Do i flush before i switch to flower and bloom nutes? When should I switch to 12/12??

TheyCallMe2K

Active Member
Just jump right to 12/12!!

DO NOT RUN ANY ADDITIVE LIKE BUD CANDY OR BIG BUD!!!!!!! You have everything you need on your list to get where you want to be !!!! Adding any of those will only throw off your P & K to "toxic" levels and create an early finish that will reduce overall quality!

The only thing I would add is a Humic acid like Mad Farmers N.U.T.S. or Gen Hydro's Diamond Nectar or Diamond Black (go easy and for now pick the least costly one).

Do not run veg "till stretch is over"

With what you have "I" would run like this.
Per Gallon add
15ml BC BLOOM
15ml BC BOOST
6ml SUGAR DADDY

Feed this mix for 4 weeks! START on the day you flip to 12/12

NOW water like this!

Nutrient 1st day
Water + 5ml Humic acid 2nd day
Water 3rd day
REPEAT!

At the beginning of week 5* add to the nutrient mix.
2.5ml of Awesome Blossom and continue use till wash
UP the SUGAR DADDY to 12ml and continue till wash

* At week 5 for the Indica's/Hybred's
and at week 7-8 for the Sativa's - Now I don't know what sativa's you have , But I've never had a sativa run under 12-14 weeks for the best result ( I have a Pineapple Express pheno that runs 12 AND SOMETIMES LONGER to reach peak potential, and the breeder {G13} used to state it at 8-9 weeks. That being said if they are a sativa dom. strain I might add the AB at 6-8, but I would have run them a couple of times to have found the best start point.......

Raspberry Kush should run, 8-10 weeks with 9-10 being the probable best finish time.


GOOD LUCK!

The Dr.
Cool thats some really good info man. Rep+. Unfortuneetly i already went out and bought the bud candy lol.I guess ill save it for a different grow. im thinking about switching to advanced nutrients full line next grow.. we will see. Is there anything i could give them as a foliar spray?
 

AimAim

Well-Known Member
ust remember the fact that they will grow 2.5 to 3 times the size they are when starting the flower cycle.
Unfortunately that is not a fact. My last and current grow did not even double. It depends on the strain, and how they are trained.

Be careful what you go slingin', Gunslinger
 

smokegreenshlt

Well-Known Member
You don't have to flush anything. Bloom nutes are a crock of shit too. Dont cut out the nitrogen in flowering. Good Luck

Lol that's funny cuz I think veg nutes are a crock lol...but Imma maxibloom kinda guy...and for additives I found silica to be the only thing I could visually see bettering my plants
 

Dr. Who

Well-Known Member
*sigh* Adv. Nut. work,,,,but "I" don't like how hard they tend to PUSH my plants.....they also have you add a supplement at crossover that cause's the yellow out P&K toxic condition, and they bring that on WAY to early......for me and many others here too....some swear by this stuff,,,but I do not and never will....

Read around the site. See what others do/use. Then chose.....Keep in mind that AN is selling you things you really don't need.....They tend to cater to the "newbie" market and promise the world....at a huge cost that simply doesn't need to be spent to get the best results!

Look at Dyna-Gro
Hesi
Cana
and others before you jump into the AN drowning pool...

The next step you might take is maybe the addition of an amino and/or a fulvic supplement to your formula.....At any rate, keep notes in detail and experiment a bit. I take several runs to "set" my formula's for every new strain I run......Keep in mind that what and how I run will act different in Colorado and different again in California. Altitude,heat and humidity change how plants react! Finding what works the "best for you" takes TIME.

Keep the faith, time is on your side.

good luck
 

unkle mouse

Active Member
from the organic side of things,, Aloe Vera cactus,, take a 1/2 inch by 4 inch piece with 6 cups of (I use ph7 water ), run it threw a blender,, strain or not,, drizzle, or spray, foliar ,, works like a champ,, look up ROLS.( REAL ORGANIC LIVNG SOIL) on this site for more info

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Cool thats some really good info man. Rep+. Unfortuneetly i already went out and bought the bud candy lol.I guess ill save it for a different grow. im thinking about switching to advanced nutrients full line next grow.. we will see. Is there anything i could give them as a foliar spray?
 

ProfessorChaos420

Well-Known Member
Myself, I don't flush my plants when I flip em'. Nothing wrong with cutting back on your veg nutes before switching to flowering nutes tho.

