Any MEGA Crop users?

I'm thinking of switching over to Mega Crop from my current, more expensive nutrient line. I'm growing in a 50% coco 50% peat mixture.

My question is for bloom, should I use say half the recommended mega crop, plus bud explosion plus CalMag pro? Also, the CalMag pro has lots of calcium but low mag, should that matter in coco? I posted a picture of the back of the CalMag pro bag.

VILEPLUME said:

I'm thinking of switching over to Mega Crop from my current, more expensive nutrient line. I'm growing in a 50% coco 50% peat mixture.

My question is for bloom, should I use say half the recommended mega crop, plus bud explosion plus CalMag pro? Also, the CalMag pro has lots of calcium but low mag, should that matter in coco? I posted a picture of the back of the CalMag pro bag.

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First off I myself wouldnt use that pro stuff in flower. Too much nitrogen for what I want, In flower I want to use the least amount of nitrogen as possible and I can get there using other products.

I would suggest to not go by the recommendation on the product and use a ppm meter to measure what you are feeding them.

Learn to read a plant use a ppm meter to measure the strength of the nutrients you are giving them and sit back to see the results, make adjustment accordingly. Start on the low side. Excessive salts restrict plant growth.

Its definitely cheap and fairly effective. Ive had decent results just throwing MC and BE at them, but working on dialing it in a bit more now.
The new version has a lot of cal and mag in it, you wont need to add any unless youre using RO water. I actually just realized im high on calcium and eliminating my half dose of calimagic on the next water change.
4g MC 1g epsom 1g MKP per gallon for full strength is pretty much lucas formula. I recently found out my tap water is around 40/10 Ca/Mg so im eliminating the calimagic.
Comparison of the BE and MKP in the second chart.
my post if you want to see what ive done with MC recently.

I used it on this last run, good nutes, but too much N. Would definitely not feed at the recommended amount, or your flowers will be leafy.

Mega crop for veg and maxi bloom for flower is a cheap and easy way to grow some great weed.

dubekoms said:

Mega crop for veg and maxi bloom for flower is a cheap and easy way to grow some great weed.

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Im considering switching to something else like masterblend for flower. I just bought another big bag though so going to give it this crop and maybe next to see if I can dial it in better with some other stuff.

fragileassassin said:

Its definitely cheap and fairly effective. Ive had decent results just throwing MC and BE at them, but working on dialing it in a bit more now.
The new version has a lot of cal and mag in it, you wont need to add any unless youre using RO water. I actually just realized im high on calcium and eliminating my half dose of calimagic on the next water change.
4g MC 1g epsom 1g MKP per gallon for full strength is pretty much lucas formula. I recently found out my tap water is around 40/10 Ca/Mg so im eliminating the calimagic.
Comparison of the BE and MKP in the second chart.
my post if you want to see what ive done with MC recently.

Fragile back at it. DIY RDWC with the things.

Rinsing the system out with fresh water tonight so figured I would share the process some this time. Goal is to transplant tonight. Build of the veg system is in the link in my signature. This is my 5x5 veg tent, will share progress of the flower setup as I start prepping it here in the next...

www.rollitup.org

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Wow, very detailed thank you. What’s with adding Epson salts? Don’t we want to eliminate salts in our soil?

VILEPLUME said:

Wow, very detailed thank you. What’s with adding Epson salts? Don’t we want to eliminate salts in our soil?

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im hydro so dont take all of my info all the way. Im good until I get under the white led and then I need mag. idk how soil does mag but we can use epsom.

Midnight Warrior said:

I used it on this last run, good nutes, but too much N. Would definitely not feed at the recommended amount, or your flowers will be leafy.

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That's why I want more parts like Jack's 321, MasterBlend, or the VitaGrow I use. They're multiple parts which allows you to lower the N if you need to because one part is the calcium nitrate. I used to have a much better opinion of MegaCrop than I do now. They seemed much different when they first showed up but now they're just like most of the other nutrient companies with shiny labels and product names like Sweet Candy and Bud Explosion. At first they claimed to be a 1 part solution. Now they want growers to use another 5 products they sell to get "Maximum" results.

VILEPLUME said:

Wow, very detailed thank you. What’s with adding Epson salts? Don’t we want to eliminate salts in our soil?

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Epsom Salts is not actually salt. It's magnesium sulfate.

"Epsom salt takes its name from a bitter saline spring in Epsom in Surrey, England, where the salt was produced from the springs that arise where the porous chalk of the North Downs meets non-porous London clay.

Magnesium sulfates are common minerals in geological environments."

Megacrop sucks. The label is even worse.

Johnny Lawrence said:

Megacrop sucks. The label is even worse.

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I'm glad we got the "science" part outta the way

Still trying to figure out if I like it. I might try it outdoors this season.

Johnny Lawrence said:

Megacrop sucks. The label is even worse.

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What would you recommend as a good alternative?

.Smoke said:

I'm glad we got the "science" part outta the way

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Just the facts, mam.

Johnny Lawrence said:

Just the facts, mam.

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Fact does not = over inflated ego, 2 thumbs and a post button.

Fact = water, megacrop,calmag

VILEPLUME said:

I'm thinking of switching over to Mega Crop from my current, more expensive nutrient line. I'm growing in a 50% coco 50% peat mixture.

My question is for bloom, should I use say half the recommended mega crop, plus bud explosion plus CalMag pro? Also, the CalMag pro has lots of calcium but low mag, should that matter in coco? I posted a picture of the back of the CalMag pro bag.

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CalMagPro - horrible N to CA ratio.
Sweet candy is a booster too....
Updated for new BE.

.Smoke said:

Fact does not = over inflated ego, 2 thumbs and a post button.

Fact = water, megacrop,calmag
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Which version is that? 8.2 or 9?

.Smoke said:

Fact does not = over inflated ego, 2 thumbs and a post button.

Fact = water, megacrop,calmag
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Cute

dubekoms said:

Mega crop for veg and maxi bloom for flower is a cheap and easy way to grow some great weed.

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Is Sweet Candy worth buying for the carbs and other micro nutrients or is it snake oil?

VILEPLUME said:

Is Sweet Candy worth buying for the carbs and other micro nutrients or is it snake oil?

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I've used it, how much it did for my grow, I don't know.

I wanted the carbs....I wish it had less P and K.