Flush using molasses or no?

[ITheNorth]

Maybe I should up my nutes? Or will that cause me more problems?

 

[Emilya Green]

I only give her a full watering can per watering. Maybe I'm not giving enough? I never see the water drain out the bottom.
Sorry for all the questions as dumb as they may sound but I want to learn the right way.

Thats what it sounded like... and although this seat of the pants watering method obviously is working for you, there is a better way. Click down on my sticky article in my signature and read about how to properly water a potted weed in soil. My hat is off to you though, on a job well done, despite not knowing the "right" way. You are proof that there is not just one right way though.

 

[ITheNorth]

Thank you for helping me

 

[Emilya Green]

Maybe I should up my nutes? Or will that cause me more problems?

more quantity of still more of the wrong mix is not going to help... you need more potassium from some source... look for finishing nutes and see what you can come up with to supplement what you are now using.

 

[ITheNorth]

more quantity of still more of the wrong mix is not going to help... you need more potassium from some source... look for finishing nutes and see what you can come up with to supplement what you are now using.

This is what the local nursery sold me for flowering. Is this the right stuff or do I need something different?

 

[Emilya Green]

That was for starting plants... while they are in veg... but now you need flowering (bloom) nutes. They will have a lower N number and higher P and K

 

[ITheNorth]

That was for starting plants... while they are in veg... but now you need flowering (bloom) nutes. They will have a lower N number and higher P and K

Hmmm...wonder why she sold me that when she said she has been growing pot for years? Live and learn I guess.
Do you have a recommendation that I should use?

 

[Emilya Green]

you will find that a lot of shops know very little about growing in soil, and some seem to almost be inclined to give out bad advice hoping that you will fail and decide to do it the "right way" using very expensive hydro equipment and nutes, bought from them of course. I think more people show up here after getting bad advice from a grow shop expert than from any other referral service.
I don't know what is available to you outside of the USA, but even this "expert" will have what you need if you specifically say that you were advised to now use bloom nutes by a world renowned online grow expert. See what she says to that and ask her why she advised you that veg nutes would take you all through the grow.

 

[Nunyabiz]

Personally I think ideally you should strive to grow in such a way that flushing is unnecessary for any reason.

 

[ITheNorth]

I will do that tomorrow.
Love your feistiness too

 

[ITheNorth]

Here is what I'm going to go with. What do you think?

 

[Emilya Green]

exactly what is needed... good choice. Add this to what you are already giving.

 

[Emilya Green]

I am surprised she didnt try to sell you some Tiger Bloom along with it... that would have been the actual nute product that goes with the FoxFarm stuff you now have. Trust me, this shop owner is not trying very hard to help you.

 

[ITheNorth]

exactly what is needed... good choice. Add this to what you are already giving.

I have been giving 10-52-10 and molasses. So continue watering with that (your proper way of course) AND also adding this new beastie bloomz?

 

[Emilya Green]

it might end up being too much phosphorus, but we will see. As I suggested earlier, that shop really wants you to fail. She should have sold you the base FoxFarm nutes

 

[ITheNorth]

I actually went in there looking for FF Bg Bloom and all sold out..go figure. So I inderatand you're saying to go ahead with both 10-52-10 & 0-50-30 ?

 

[ITheNorth]

it might end up being too much phosphorus, but we will see. As I suggested earlier, that shop really wants you to fail. She should have sold you the base FoxFarm nutes

And instead of using the 10-52-10 that I have been using, I should go back and get Tiger Bloom and use in conjunction with the Beastie bloomz?

 

[Emilya Green]

And instead of using the 10-52-10 that I have been using, I should go back and get Tiger Bloom and use in conjunction with the Beastie bloomz?

I would... just buy the trio... you can use the Grow Big next time in early veg.... and then download the feeding schedule for soil provided by FoxFarms.... and tell this lady you are getting better advice. See if she will let you trade back the unused beasty bloom for the trio of solubles too.

 

[Emilya Green]

I actually went in there looking for FF Bg Bloom and all sold out..go figure. So I inderatand you're saying to go ahead with both 10-52-10 & 0-50-30 ?

yeah... go figure, right? Big BLoom and Tiger Bloom and even a little bit of Grow Big is used at this stage, and it makes much more sense to go with the entire line if you are going that route, as I believe you should. This shop is doing everything they can to sabotage your soil grow... don't ever trust these people to set you up in hydro.

 

[ITheNorth]

I would... just buy the trio... you can use the Grow Big next time in early veg.... and then download the feeding schedule for soil provided by FoxFarms.... and tell this lady you are getting better advice. See if she will let you trade back the unused beasty bloom for the trio of solubles too.

I like that idea. I think I'm catching on to what you are saying. Did a 3x flush tonight so I'll be starting my nutes again in a couple days. I think she'll like that