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08-26-2010, 07:12 PM #16Senior Member
Flowering plants. How do I know if they are flowering well?
The bottle directions are for use as a stand-alone nutrient, I believe. If using the trio, follow the online schedule.
In the online Fox Farms Weekly Feeding Schedule, during the 7th and 8th week on their schedule, (3rd and 4th week of flowering) it tells us to add the Grow Big along with the Tiger Bloom and the Big Bloom. This is fine for indica and indica dominates, as they seem to handle the nutrients just fine and only have 4 weeks left till they're finished.
But with the forever-in-flower sativa's and sativa dominates, this can leave them a tad short over the long haul. Problems is, if you follow the schedule rigidly the ladies can start showing signs of overfertilizing. To counter this, just on those days it says to add everything, I'll add 1 tsp Grow Big, 1 tsp Tiger Bloom, and 1 1/2 tsp Big Bloom. (one half of indicated weekly dosages for those weeks) I also do this around the 10th or 11th week on the schedule, (just once) since growth still continues and 6-8 weeks without a bump of nitrogen is counter-productive, IMHO. Only problem is, it does add a tad to their stretch.
The FF schedule does give us a very strong foundation to work off of, yet it won't be perfect for every strain and phenotype. However, cannabis and the schedule are kinda flexible, to an extent. Know your strain, dial it in, THEN play around with additives and overpriced/underperforming products.
Speaking of which, additives add to your nutrient/heavy metals/micronutrient levels, and may contain shit like steroids and hormones. Be advised, these may interact with your base nutrients, and can add to plant stress if providing this extra stuff in redundant ammounts. (you can overdose the ladies through the use of some of these additives) If you are following directions, and are starting to have problems in the growroom, try eliminating the extra's first, as Fox Farms and their schedule has never let me down. The only additive I consistently use beyond FF, is unsulphered molasses.
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