outdoor feeding

[str8jacket secure]

i have a few outdoors but they aren't in the ground, they're in buckets, it's been raining alot lately so i haven't had a need to water them, is there any way i can give them a concentrated dose of flowering food so the rain will dillute it some? is there any other way of getting flowering nutes to them if there's no real long dry periods coming any time soon? they're getting closer and closer to maturing and i'm worried they're not getting enough flower nutes to fill out all the way in time.

str8jacket secure Reviewed by str8jacket secure on 09-11-2008. outdoor feeding i have a few outdoors but they aren't in the ground, they're in buckets, it's been raining alot lately so i haven't had a need to water them, is there any way i can give them a concentrated dose of flowering food so the rain will dillute it some? is there any other way of getting flowering nutes to them if there's no real long dry periods coming any time soon? they're getting closer and closer to maturing and i'm worried they're not getting enough flower nutes to fill out all the way in time. Rating: 5

[str8jacket secure]

ok, i got some of those spikes that you put in the soil and they slowly release food as they get watered... anyone have any experience with these things?

[stinkyattic]

I'd actually avoid those if possible, because they have a lot of N in them and you don't want to give too much to your plants. Some people use them to feed plants in hard-to-reach areas during the summer, while the plants are still vegging.
Also be careful of concentrated feedings. If you want something that will permeate into the soil, what I do is take bat guano and put it in a shaker can like one that grated parmesan cheese came in, and shake it lightly over the soil surface. When it rains, the nutrients will leach into the root zone.
Or you could just water with fertilizer mixed at the strenght on the bottle- a bloom fert like pure blend pro bloom that has a lot of organics in it will be nice for you.

[gianca]

once again, stinky shows just how packed with information that brain of hers is. just wanted to say thanks stinky for the help your giving all us less knowledgeable growers. the tips, and info you give to us is literally priceless! such a great source of help, and i know everyone here loves you.

if you got time, stop by my thread sometime stinky, i would love to hear any input you got on my grow

sorry for kinda hijacking your thread str8jacket. i would give advice to you on this, but i just dont have any to give lol

gianca

[str8jacket secure]

well, unfortunately, i already stuck those spikes into the soil... they are 6-12-6 which i guess is better than nothing since the phosphate is higher than the nitrogen but still, i see your point stinky. it was raining constantly for a while and i couldn't feed them any other way, i figured any regular waterings would just get flushed out. wouldn't ya know it just stopped raining the day after i got those spikes... i wonder if there's a way to take them back out.. do you think it would be ok to go ahead and feed normally even if i leave them in?