That is a whole lot of nitrogen, I'm surprised they're not totally fried. Yes, I'd dump the Miracle Grow on the next run. There are a bunch of low cost chem nutes for the same price or less that are far better suited to cannabis.
I would suggest buying the Cannabis Encyclopedia and read the parts that apply to you so you can get a better idea of what your girls need. Also, if possible find a reputable local hydro store and have them help you with what nutes and dosage are best for your plants. Remember, in case you end up in a disreputable hydro shop, more expensive isn't better, it's just more expensive.
IMO, you could start them in a good soil and no nutes for the veg stage, then your fish emulsion with kelp meal bubbled in a tea and some Hi-Brix molasses added every couple weeks during flower. I'm not an expert yet but if you didn't cut off those nutes your buds are gonna taste like sh*t. Plus, it doesn't look to me like they're ready yet but it's hard to tell with the state they're in. I don't suggest pruning all those bud leaves next time till after harvest.
Hey, we've all got to start somewhere and you've gotten further along than many new growers I've seen. It's quite possible there will be much better growers than I answering your post. If they say something different than I do, listen to them. But make sure you check their time in the forum and reputation before taking advice.
I'm more of an outdoor grower and am just learning indoor but similar principles apply and my grows speak for themself.
Happy growing.
First I want to say, (
@Monster762 , as well, so you don't think I'm saying anything negative about you) Monster762 and I have very different ways of growing. Obviously, neither of us are wrong because we both produce good bud (Though I don't know your grows I've seen you around and at least one of your followers I know and trust.) We have very different growing styles, and you're going to need to find your own. That's also why I suggest you order the Cannabis Encyclopedia to get a well rounded idea of what type of grower you want to be.
If you can order from Amazon its $38.10
https://www.amazon.com/Cannabis-Enc...+cervantes&dpPl=1&dpID=51RjlehLB9L&ref=plSrch
Though it also does not give exact feeding instruction it will educate you in the most common types of nutes and feeding techniques. I personally have not made tea but I was trying to give you an option starting with something (fish emulsion) you already have and use. I don't know what you can and can't afford, which I know from being on a fixed income, greatly effects how you decide to grow. If you want to make tea it is my understanding that you will need mesh bags, a five gal bucket(or bigger), a bubble snake set up to fit the container you're using, and the ingredients (my list for you was simple but they can be large complex recipes as well). Search tea in the forums for recipes and instructions.
So you are fully informed as to how I grow, I use bat guano soil amendment before vegetative cycle, then switch to bottled nutes or powder. It depends on my financial situation at the time. Last year I used a combination of
Fox Farm,
Earth Juice, and
Advanced Nutrients nutes for the flower cycle, and It cost me 0-0 A week to feed my six monster plants in 200 gal smartpots nearing harvest. This year I started with Fox Farms and
Earth juice nutes and due to financial tightening I'm using powdered nutes by Grow More and
General Hydroponics, and
Earth Juice Hi-Brix molasses to feed the soil microbes that process the other nutes. The Grow More Hawaiian Bud & Bloom NPK 5-50-17 powder is for 5lbs, I use four teaspoons every 4 days, the
GENERAL Hydroponics Kool Bloom (only for the last 3 weeks if bloom) NPK 2-45-28 powder is for 2.2lbs, I use 1.25 teaspoons every 4 days, the
Earth Juice Hi-Brix 1 gal, I use 1 cup a week (may adjust that by results), on 9-13 foot outdoor plants in 200 gal pots. Bought these at my local hydroponics shop for far less than on Amazon. I dilute more than recommended to bring the total NPK down to around 2-25-12 (I'm sure it's different but close to the actual number). I cut off nutes about a 5-7 days before harvest. I personally disagree with Monster about trimming leaves, IMO if more leaves are available then they will produce more sugars through photosynthesis to feed the growing/ripening blooms and make them sweeter and more potent. I believe in trimming only the unnecessary leaves thar are dying because the plants picked them to do so. Also, when drying the more leaves there are the longer the dry time and the smoother the smoke due to a better dissipation of chlorophyll and chemicals. So even if they aren't necessary for growing, I consider them necessary for drying/curing. Again, different styles but neither are wrong.
Definitely get the Cannabis Encyclopedia if you can. George Cervantes has about 50yrs experience and even Oaksterdam University (growers workshop out of Oakland CA) uses/used it (don't know if still around due to Fed gov. raids).
Thanks for your input Monster762. Between the two of us it shows the extreme variation in possible growing styles.
