How Is She Looking?

[BudBogart]

Yeah I know that part. I calculated it out and it's like .97 mL but that's gonna be really hard to get.

Yup, I realized you don't want a gallon of it too late. Sorry bout that... Been a tough week, lol

 

[Mari420]

Yup, I realized you don't want a gallon of it too late. Sorry bout that... Been a tough week, lol

Haha it's fine man

 

[DrMcSkunkins]

This is only the second week for my plant. I don't know if the growth for it is normal, but for me it's amazing because my first plants growth was stunned due to miracle gro. My fert is a 2-2-2 and I'm not sure if that's ok or if it's too low.

That sounds like a general use flower fert, what brand is it?

 

[DrMcSkunkins]

If it is espoma it is the same thing that I am using atm. They carry these at walmart
http://www.espoma.com/liquids/

 

[Mari420]

If it is espoma it is the same thing that I am using atm. They carry these at walmart
http://www.espoma.com/liquids/

Yeah that's what I'm using. I just put some on the plant cuz she's looking even worse today

 

[DrMcSkunkins]

You should go really light on the espoma, its made with chicken manure which is very hot. I would get a medicine measuring cup, like the ones that come with cough syrup or canna punch. I would start out with 2 to 3 mil and work up to 5 mil per gallon if they like it. 5 mil is just one teaspoon per gallon.

The automatic measuring thing on the top is 20 mil(4 tsp) which is way too much for that seedling.

 

[Mari420]

You should go really light on the espoma, its made with chicken manure which is very hot. I would get a medicine measuring cup, like the ones that come with cough syrup or canna punch. I would start out with 2 to 3 mil and work up to 5 mil per gallon if they like it. 5 mil is just one teaspoon per gallon.

The automatic measuring thing on the top is 20 mil(4 tsp) which is way too much for that seedling.

Mine says 30mL for a gallon. So I put maybe 1mL into a water bottle

 

[DrMcSkunkins]

6 teaspoons is way too much per gallon for cannabis, it is best to mix up a whole gallon so you know the exact amount per gallon you are adding, used milk jugs work.

The amounts given per gallon on the bottle are for vegetables, I wouldnt go over 7 mil per gallon with the base stuff and then maybe add some bulk/ripener at late flower. Starting out with 2 to 3 mil per gallon should tell you how she will respond, if you dont get anymore burn with 3 mil, gradually up the dose every feeding.

 

[Mari420]

6 teaspoons is way too much per gallon for cannabis, it is best to mix up a whole gallon so you know the exact amount per gallon you are adding, used milk jugs work.

The amounts given per gallon on the bottle are for vegetables, I wouldnt go over 7 mil per gallon with the base stuff and then maybe add some bulk/ripener at late flower. Starting out with 2 to 3 mil per gallon should tell you how she will respond, if you dont get anymore burn with 3 mil, gradually up the dose every feeding.

How do you measure that out? Since it's barely anything. I put maybe a little squirt into it (the water was a very very light brown).

 

[DrMcSkunkins]

The little cups that come with cough syrup have 5,10, and usually 15 ml marks. 5 ml is one teaspoon, you can just use a measuring spoon but the cup makes it easier to gauge less than a teaspoon.
When it comes to fertilizing cannabis, less is is better than too much. You can always add a little more if she doesnt look happy but once she is burned then she is usually stunted and hard to bring back to full potential.

 

[DrMcSkunkins]

You have nothing to worry about at this stage with that amount of burn, if you use too much in flower it can ruin the whole grow.

 

[BudBogart]

Hang on guys. The burn on the plant happened with no fertilizer. Showing nutrient deficiency, not excess. Her question was how to measure small quantities of nutes.
I think she has done the right thing by feeding.

 

[ken dog]

I sometimes use a scale to measure small amounts.

What I would do is measure a larger quantity like say one teaspoon. .. then take that weight and divide the weight by 4 for a quarter teaspoon, or divide the weight by 8 for an eighth of a teaspoon.

For example, I need one eighth of a teaspoon of Raw Cal/mag, so I measured up one teaspoon and got 4.8 grams.

So I divide 4.8 by 8, and I get .6 grams.
So... one eighth of a teaspoon equals .6 grams.

 

[Nog]

Do you know you don't actually need Calcium/Magnesium?

 

[ken dog]

Do you know you don't actually need Calcium/Magnesium?

Of course it is needed.

 

[Mari420]

Hang on guys. The burn on the plant happened with no fertilizer. Showing nutrient deficiency, not excess. Her question was how to measure small quantities of nutes.
I think she has done the right thing by feeding.

Yeah, i gave her some nutes. 2 days later she's going into veg stage