GeoFlora Nutrients Discussion Thread

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Let’s go!! Can’t wait to use this stuff.

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Hash Hound said:
No it's a fabric wick draped over a plant riser in a dish pan, works great.

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ok here is it, I been growing for about 2 yrs I have just enough experience to know there is a lot more to learn. when I started growing I vowed to Grow the best pot I can learn to grow. so once I started getting good grows with GeoFlora on a regular basis. so in my aged wisdom :rofl: I decided to step up my game what better way to grow better weed than with a SIP and LOS ? well my first mistake was trying 2 new thing at the same time (major things) week 4 of veg problems started yellow leave with burnt tips and it started spreading .

so what was it ? never had any issues during VEG Cal/mag ? overwatering from the swick, soil to weak or too strong?
so I did the EWC and some Cal Mag and things started to getbetter then right back where they were . I was ready to chop them and start over :rip:. But I said if im gonna grow I need to fix the problem. not only will I learn it would do a lot for my confidence.

I took the fabiric bag and picked it up off the swick. what I found was amazing .I expect to see some roots on the wicks
when I lifted the lid the the Rez was full... of roots it looked like 4 mop heads of roots packed in the swick and not healthy roots

I didnt know what to do so I transported the plants and soil into a 5 gal Gro Bucket and so far the are making a slow but healthy recovery. the AC infinty are decent if you grow to their requirements. I grow with the SCROG method so one my plants hit the net they dont more till harvest.. AC infinity recommends cleaning the wicks and changing the water every 2 weeks. had I know that prior I would have went with a Gro bucket.

On the positive side I learned a lot of really good stuff from My 420 family. I mean I learned a lot. most of us here Know the basics but it is those little acts of love that makes your grow even better. those are the type of things I learned


I told you it was a long story, but I didnt warn ya Im a rambler lol . as of now they have adapted to the new bucket and have been drinking worm poop tea about every 10 days. and are being fed Geo Flora as an amendment to make sure they get what they need. after a few more weeks in ICU and I hope to flip them to 12/12

if your still awake after reading this thank you for hearing my story. and a little tip "when in doubt EWC is the miracle drug

have a great day:thanks:
 
Homegr0wer89 said:
Let’s go!! Can’t wait to use this stuff.

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nice to meet you Homegr0wer89

Im unsure if you already have some or already know GeoFlora RECOMMEND's starting your plants with DYNOMYCO and also when you start flower .they recommend Terpenator, and Massive formulation Bloom 123. once a week. thier regime works great together , there are a couple other tricks people add like some people Love "sweet Candy" during flower. just make sure what ever you use is organic. and dont over do it ,GF does a great job on its own

I think you will be pleasantly surprised at the results. if you have any questions I will be glad to help If I dont know the answer someone will.

BEST OF LUCK WITH YOUR GROW :thumb:
keep us updated
 
Savvage61 said:
nice to meet you Homegr0wer89

Im unsure if you already have some or already know GeoFlora RECOMMEND's starting your plants with DYNOMYCO and also when you start flower .they recommend Terpenator, and Massive formulation Bloom 123. once a week. thier regime works great together , there are a couple other tricks people add like some people Love "sweet Candy" during flower. just make sure what ever you use is organic. and dont over do it ,GF does a great job on its own

I think you will be pleasantly surprised at the results. if you have any questions I will be glad to help If I dont know the answer someone will.

BEST OF LUCK WITH YOUR GROW :thumb:
keep us updated
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What’s goin on man! Appreciate it bro.
Only thing I got is the Flora series stuff from General Hydroponics till this stuff comes in. I’ll have to check that other stuff out and maybe order some if people are supplementing it in with the Geo Flora.
 
Welcome to 420 Magazine @Homegr0wer89

I use both nutrients lines, but not together.

I just finished up a Girl Scout Cookies in DWC using GH nutrients. I offend use GH for my different types of grows, but we are talking about @GeoFlora Nutrients.
I am currently starting a couple grows using their nutrient line. It does not get mush easier than this, mix it in your medium at the start and then feed every two weeks. You will be pleasantly surprised with the results. If you do decide to add additional amendments , I would only do so with Geoflora recommendation.

One thing to remember is @GeoFlora Nutrients is just that, a nutrient line for basic feeding. Use all the time.
Amendment's add something extra to the medium to assist in specific development. Only use as directed.

Just a thought.

Stay safe, and grow well my friend,
Tok..
 
