# Growing nutrients 101

**URL:** <https://ilgmforum.com/t/growing-nutrients-101/62696>\
**Category:** Nutrients\
**Tags:** nutrients, indoor-grow\
**Created:** [February 13, 2021, 12:58am UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/growing-nutrients-101/62696 "2021-02-13T00:58:12Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 9\
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**Author:** ![Itsmarito](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/c6cbf5/32.png) [@Itsmarito](https://ilgmforum.com/u/Itsmarito)\
**Post date:** [February 13, 2021, 12:58am UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/growing-nutrients-101/62696/1 "2021-02-13T00:58:12Z")

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For a beginner trying to switch to not adding nutrients on a weekly basis, what route could I head that’s economical?

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**Author:** ![imSICKkid](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/imsickkid/32/550192_2.png) [@imSICKkid](https://ilgmforum.com/u/imSICKkid)\
**Post date:** [February 13, 2021, 1:16am UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/growing-nutrients-101/62696/2 "2021-02-13T01:16:27Z")

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Whether your trying to do the no till soil or fox farms soil your still gonna have to be making compost teas or just mixing nutrients in general.

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**Author:** ![MeEasy](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/meeasy/32/661079_2.png) [@MeEasy](https://ilgmforum.com/u/MeEasy)\
**Post date:** [February 13, 2021, 1:18am UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/growing-nutrients-101/62696/3 "2021-02-13T01:18:36Z")

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I like and use earth dust it doesn’t get much easier and $60 US will be enough for 10 5 gallon plants and the best part is if you have a good organic soil you can reuse it many times. With decent tap water there’s no ph testing to do or worry about doing. Check it out at thegreensunshineco.

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**Author:** ![Cmiller](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9dc877/32.png) [@Cmiller](https://ilgmforum.com/u/Cmiller)\
**Post date:** [December 1, 2021, 11:08pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/growing-nutrients-101/62696/4 "2021-12-01T23:08:39Z")

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With the ilgm nutrients do I mix the flower and the boost together for week six and 8

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**Author:** ![alexankh](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/alexankh/32/612680_2.png) [@alexankh](https://ilgmforum.com/u/alexankh)\
**Post date:** [December 2, 2021, 12:09am UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/growing-nutrients-101/62696/5 "2021-12-02T00:09:26Z")

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if you’re talking about the small red packet, that’s basically what i did. i used it during pre flower and then again a week or two later.

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**Author:** ![mjseedscanada](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/mjseedscanada/32/587624_2.png) [@mjseedscanada](https://ilgmforum.com/u/mjseedscanada)\
**Post date:** [December 4, 2021, 2:53am UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/growing-nutrients-101/62696/6 "2021-12-04T02:53:17Z")

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Even me, I didn’t use chems often.

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**Author:** ![Prisca](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/prisca/32/675926_2.png) [@Prisca](https://ilgmforum.com/u/Prisca)\
**Post date:** [March 15, 2022, 7:32pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/growing-nutrients-101/62696/7 "2022-03-15T19:32:14Z")

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Hi i just got the fox farms trio liquid nutrients, my plants are about 8 weeks old from seed and I’ve never given them any kind of extra nutrients before, I have them in the ocean forest soil from FF. Would i still go with the recommended doses on the feeding schedule or do I have to ease them into it ? 🥴

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**Author:** ![alexankh](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/alexankh/32/612680_2.png) [@alexankh](https://ilgmforum.com/u/alexankh)\
**Post date:** [March 15, 2022, 11:40pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/growing-nutrients-101/62696/8 "2022-03-15T23:40:51Z")

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ease them into it. 1/4 dose to start

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**Author:** ![billygreenbud](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/billygreenbud/32/1181287_2.png) [@billygreenbud](https://ilgmforum.com/u/billygreenbud)\
**Post date:** [December 11, 2025, 5:34pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/growing-nutrients-101/62696/9 "2025-12-11T17:34:01Z")

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How often should I be feeding the 1/4 dose of FF trio? How many days apart? And should I be adding CalMag each time as well?

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