help using GH FLora Series

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borgey401

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Hey everyone, I consider myself to be a newbie grower ( I have 2 little harvests under my belt that were only with a 150watt HPS light) but have recently stepped it up and decided to buy a 600 watt setup. Now I wanted to try Canna because my buddy rants and raves about it but can't afford it so I decided to go with General Hydroponics Flora Series. I am Sunshine #4 for substrate by the way. I have 3 clones that are about due for their first feeding and want to have advice on wether or not I should use this simple or expert chart (the expert chart just seems to have more nutes in it). I have everything in the simple chart plus Diamond Nectur (purchased by mistake not sure if I should even use or not and store wont refund purchase), Flora Nectur Blueberry flavor (it's a blueberry strain so why not), CaliMagic, and Super Thrive. I know enough to not give them the full dose of what GH recommends at first and am thinking I will cut it directly in half at first. What tips/info would you more 'experienced' growers provide me with so I can get the most out of my girls? The two blueberry strains are in solo cups while my 3rd LA Confidential is in a 1 gallon pot if it matters. They are currently under a 4ft x 4 bulb T5 fixture and temp stays around 75-80 degrees. Everything looks great so far I just want ANY advice on this line of nutrients that I can get since I have never used them before and if I should bother getting the rest of the nutrients that are on the expert chart or save the $. I am thinking maybe feeding with every OTHER watering but once again am not too sure since it's new to me. Any information on this would be greatly appreciated. I have done tons of reading and lurking on this site and am very greatful for the amount of knowledge that is provided here by you experts. Thank you in advance. A link to the chart I am referring too is provided below (both simple and expert is in the same link)




http://generalhydroponics.com/site/index.php/resources/feeding_schedule/flora_series_drain_to_waste_expert_simple/
 
roidrage152

roidrage152

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I've been using the GH 3 part for a few years now and I've ended up using the expert feeding method without the rapid start (so expensive, though I sometimes mess with other rooting stuff.) I also use super thrive, but only in veg. I don't know if it does anything, but yeah its cheap, but a hippie growing explained to me that it "relaxes his girls" which makes for smooth transition in veg, but he said it slows down his flowering. Who really knows, the stuff is snake oil, and I use it just in case. I personally do a rotation of 2 feedings to 1 plain water, and often reduce the amount of nutes just out of paranoia of burn. But back to the original issue, I have friends who use just the 3 bottles, and follow the instructions right on the label, which doesn't call for anything but the 3 bottles and they don't seem to do any worse or better than me with like 15 bottles on my nute shelf.
 
djxtreme

djxtreme

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even at full strength the ghe nute ec..is low so you can add more than the recommend doses its only a guildline...you can have two plants different strains that given the same nutes can react differently. I always put a little extra just after seeding stage and throughout my grows only using the ghe trio
 
blindbaby

blindbaby

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hello! i have used the flora nova. mostly, in my near 4 years of exp, i have used the foxfarm line. after two grows with the flora nova, i noticed zero difference in the girls. all the same. i had used the canna vega, and for veg, its amazing! 19 ml per gal of water. EVERY FEEDING. this time, i bought all three of the line. vega/flores/pk13 14. we will see. the numbers on these are small. i even have a bottle of stuff, called "love potion", that i have not used really yet. i did not have a ppm meter then. i beleive, folks, that under feeding is way better than over feeding. and i dont mean over feed burn. i mean less is better. to much, is stunts my girls. and my 20 year old cut, of bc godbud, is hearty. but she dosent like too much. white russian, probably would do fine with a bit of petrol in it. LMAO. but, i like less. the flora nova, is getting used for my outdoor, this time. and its a workin well. three auraora indicas..outside. i get a feeling, that nutes are nutes. they are either good. or garbage. and i think timing, is more important, than what we put on it. some of the most gorgeous vegs, ive seen, have been with miricle grow. however, i have a powder, made in ca, called "super bloom". i think its like 12-55-6? wow. now that did put on some weight, on two a.i i experimented on. maybe i will use this, for the bloom, on my outdoor?.
 
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churchhaze

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