Tokin Roll said:
Welcome to 420 Magazine @Homegr0wer89

I use both nutrients lines, but not together.

I just finished up a Girl Scout Cookies in DWC using GH nutrients. I offend use GH for my different types of grows, but we are talking about @GeoFlora Nutrients.
I am currently starting a couple grows using their nutrient line. It does not get mush easier than this, mix it in your medium at the start and then feed every two weeks. You will be pleasantly surprised with the results. If you do decide to add additional amendments , I would only do so with Geoflora recommendation.

One thing to remember is @GeoFlora Nutrients is just that, a nutrient line for basic feeding. Use all the time.
Amendment's add something extra to the medium to assist in specific development. Only use as directed.

Just a thought.

Stay safe, and grow well my friend,
Tok..
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Thanks for the welcome Tok!
I’m really looking forward to just mixing everything up and just watering. No specific amounts of this and that or this first for 15-20 minutes then add everything else! Plus it’s organic ! Savage61 mentioned a few things I’ll look into. I might try some silica also if I can with this stuff to help with getting thicker stems!
 
Homegr0wer89 said:
Thanks for the welcome Tok!
I’m really looking forward to just mixing everything up and just watering. No specific amounts of this and that or this first for 15-20 minutes then add everything else! Plus it’s organic ! Savage61 mentioned a few things I’ll look into. I might try some silica also if I can with this stuff to help with getting thicker stems!
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Geoflora requires a top dressing of it's nutrient every two weeks. Just to get the organic process moving, they do recommend doing a one time addition of their product to your soil, and some mix it in and some create a layer... however it is done, in about 2 weeks part of what you added to the soil will be used up and absorbed and part will keep releasing small amounts all through the grow. You will need more than just this to support the grow however.

If you are looking for a system where you just have to water, and not have to add this or that every two minutes... none of the nutrient systems sold today are for you. Flat out, the only system that will meet your water only requirements is a bonafide SuperSoil. Spend extra for a good mineralized and cooked soil in the beginning that is alive with microbial activity, and all you will need to add is water.

Silica as a supplement is a fine example of something extra that would add to the grow, and as Geoflora advises, their system when used to feed a flowering/fruiting weed, needs a little extra K all along and P later on. The products they recommend for supplements also supply vitamins, aminos and sugars to the soil, so it makes sense to look at end of bloom PK boosters and the like to use along with Geoflora.

My main point though is to trust the Geoflora if you are not going to spend extra on a living soil. Every 2 weeks a new load of raw nutrients and microbes amplify what is already there that is timed released and being watered in. Layer upon layer of the 2 week feedings don't fully break down over the time of the grow, so they are additive. By the end of the grow, every time you water you are giving stronger and stronger hits of raw nutrient and microbes. It's a good system and in no way diminished because our voraciously hungry plants have shown that they need a little extra. Geoflora is right up front with us about this and show us how to work with it by adding supplements. Follow their directions and you will have an amazing organic garden, with very little work and no need to buy special soil. It really and truly is Organics Made Easy, as their banner proclaims.
 
Em is right. as far as the amendments if you Go to GF website (link on my sig) you will see the only thing they recommend, before flower is the dynomyco . Any Mycorrhiza with work, it is just recommended when you start or up-pot. for flower the massive Formulation Bloom 123 and terpinator are post veg amendments (some use the terpinator from start to finish.

@Emilya Green is dead on when she says trust the GF. first couple times it is hard especially if you play mad scientist 3 times a week with bottle nutes lol.
I also semi-tried the mixed super soil and trust me it is a lot of work, and other things like bigger pots 7.5 on up is recommended,

Geo Flora is as close as it gets. you can also reuse your soil, that was a big deal for me and saves a ton of money. they said to reuse your soil just add the GF to the medium just like the first time, then use something like Tribus or Earth Alive or Recharge to bring the soil back to life.

one last thing when you switch to flower you dont have to start using the bloom GF Ill use the veg up to 2 weeks after the flip

Looking forward to seeing your grow :thumb: :yummy:
 
I have a question about GeoFlora and this is strictly a knowledge hunting question.

If I have two clones both harvested from the same mother plant. Once the medium is prepared both are planted into 5 gallon fabric pots filled with ProMix BX. In preparation of planting the clones I add some extra #3 perlite to both pots, let's say 8 cups to both pots. Ten days before planting the clones in the pots I mix up the 10 gallons of soil and add 40 grams of Earth Alive soil activator and the recommended amount of DYNOMYCO and 1 full cup of GeoFlora Veg. As I mix it up I add water to achieve the desired moisture level. I mix and mix till my arms hurt and then let it sit for 10 days.

