Nitrogen for clones

[blink_inc]

Second grow same strain.

50 clones receintly cut from moms.
Moms have been fed Botanicare pro grow 5 days prior to clipping.

These clones will be put into flower SOG after one week of veg (after rooting of course).

I am worried that they will not have the requrired N to last the entire growth cycle.

Is there something I can do to pump up the N levels prior to clipping?
Can I feed them 1/8 strength Pro Grow during the 7 day veg?
Can I still feed them veg nutes during a 12/12 cycle for the first few waterings then change to the bloom fert?


Sooo many questions so much reading.....any help appreciated.
Thanks.

blink_inc Reviewed by blink_inc on 10-19-2007. Nitrogen for clones Second grow same strain. 50 clones receintly cut from moms. Moms have been fed Botanicare pro grow 5 days prior to clipping. These clones will be put into flower SOG after one week of veg (after rooting of course). I am worried that they will not have the requrired N to last the entire growth cycle. Is there something I can do to pump up the N levels prior to clipping? Rating: 5

[growbe]

I used to always starve my moms before clipping. This caused them to root faster.
Give them a good dose of N for the first 2 or 3 weeks of flower or until you see little buds started to form.

[stinkyattic]

It's counterintuitive, but you want to starve your moms of N prior to taking cuts. Too much N and they want to make LEAVES, not roots.
I feed my moms BLOOM ferts as their last feeding about a week before cloning, then flush them well immediately after and give a grow fert.

[blink_inc]

Thanks.

I did pretty much starve the moms. No nutes for two weeks. Only water. Then clipped.

Will I do damage if I start to 1/8th dose with 3-1.5-4 during the first 3 weeks and then go to 1/2 strength bloom nutes 1.5-4-5 for the remaining time? Will this provide enough of a stockpile of N to last the 8-9 weeks of flower?
(I also add molasses all the way through after the first 2 weeks.)

Thanks as always. Still learning sooo very much.

[growbe]

Should be fine, but remember to think out of the box. If at week 5 of flower you see the leaves yellowing to much and you know it's because of the lack of N and not something else, then hit them with some N.

[blink_inc]

I was under the impression that added N during flower makes the final product taste bad....or is that only if added in the final weeks?