*WARNING: IF YOU JUST BURNED A SPLIFF, GO BACK TO MW3, THIS POST WILL JUST CONFUSE MOST OF YOU...
i literally came on here to start this kinda thread when i saw this post! ive tried all kinds of shit, and have boxes full of stuff to prove it! the one conclusion ive come to is its all the same shit with a few products that enhance.
i run a perpetual grow, every two weeks i harvest and plant. 5 reservoirs, 2 weeks plant "Phases", 3600 watts.
its easy to see how companies bullshit people with propaganda, its important to be knowledgable with all the different plant minerals AND YES I'M A NUTRIENT LAB ANALYSIS READING MOFO. my current line up based on cost, quality, and general bang for your buck is:
*flowering week 1-3/4(depending on plant growth)
(5-0-1) floramicro $25gallon/5.0% cal/0.1% iron/.0008% moly/.015% zinc/.05% maganese
(0-5-4) florabloom $25gallon/1.5% mag/1.0% sulfur
(2-0-0) calmag $29gallon/3.2% ca/1.25% mag/0.1% iron
(0-50-30)beastie blooms $29 1lb powder/$50 2lb/.02% boron/.10% iron//.05% maganese/.05% zinc
*ppms run between 700-950 and varies with plant "phase". i dont go by ppm totals as much as i do ppm concentrations, i know what amount of each nutrient eaquals a certain ppm concentration so generaly i go with 50% N/30% PK/20% ca,mag. this is the part of the plants Grow/Flowering phase so i keep nitrogen flowing until i see plant growth slow, and bud formation increase. beastie blooms i use during this phase to help induce flowering, not necesarily feed it so concentrations will vary at a lower level.
*flowering weeks 3/4-8/9/10 (different strains, different flowering speeds)
(0-5-4) florabloom $25gallon/1.5% mag/1.0% sulfur
(2-0-0) calmag $29gallon/3.2% ca/1.25% mag/0.1% iron
(0-50-30)beastie blooms $29 1lb powder/$50 2lb/.02% boron/.10% iron//.05% maganese/.05% zinc
*ppms between 600-850, during this phase i remove the Micro nutrient altogether, 5-10%N/70% PK/20% Cal, Mag. This is where beastie blooms is KEY since it provides the majority of the nutrients that you loose with Micro. The 5% nitrogen you loose with Micro is made up with the 2% from the calmag, at this phase the plant is not growing or stretching so higher levels of nitrogen arent needed and in my opinion the 2% provided is mostly for plant maintenance. week 4or 5 is when they usually hit thier bud growth spurt so thats when i kick up the PK. the last week i usually just let the plant suck dry the nute levels without topping them off daily. i water daily, sometimes twice depending on plant "phase". when the weather permits i run co2, but dont notice a SIGNIFICANT increase in nutrient uptake. At peak flowering "phase" they can consume up to 200ppm per watering, most of it bein PK/CAL/Mag i know because i have watered using different nutrients levels, sometimes solitary and cross referencing them with pmm concetration and uptake. H&G nutes, MOAB, big bud, shooting powder, Over drive, Bloombastic, Dutch master's Nutes, Floraseries Nutes, Botanicare nutes, CoCos, etc....the list goes on and on and while i havent tried them all i have realized that i dont have to try them all in order to understand that IT IS A F*CKING PLANT, NOT AN OLYMPIC ATHLETE. It can, and Will only do so much and Plant Nutrients, are plant Nutrients regardless of brands. with the exception of Chelated nutrients its all the same shit folks, and yes thier are a few products like bloombastic that will give you some nice extra oils and bling, for the cost its simply not worth it. This post is based solely on my opinions which i have based on several hundred, perpetual, mostly succesfull, some failed grows and does not require your 2 cents so piss off. i do welcome questions however, cheers
