first timer

[bewchyboi]

im new to the grow scene im using perlite and vermiculite to grow 5 plants that are 2 months old using no nutrients and a 120 watt agro gro lite made by phillips im open for any suggestions or criticism to make my grow exp a little better

bewchyboi Reviewed by bewchyboi on 06-12-2007. first timer im new to the grow scene im using perlite and vermiculite to grow 5 plants that are 2 months old using no nutrients and a 120 watt agro gro lite made by phillips im open for any suggestions or criticism to make my grow exp a little better Rating: 5

[cazro]

Use ferts

[khronik]

if memory serves me, cannabis uses a lot of phosphorus, which is the middle nutrient on fertilizers. The first is nitrogen and the third is potassium. I got a bottle of super-concentrated Schultz 10-15-10 fertilizer with lots of micronutrients at home depot, and it was like $4. It says to use 7 drops per quart of water, and i have about half a pint of the stuff. good luck!

um, wait, are you using hydroponics (as opposed to soil) with no nutrients?! cause that's a huge no-no.

[cazro]

It's soilless but I don't think it's hydro. But still, it's almost like doing Hydro without nutes. There is no food besides what it's getting from the water. No soil to get nutes from.

[stinkyattic]

Sorry I could not resist the perfect opportunity to use my new pic, lol...

Soilless and hydro are treated the same.
If you are using simply perlite/vermiculite be prepared for all the water testing and tweaking that hydro growers endure.
You must use fertilizer.
The misinformation re: the appropriateness of that Schultz crap for growing cannabis shoudl be ignored. In veg, you need higher nitrogen. In flower, you need higher P but the N in that walmart shit is WAY too high for flowering.
If you are going soilless you have even MORE need to buy cannabis-specific fertilizers.
If you want to use cheap ferts, start with a compost mix that is more forgiving.

[bewchyboi]

It's soilless but I don't think it's hydro. But still, it's almost like doing Hydro without nutes. There is no food besides what it's getting from the water. No soil to get nutes from.

so in yuour exp what you recommend to help my plant s out

[stinkyattic]

If you are going soilless you have even MORE need to buy cannabis-specific fertilizers..

those

look up foxfarms, botanicare, general hydroponics.

[cazro]

so in yuour exp what you recommend to help my plant s out

If you are going soilless you have even MORE need to buy cannabis-specific fertilizers..

those

[khronik]

So wait, i shouldn't be using "that Schultz crap"?

I would think that'd be fine supplemental fertilizer for growing in soil, which is what i'm doing, but it took me a few minutes to realize that he was growing hydroponically with no nutrients. I don't know anything about hydroponics.

[foxysox]

That shults stuff is NOT ideal- or even CLOSE- for soil either because of the REALLY high N level, plus it's not great quality.

For cheap/good quality, the botanicare line is GREAT. Power Plant/Power Flower is dirt cheap and good, and PureBlend Pro is organic and better. Still cheap.