Quote Originally Posted by Rusty Trichome
No animosity, just keeping things real.

The Miracle Grow example was simply...an example.

Overdosing with the nutrients and additives can and will cause lock-out as the overdose kills (burns) the root structure. Ph fluctuations are a common issue with overdosing, too.

Having spent a small fortune the past decade or so, I've learned (personal experience and the experience of other veteran growers) that the more you spend on your nutrients, ammendments and additives, the more things can and will go wrong. This isn't because the nutrients are sub-par...but those that think you need all that crap in your pot, are more likely to use all that crap without concern for the plant's needs. Keep in mind...the plant can't see that WAY COOL label the manufacturer provided on the bottle(s) nor does it care about catchy product names. (don't fall for marketing hype)

Now, if someone's life centered around growing the "best buds in the world", then I can perhaps see the desire to expend any and all resources doing just that. Ego often costs more. But it doesn't make much sense spending 10x what it should cost you for quality buds, and getting a negligible gain for the expense, extra work and the headaches.

These "server busy" notices are getting to be more than I'm willing to deal with. Sucks spending half an hour on a post, just to lose it all due to lack of proper maintenance or insufficient bandwidth or whatever. If the intent is to get rid of the old timers...your plan is succeeding.
2nd, 3rd and 4th paragragh...total agreement.