As far as when to flip them... Flip em' whenever you want. If a few of them start to get too tall, crop the tops, or tie em' over.

Don't overthink it, homie. It's just a weed.8)

Good luck.
 

tip top toker

Well-Known Member
Myself, I don't flush my plants when I flip em'. Nothing wrong with cutting back on your veg nutes before switching to flowering nutes tho.

As far as when to flip them... Flip em' whenever you want. If a few of them start to get too tall, crop the tops, or tie em' over.

Don't overthink it, homie. It's just a weed.8)

Good luck.
Why did you go to the trouble of making your text bold?
 

Jbone77

Well-Known Member
*sigh* Adv. Nut. work,,,,but "I" don't like how hard they tend to PUSH my plants.....they also have you add a supplement at crossover that cause's the yellow out P&K toxic condition, and they bring that on WAY to early......for me and many others here too....some swear by this stuff,,,but I do not and never will....

Read around the site. See what others do/use. Then chose.....Keep in mind that AN is selling you things you really don't need.....They tend to cater to the "newbie" market and promise the world....at a huge cost that simply doesn't need to be spent to get the best results!

Look at Dyna-Gro
Hesi
Cana
and others before you jump into the AN drowning pool...

The next step you might take is maybe the addition of an amino and/or a fulvic supplement to your formula.....At any rate, keep notes in detail and experiment a bit. I take several runs to "set" my formula's for every new strain I run......Keep in mind that what and how I run will act different in Colorado and different again in California. Altitude,heat and humidity change how plants react! Finding what works the "best for you" takes TIME.

Keep the faith, time is on your side.

good luck
What AN base did you use and what additives?
 

Dr. Who

Well-Known Member
Ah, yes,,,here it go's, The great defenders of AN......OK, so ignore the last statement.

As I said AN works,,,,with that said, I also stand by my assertions that a "recommended" AN supplement, used as directed WILL cause a P&K toxic, overuse or what ever term you care to use, condition. That will cause a "yellow out" from the bottom stem leaves starting at the base and continuing up the plant and spreading out to the other leaves everywhere on the plant. This comes on due to a WAY to high infusion of P&K at to early a time.

That supplement is "BUD BLOOD". The NPK is 0-39-25....and the claims made by AN on the performance of this product are over blown!

This is what they say.
"Yes. The team at Advanced Nutrients has put 100's of research and development hours into formulating not just a simple bloom booster, but a revolutionary new formula that allows you to greatly shorten your crop cycles called BUD BLOOD BLOOM STIMULATOR."
Some claims.
" it literally forces your crops into their flowering phase sooner and gets you to a valuable harvest as quickly as possible."
"strengthen plant roots and increase their performance and efficiency."
" you'll see less crop losses and stronger, happier plants"
" promote the production of floral substances that give your harvests enhanced aroma and taste"
"Using BUD BLOOD BLOOM STIMULATOR is incredibly simple and easy. You only use it during the initial transition when you switch your plants from early growth to bloom phase."

I can do all these things and all the while I won't get a yellow out!
Come on, a P&K of 39-25 is way to much to soon!!!! Even if you use it once....

On the marketing side..why do they have 4 different levels of products and why are they so costly, rising in price at every level!
Why are their claims written so it would seem like their products can do what nobody else can!

BECAUSE they want the dollars of the "Newbie and Novice" level growers that don't know better.....In my book that's a RIP OFF!

AGAIN,,AN works......But not for ME! The government steals enough, so I don't need to be cheated by anyone else......

If AN works for you,, good deal.
But I still say I can do better for less!

Sorry if I offend.
 

Dr. Who

Well-Known Member
Cool thats some really good info man. Rep+. Unfortuneetly i already went out and bought the bud candy lol.I guess ill save it for a different grow. im thinking about switching to advanced nutrients full line next grow.. we will see. Is there anything i could give them as a foliar spray?
Personally I don't care for foliar in flower. I have just never had the need....
 

Jbone77

Well-Known Member
Ah, yes,,,here it go's, The great defenders of AN......OK, so ignore the last statement.

As I said AN works,,,,with that said, I also stand by my assertions that a "recommended" AN supplement, used as directed WILL cause a P&K toxic, overuse or what ever term you care to use, condition. That will cause a "yellow out" from the bottom stem leaves starting at the base and continuing up the plant and spreading out to the other leaves everywhere on the plant. This comes on due to a WAY to high infusion of P&K at to early a time.

