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First- Amend Sunshine #4(my preference) with about 1 to 1 1/2 cu ft of worm casts per bale, and about half that amount of perlite. If you have gypsum left from mixing outdoor supersoil, mix in about a cup for the bale. Use a couple of handfulls of dolomite lime, if you've got it- if not, no worries. 

I also like to introduce some fungi at transplant, Plant Success or whatever endo/ecto mycorrhizae you have/like.
1) Flower: alternate feeding 5ml/gal GH Flora Nova Bloom and 2ml ProTekt (or silica blast) one watering;Next watering, 1 Tablespoon either- Fox Farm Big Bloom OR Neptune's Harvest Fish and Kelp (you'll have to order NH off the internet if you go that route) . Occasionally, the plants will loook like they are getting too much N- just drop the NOVA down to 3ml/gal if that is the case. Stop feeding the Flora nova at week 8 on a 10 week strain, feed only the organic stuff alternating with water the last weeks.

Veg: Use Flora Nova Grow @ 3ml per gallon, and ProTekt (optional) at 2-3ml per gal.

You can use simple worm tea at any point in the process. I really like to make alfalfa tea for veg plants, but never use it in flower.

You should not Have to add anything to that. Stay away from boosters for at least the first flower cycle with this, all the nutrients you need for a killer harvest should be present with just what is here.
Bloom boosters are for chumps.. trust me. It's all about balanced, moderate nutrition and a dialed environment. Boosters, etc., are almost always a waste, if you are using a properly balanced nutrient regimen. There are a few things I have tried that work, but 'bloom boosters' usually just make for some harsh smoking shit.
If you want a real effective- and pretty cheap-bloom booster, try topdressing your plants with High P bat guano in week 4-5. Just once is all you need, I generally use 1/4 cup per plant and scratch it in to the surface of the soil.

Less is more- especially when it comes to being able to easily diagnose nute problems... it's like the express checkout, but it's like 5 items or less. LOL.
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Check this chart out... kind of interesting, although it's done on corn, not cannabis- it reflects my experience of what happens with feeding- too much, decent yeild but lower quality- too little feed, shit yield- somewhere in the middle- perfect. Keep in mind, all of us growing cannabis are AT LEAST in the "luxury" zone... most are excessive, in my experience.
Food for thought, anyway. The other reason I don't use boosters, is that unless I am using a 100% inorganic nutrient salt fertilizer program (which I never do- there are always some organics and I try to make a good environment for beneficial bacteria and fungi)-the super salty, hotness of what essentially is just a bunch of PK, just murders the bacteria and nematodes in the soil, and I end up with issues.
Who else is taking advantage to this method?
do you use Foxfarm, or Neptune's Harvest? or both?
1) Flower: alternate feeding 5ml/gal GH Flora Nova Bloom and 2ml ProTekt (or silica blast) one watering;Next watering, 1 Tablespoon either- Fox Farm Big Bloom OR Neptune's Harvest Fish and Kelp (you'll have to order NH off the internet if you go that route) . Occasionally, the plants will loook like they are getting too much N- just drop the NOVA down to 3ml/gal if that is the case. Stop feeding the Flora nova at week 8 on a 10 week strain, feed only the organic stuff alternating with water the last weeks.

Veg: Use Flora Nova Grow @ 3ml per gallon, and ProTekt (optional) at 2-3ml per gal.

You can use simple worm tea at any point in the process. I really like to make alfalfa tea for veg plants, but never use it in flower.

You should not Have to add anything to that. Stay away from boosters for at least the first flower cycle with this, all the nutrients you need for a killer harvest should be present with just what is here.
Bloom boosters are for chumps.. trust me. It's all about balanced, moderate nutrition and a dialed environment. Boosters, etc., are almost always a waste, if you are using a properly balanced nutrient regimen. There are a few things I have tried that work, but 'bloom boosters' usually just make for some harsh smoking shit.
If you want a real effective- and pretty cheap-bloom booster, try topdressing your plants with High P bat guano in week 4-5. Just once is all you need, I generally use 1/4 cup per plant and scratch it in to the surface of the soil.

Less is more- especially when it comes to being able to easily diagnose nute problems... it's like the express checkout, but it's like 5 items or less. LOL.
.



Check this chart out... kind of interesting, although it's done on corn, not cannabis- it reflects my experience of what happens with feeding- too much, decent yeild but lower quality- too little feed, shit yield- somewhere in the middle- perfect. Keep in mind, all of us growing cannabis are AT LEAST in the "luxury" zone... most are excessive, in my experience.
Food for thought, anyway. The other reason I don't use boosters, is that unless I am using a 100% inorganic nutrient salt fertilizer program (which I never do- there are always some organics and I try to make a good environment for beneficial bacteria and fungi)-the super salty, hotness of what essentially is just a bunch of PK, just murders the bacteria and nematodes in the soil, and I end up with issues.
Who else is taking advantage to this method?
do you use Foxfarm, or Neptune's Harvest? or both?
