots! Cant wait until they have their feet in the water.
Pic 1 - Superthrive! get some!
Pic 2 - Lady#1
Pic 3 - Lady#2 dubbed "The Miracle"
Pic 4 - Healthy roots reaching for the juice!
Here are some more pics of the soil bagseed.
Pic 1 - Its become nice and bushy after topping. Hope its a girl!
Pic 2 - Shows new growth at the top and also some LST work.
Pic 3 - Shows some healthy lime green growth... Lovely.
Temps stay between 79-82F with one warm day so far that hit 84F. I miss my old grow space where I had AC and was able to keep it at a solid 72-75F.
Thanks for looking everyone and hope to hear any comments or advice.
Forgot to add that I started to give the hydro a little bit of FF Big Bloom. Trying to follow the FF schedule as best I can. I wouldnt mind trying there solubles but they are a bit expensive for me right now. The names are sweet though! Open Sesame, Beastie Bloomz, and Cha Ching.
Anybody else use Fox Farms? If so how is the nute schedule they post? Work well for everyone?