That supplement is "BUD BLOOD". The NPK is 0-39-25....and the claims made by AN on the performance of this product are over blown!

This is what they say.
"Yes. The team at Advanced Nutrients has put 100's of research and development hours into formulating not just a simple bloom booster, but a revolutionary new formula that allows you to greatly shorten your crop cycles called BUD BLOOD BLOOM STIMULATOR."
Some claims.
" it literally forces your crops into their flowering phase sooner and gets you to a valuable harvest as quickly as possible."
"strengthen plant roots and increase their performance and efficiency."
" you'll see less crop losses and stronger, happier plants"
" promote the production of floral substances that give your harvests enhanced aroma and taste"
"Using BUD BLOOD BLOOM STIMULATOR is incredibly simple and easy. You only use it during the initial transition when you switch your plants from early growth to bloom phase."

I can do all these things and all the while I won't get a yellow out!
Come on, a P&K of 39-25 is way to much to soon!!!! Even if you use it once....

On the marketing side..why do they have 4 different levels of products and why are they so costly, rising in price at every level!
Why are their claims written so it would seem like their products can do what nobody else can!

BECAUSE they want the dollars of the "Newbie and Novice" level growers that don't know better.....In my book that's a RIP OFF!

AGAIN,,AN works......But not for ME! The government steals enough, so I don't need to be cheated by anyone else......

If AN works for you,, good deal.
But I still say I can do better for less!

Sorry if I offend.
Whos defending AN? I was just curious what base you had a problem with, but since you apparently havent used AN and since you wanna get shitty I guess il respond the same, I think anyone who uses any synthetic liquid nutes in soil is an idiot, AN,GH,Dynagro, whoever. I think anyone who bashes AN over price and additives and then endorses Canna is an idiot. I think anyone who buys an entire nute line is an idiot. I think anyone who says a nute line "pushes my plants too hard" is an idiot, ever heard of dropping your ppm? I think anyone who says a nute line " pushes my plants too hard" & talks about premature yellowing yet hasnt used the line is an idiot, how did it push your plants too hard if you havent used it? lastly I think anyone who bashes AN for "recommended doses" yet endorses companies that will kill your plants just as quickly at "recommended doses" is an idiot. I dont know if you know it or not but AN fucks its customers, GH fucks its customers, Dynagro fucks its customers, Canna fucks its customers, and any other synthetic nute manufacturer you wanna throw out their also fucks its customers. Good luck parroting the thoughts of others, you will have much better luck once you have original thoughts and ideas.
 

TheyCallMe2K

Active Member
Happy New Year!

If any of you were wondering, id say my girls are digging their last feeding yesterday! My only concern is that it seems that some of the tops of the plants are slightly yellower green than the rest of the plant.. Is this the beginning stages of flowering? Nitrogen defic.? Heat burn? I moved the light up like 6 inches because they have already stretched quite a bit. I gave them 1/4 strength nutes with 5 gallons of water for all 9 (no AN products) just my recipe for success nutrients kit which i am actually really starting to love. Here is some pics i took today. Anybody know how to get around the bars in the photo with the hps? Im using iphone5

Strains -
Top row:sour diesel, Deep purple(Purple urkle x purple kush), deep purple
middle row:GDP, Platinum Girl scout cookie, PGSC
bottom row:Raspberry kush, Lavender, Plushberry

HPS
week 1 flower.jpeg

Lights off with flash
week1flower.jpeg


Lavender
lavenderweek1flower.jpeg
lavenderweek1 flower.jpeg

Plushberry
plushberry week1 flower.jpeg
 

Nizza

Well-Known Member
dr.who i'm pretty sure uncle ben recommends a 3-1-2 ratio for veg+flower
he doesn't reccommend the bloom part of dyna gro for that reason, actually the foliage pro 9-3-6 works great throughout veg and flower, i use with protekt(silica) , cal-mag (because i use coco), and humboldt honey carbos

the light tops may mean a little bleaching from your light being too close (hps) because you just switched into flower, to prevent this next time bring in the light more gradually , 4 feet, next day 3 feet, and so on

also take pictures with the HPS off or just when it first turns on to get a clear pic
 

AimAim

Well-Known Member
My only concern is that it seems that some of the tops of the plants are slightly yellower green than the rest of the plant.
They are always that way. The new leaves unfolding take a day or two to photosynthesize and build up chlorophyll, which is the green pigment.
 
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