10-15-10

[Kingpiner]

anyone who has used only one nute thru an entire grow i would like to hear from. would you say that the difference was extrememly noticable, noticable or no difference noticed. i have heard opinions from both sides and i am interested in using a single 10-15-10 formula from germ to 2 weeks pre-harvest and would like to know how much of a F up am i going to cause for myself. thanks for the expert advice :thumbsup:

Kingpiner Reviewed by Kingpiner on 06-23-2010. 10-15-10 anyone who has used only one nute thru an entire grow i would like to hear from. would you say that the difference was extrememly noticable, noticable or no difference noticed. i have heard opinions from both sides and i am interested in using a single 10-15-10 formula from germ to 2 weeks pre-harvest and would like to know how much of a F up am i going to cause for myself. thanks for the expert advice :thumbsup: Rating: 5

[Rusty Trichome]

If you are into using sandpaper as an acceptable replacement for toilet paper, I guess you'd be ok with using an abrasive nutrient regimin on your ladies. With using those nutes throughout the grow...it's easier to create nutrient lockouts, overdosing, and it's harder to diagnose and correct problems...

I guess I'm saying...using the right tool for the job is a good idea. A 2 or 3 part nutrient regimin makes your life easier, and the plants will be happier and healthier.

[Kingpiner]

point made. since i did one feed already, then another that i flushed would it be fine to move into a 2 part now or should i wait it off for a while. second set of three pointed leaves are 1/4 out, when would you recommend feeding?

[michaelpeg]

anyone who has used only one nute thru an entire grow i would like to hear from. would you say that the difference was extrememly noticable, noticable or no difference noticed. i have heard opinions from both sides and i am interested in using a single 10-15-10 formula from germ to 2 weeks pre-harvest and would like to know how much of a F up am i going to cause for myself. thanks for the expert advice :thumbsup:

I used 15-15-15 my entire grow so far (miracle gro). No damage done but could be flowering slowly/poorly. Im on week 7 of flowering and i expected a little more than what looks to be 3/4 oz on my 4.5 foot lady.

[Rusty Trichome]

The high nitrogen level will keep the ladies waaaaay green through to harvest, and the residual will be tasted when smoked. You can't fully cure the taste from excessive nitrogen, out of the buds.

Personally, in this situation, I would likely flush the soil well a week or two before harvest. And from there...plain, properly ph'd water till harvest. I would add some molasses for the final two weeks as a calcium and carbohydrate source though. The plant should scavange from her stores of mobile nutrients, (including nitrogen) and help lower your levels in the plant by you not adding more. :thumbsup:

I'm pretty sure I'd switch as soon as I got the appropriate nutrients. Start with half-doses, or at least half doses twice a week till you and your ladies get used to the product. Some companies offer a weekly feeding chart online, some don't. It's a good idea to check, regardless of the product you chose. Keep in mind, one product's feeding schedule is likely different than other companies schedules, and most 2 or 3 part nutrient systems have most of what you need.

[Kingpiner]

went out and bought general hydros flora 3 part system. anything worth doing, i suppose. thanks for the tips

[Zeffer]

Greetings, ( not greedy ! ) fellow growers. Pat yourselves on the back
for creating a better society in which we live... This is the very question
that i have posted today.

[killerweed420]

I use 3 nutrients in growing. All very cheap and seem to really produce nice buds. Miracid in veg with every watering. Eleanor's VF-11 every watering in flower and about 10 ml of fish fertilizer every other watering in flower.
Has been working very well with nice fat buds.

[michaelpeg]

The high nitrogen level will keep the ladies waaaaay green through to harvest, and the residual will be tasted when smoked. You can't fully cure the taste from excessive nitrogen, out of the buds.

Personally, in this situation, I would likely flush the soil well a week or two before harvest. And from there...plain, properly ph'd water till harvest. I would add some molasses for the final two weeks as a calcium and carbohydrate source though. The plant should scavange from her stores of mobile nutrients, (including nitrogen) and help lower your levels in the plant by you not adding more. :thumbsup:

I'm pretty sure I'd switch as soon as I got the appropriate nutrients. Start with half-doses, or at least half doses twice a week till you and your ladies get used to the product. Some companies offer a weekly feeding chart online, some don't. It's a good idea to check, regardless of the product you chose. Keep in mind, one product's feeding schedule is likely different than other companies schedules, and most 2 or 3 part nutrient systems have most of what you need.

thanks rusty, the buds and leaves are still very green at 7 weeks in to flower, actually the very very tips of the leaves are still getting burnt from the nutes. Could the extra nitrogen limit bud growth or will it just leave a bad taste? How much longer than the estimated harvest date should I expect to harvest with the extra N?

[Rusty Trichome]

Molasses is a better choice for bulking-up the buds. It's a great carbohydrate source, carbon source, and has calcium, magnesium, iron and micronutes, all of which are a benefit to the buddage.

At this stage, you'll want to flush-out the nutrients from the soil, and perhaps quit the nutrients altogether, depending on the strain. If a long-flowering sativa or sativa dominate, (9-13 weeks) perhaps half doses of nutes till ready for the final flush. If a short flowering indica or indica dominate, (7-8 weeks) I'd stop the nutes, flush, and only add unsulfured molasses from this point forward. (I use 1 tsp per gallon of properly ph'd water)

Let the plant scavange the mobile nutrients from her warehouse of mobile nutrients. (the fan leaves, for instance)

Extra N tastes crappy.