First time feeder of nutritions

Grow Support Autoflowers
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I purchased PH Perfict Technology Micro, Grow, Bloom. The grow support dude gave me the following schedule. Week 1 -1/4 teaspoon of each per quart of water. Week 2 -1/2 tsp per quart. Week 3 - 3/4 tsp per quart. Week 4 and foward - 1tablespoon per gallon of water. Water/feed every 2 to 3 days. He said to use this schedule unless the plants act adversely, in which case skip a feeding and give the plant 1 day of water only, then continue with the schedule. Has anyone used these products? Thanks in advance for the advice.

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Following feeding charts has lost me more than a few grows.

I did FINALLY understand the thing to do is start at 20% of feeding schedules and work up very slowly. Learn to “read the leaves”. Wrinkled, curled, quick color change mean too much.

It’s important to be careful with the nutriants.

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i use nothing but ph perfect and love it! Start slow and youll be rocking in no time! Good luck

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Btw…you do have a PH and PPM meter set…don’t you?

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Welcome to the forum @Friar. I am with the @tanlover442 recommendation. After my plants have established their roots and had a chance to consume what amendments are in my soil (if any), I begin adding nutrients at 1/4 dosage. I may increase or decrease the dosage as the plant matures by watch the the ppms of the runoff to get a sense of how much nutes or salts are in my medium; as wellas watch the leaves for signs of deficiencies.

In my first grow I went full strength right away and it really messed up my plants. Less is better.

pH and ppm maintenance are king.

Good luck.

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Here is my Advanced Nutrients feeding schedule. You’ll notice that the first couple weeks of each stage start with a small amount of nutrients and build up progressively. Also, note: you do not need to use all of these products, but the information is there should you choose to.

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I am starting with 25% of the recommended nutrients. After one week I will increase. I ran a base line on my soil. Using water at a Ph of 6.4 my run off is Ph 6.7 and a
TDS of 721 ppm. While I understand the Ph and the need to stay under a Ph of 7, what am I looking for in the TDS ppm? Thanks in advance

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I am starting with 25% of the recommended nutrients. After one week I will increase. I ran a base line on my soil. Using water at a Ph of 6.4 my run off is Ph 6.7 and a
TDS of 721 ppm. While I understand the Ph and the need to stay under a Ph of 7, what am I looking for in the TDS ppm? Thanks in advance

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Hi - I am in an amended coco/perlite that I treat as a soilless medium. I pH at 5.8. When I measure my TDS of the runoff, I like it to be around 1000ppm on average - a little lower when younger, a little higher when flowering. 1500-2500 is high. Over 2500 is the danger zone.

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Watch n learn to read the leaves. Schedules are not important. Plant and it’s reaction is.