help plz trying to make a good nutrient recipe!!

sourhaze

Member
hello everyone i have a couple nutrients i have that i wanted to use n i dont no what can i mix to make the perfect nutreint solution im going with the lucas formula from gh nutes but i also have fox farm bloom,dr hornbeys big bud powder,thrive alive and bud candy. im using a 5 gal dwc system n i just wanted to no what can i mix with the lucas formula n did if anyone has mixed with lucas b4 to help me out???
+ rep thanx
 

missnu

Well-Known Member
The fewer things you use the better really...there is no need to drowned plants in chemicals..I bet your first issue is overfert related...be careful with those things.
 

sourhaze

Member
only wen i added like big bud but if i add like alil bit of bud candy it was fine idk i just wana kick it up a notch + rep thanks neone else???
 

Darwin Riddle

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I use Fox Farm's Big bud in veg, and Tiger Bloom in flower. I also use Drammatic K for the whole life of the plant....I think with nutes...less is more. Having a nute burned plant is a drag. In my opinion, an under-fertilized plant will do better than an over-fertilized one.
 

researchkitty

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If your using Lucas Formula, that means you use Grow, Micro, Bloom, Cal-Mag and H2O2, nothing more. If you are doing Lucas, stick to that, just G/M/B/CM/H2O2.

If you want to combine different manufacturers stuff, it means that your just being cheap and trying to save money by using up old shit in your cabinets. Dont do this. First, nutrients DO have a shelf life! Older than a year? TRASH! Second, nutrients cant really be mixed together with other manufacturers nutrients. Each manufactuers stuff is different in each bottle. Some do different things, some do a combination of things.

If you are new to growing and you dont know the differences in what nutrients are what -- Dont mess around with it! Learn to grow first, get it right, and then have an experimental plant here and there for fun. But lets focus on gettin the job done first, right? :) If you do mess around, you have a strong probability of overfertilizing your plants, damaging them short and long term, stunting yields, all to save a few bucks using old nutrients.
 

phillipchristian

New Member
If your using Lucas Formula, that means you use Grow, Micro, Bloom, Cal-Mag and H2O2, nothing more. If you are doing Lucas, stick to that, just G/M/B/CM/H2O2.

If you want to combine different manufacturers stuff, it means that your just being cheap and trying to save money by using up old shit in your cabinets. Dont do this. First, nutrients DO have a shelf life! Older than a year? TRASH! Second, nutrients cant really be mixed together with other manufacturers nutrients. Each manufactuers stuff is different in each bottle. Some do different things, some do a combination of things.

If you are new to growing and you dont know the differences in what nutrients are what -- Dont mess around with it! Learn to grow first, get it right, and then have an experimental plant here and there for fun. But lets focus on gettin the job done first, right? :) If you do mess around, you have a strong probability of overfertilizing your plants, damaging them short and long term, stunting yields, all to save a few bucks using old nutrients.
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sourhaze

Member
darwin n kitty +rep for u i think im just gonna go with that n i brought most of thoes last grow or 2 so threr not that old lol so should i buy some cali mag cuz i dont have none at the mooment
 

researchkitty

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darwin n kitty +rep for u i think im just gonna go with that n i brought most of thoes last grow or 2 so threr not that old lol so should i buy some cali mag cuz i dont have none at the mooment
For all hydro systems -- including yours -- you'll want to add between 3-5 mL / gallon of H2O2 every 3-5 days. You cant overdose, it doesnt affect ppm or ph, it just gives your roots oxygen to breath while they are drowning in water. If you have a big reservoir, up to 5 days, smaller ones up to 3 days.

For Cal-Mag, its Calcium Magnesium and some other microblahblahstuff. If you filter your water with a R/O filter, its a requirement to use Cal-Mag. If you dont, its optional, but strongly recommended. Follow the dosage instructions on the chart, easy stuff.
 
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