At the end of the 10 days I split the contents of the tote in half with 5 gallons going in to each 5 gallon GeoPot fabric pot. All through veg I'm top dressing with 1/2 cup of the GF Veg nutrients and scratching and watering them in. I follow these steps exactly the same with both pots/plants. Both fed and watered the same amount every time.

So now it's time to start the flowering cycle. Once I flip both plants to an 11/13 light cycle I continue to top dress with the veg nutrients for 10-14 days depending on where the feeding falls.

I know I know, where the hell is the question. It's coming right now.

After the 10-14 day period transitioning from veg to flowering is over and it's time to start feeding the two plants for flowering WHAT IF I switched things up here. What if I took one plant, let's call it plant #1 and for the rest of it's life I fed it just GeoFlora Bloom every two weeks as prescribed. The second plant, let's call it plant #2 and for the rest of it's life I fed it GeoFlora Bloom, Terpinator, and Green Planet Massive Bloom 1-2-3 .

The question is would there be a difference between plant #1 and plant #2 and if so how much of a difference and in what form would I note the differences?
 
beez0404 said:
WHAT IF I switched things up here. What if I took one plant, let's call it plant #1 and for the rest of it's life I fed it just GeoFlora Bloom every two weeks as prescribed. The second plant, let's call it plant #2 and for the rest of it's life I fed it GeoFlora Bloom, Terpinator, and Green Planet Massive Bloom 1-2-3 .
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@Timhomegrow almost completed a similar experiment and he talks about it here if that helps.
 
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InTheShed said:
@Timhomegrow almost completed a similar experiment and he talks about it here if that helps.
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@beez0404 I will agree with Tim's findings. I also had similar results, yellow leaves and obvious K deficiencies, when I failed to use Terpinator in veg... Now I use terpinator all through the grow, and as many know, Sweet Candy instead of Massive while in bloom.
Geoflora is set up to be able to supply everything needed, except for fruiting plants. Both my cannabis and my tomatoes need something extra.
If you don't provide extra K all along and P at the end, I can tell you from personal experience that you will clearly see deficiencies. The P deficiency will show up in mid bloom and K will start late veg. The end result will not be as heavy, potent or flavorful as plants not suffering from deficiencies. In both cases you will get product, but the plant being fed everything it needs will give you more.
I have never done this as a side by side as Tim has done, but I have clearly seen the differences from grow to grow after I started using the supplements.
 
I have a product with an N-P-K ratio of 0-26-37 do you reckon that would be a good supplement for the flowering cycle and how long after flip would it be recommended to start using it? I have some Terpinator left from when I won a 5 gallon jug.

Also does any of this make a difference whether you're growing autos or photos?
 
Man you guys stole my thunder lol. I was going on this spiel about extra potassium and phosphorus and the flavonoids
and I went to post "SORRY THE FORUM IS DOWN FOR MAINTANCE" Story of my life ,naaa you guys answered better than I would. :thumb:

@Emilya Green I just bought a bottle of Massive, I wanted to ask you about the sweet candy. I wish I would have asked.
on a side note I really cant wait till this grow is over. I should have just stuck with the Geoflora , Like we were talking about. I restocked my FF and 2 big bags of GF and this time Grow Buckets.
 
beez0404 said:
I have a product with an N-P-K ratio of 0-26-37 do you reckon that would be a good supplement for the flowering cycle and how long after flip would it be recommended to start using it? I have some Terpinator left from when I won a 5 gallon jug.

Also does any of this make a difference whether you're growing autos or photos?
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That sounds like a wonderful bloom supplement, and very similar to the sweet candy that I am using. I switch to the bloom formula of GeoFlora in the middle to end of stretch, and start giving the PK supplement at the same time.

I believe that it is a fallacy that Autos need less nutrient than a Photo. There is a time at the beginning when Autos stall out, and it is appropriate to give them less during that time, but after that slow start Autos simply go nuts with growth if you let them. I believe they can use (not need) a lot more nutes at this point than a typical Photo in the same stage of growth. They simply grow faster, and if you put them in extended light as compared to a Photo, that added DLI allows them to continue to grow faster than a Photo stuck in 12/12, and as a result they will use extra nutes if you let them. Garden like a boss, and force the extra nutrition into the plants if they can take it, and they will respond.
 
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