Latewood....and others who don't nute their young.

[Weedhound]

Ok so I've alwys started my seedlings off in my hydro system at 1/4 strength nutes....300/ppm and they have done very well. HOWEVER.... they have been about 80% bagseed so that may have something to do with it BECAUSE
I now have a couple Master Kush-x and Crystal Limit in my setup....about 2 weeks old and they have NOT BEEN HAPPY with the nutes which I have backed off and backed off. At this point they seem happy on 150ppm. Perhaps these fussy bluebloods have recognized that when it comes to growing I am a peanuthead and they are trying to pull one over on me.

Finally my question: should I pull the nutes completely until they are at 4-5 nodes (right now they are at two) or should I keep them on the 150ppm thing since they seem happy with it? If I go straight water what should I start them at when I do go to nutes?

Another question.....when you guys just use water....I'm assuming that means no Cal Mag either....you use RO?....and just ph it?

Thanks for any knowledge passed on.

Weedhound Reviewed by Weedhound on 03-18-2007. Latewood....and others who don't nute their young. Ok so I've alwys started my seedlings off in my hydro system at 1/4 strength nutes....300/ppm and they have done very well. HOWEVER.... they have been about 80% bagseed so that may have something to do with it BECAUSE I now have a couple Master Kush-x and Crystal Limit in my setup....about 2 weeks old and they have NOT BEEN HAPPY with the nutes which I have backed off and backed off. :( At this point they seem happy on 150ppm. Perhaps these fussy bluebloods have recognized that when it Rating: 5

[xcrispi]

Hey sis ,
When my beans are in r/w and not in buckets yet I add 2-3 drops of ea. Micro-Grow-Bloom and cal-mag , I don't have the luxury of R.O water yet . I p/h the gal. of mix though . I honestly have no idea as far as ppm. - our water is 80ppm. right from the tap though and w/ just a cpl. drops of ea. I dont see ppm. being over 150 .

Are the plants / cubes in the w/f yet ?

I dont put r/w cubes in w/f -buckets until they have atleast 4 nodes on them , till this happens we keep em in lil stooufers mac-n- cheese containers w/ just enough of said mix to cover the bottom of the container so r/w can wick up the mix as needed .

The 2 new indica strains I started in soil are doing great , but 2 sativas Im trying to get to grow are really starting to make me mad too .

Keep us posted
The Crispis :jointsmile:

[BigWeed]

If they are happy with 150ppm then dont change a thing. I dont add any nutes in my cloner and when they root thats what I start them out at is 150-200ppm. Hope this helps.

[Weedhound]

X-C...

Big Weed it does....how fast do you start upping your nutes from there? What kind of nutes do you use? Thanks

[JackdaWack]

My BB strain hated nutes until about 4-5 nodes, once she started to flower there was no stopping her, i upped the nutes about 300 ppms a week until i hit 1800ppms half way through flower where she sits now, Alot of the strains u buy dont like nutes for a couple weeks i would up the nutes when you can see that there getting big enough to handle it, ussually i dont go abouve 800ppms in vegg my BB when put into flower was at 600ppms a foot tall. So i mean its how well you understand your plants growth.

[Cornelius]

i agree with jack; it just depends on the plant. If you watch your plant closely you can tell when it is getting too much food (darker green foliage); contrariwise, you can see when it's hungry if it gets a lighter green.

I think if you begin introducing nutrients very slowly (i.e. start at 150 ppm and work your way up) you can be alright, but not until the plant has 3-4 nodes. It really just depends on the plant, so get to know yours.

[latewood]

nice of everyone to answer...all good opinions. you really should not nute until 4-5 nodes. a few drops...150ppm. I use ph'd water and superthrive 2 drops per liter.

[Weedhound]

I have never tried the superthrive.....going to get me some tomorrow!

PS Nice avatar lw..... Thanks!