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Going by weight rather than Tsp will be more accurate. If you have a gram scale, try weighing out 10 Tsp's one at a time and see what they actually weigh. If they are all identical, then you are much better at scooping up Tsp's than I am!
5 grams/gal will give you 200ppm N with the food you are using.
Looking at the MSDS, it's nice they show the trace mineral content as well. IMHO, 200ppm N would be too high for flowering plants and I would reduce the amount of this food and supplement with some additional MKP. Also, there is no Ca or Mg in this formula so you should be adding those as well.
My best recommendation is to get an analysis of your tap water and then come up with a fertilizer plan that gives the plants exactly what they need. It sounds like a lot of work but is quite simple and can end up saving you a lot of money and produce much greater yields. