Crazy thought. But maybe there's a good reason for 5-5-5 nutrients

Hear me out. Then call me crazy,coz it's a midnight shower thought.... Hahaha.

But if the plant uses more nitrogen at when it needs it. Then leaves the mix with more p-k . Then wouldn't it be right to go for flower with just a top up.
Idk. But my best success from Dwc has been when I change the rezand nutrients the least Besides minimal additives.
Or is that just because after 6 years+ I should still be posting in the newbie section. Haha
Like a broken record I'll say it again. The advice I didn't follow. KISS. Learn to grow weed first then make changes bit by bit so you learn to notice the changes effect, rather then smashing them with 135 products lmao.
Peace....

Hmm not really how it works
The other nutrients dont just chill out and wait to be used at a later time. The plant still uses p-k during veg just not as much as in flower. Same as it still uses nitrogen in flower just not as much as in veg. Loading the medium with nutrients is going to cause ph issues and lockout other nutrients.

Jjgrow420 said:

Hmm not really how it works
The other nutrients dont just chill out and wait to be used at a later time. The plant still uses p-k during veg just not as much as in flower. Same as it still uses nitrogen in flower just not as much as in veg. Loading the medium with nutrients is going to cause ph issues and lockout other nutrients.

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Yer exactly so if it's loaded with an equal fert. Just using 5-5-5 for this example.
And uses more nitrogen at the start and by 12/12 it's down to theoretically about 1-4-3.
Then you load it again for the flower period with some more 5-5-5.
You're then running the equivalent of 6-9-8 utilising the old build up. And creating a more flower suitable fertiliser. It would make sense to me that evolution would make them utilise what they started with knowing fertiliser in nature takes years+ to build up.

Peyote alexia said:

Yer exactly so if it's loaded with an equal fert. Just using 5-5-5 for this example.
And uses more nitrogen at the start and by 12/12 it's down to theoretically about 1-4-3.
Then you load it again for the flower period with some more 5-5-5.
You're then running the equivalent of 6-9-8 utilising the old build up. And creating a more flower suitable fertiliser. It would make sense to me that evolution would make them utilise what they started with knowing fertiliser in nature takes years+ to build up.

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This is exactly how you retard flowering with to much nitrogen.

Wizzlebiz said:

This is exactly how you retard flowering with to much nitrogen.

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Probably why I suck at dirt and rock hydro haha
This isn't a guide obviously, just a conversation on my thoughts. Only way to learn if they're wrong.
But it still makes sense to me that it would work if done right. Ofcourse it's easier to just use the right nutrients then flush to be safe. But if you could theoretically do it my way. That would work to wouldn't it?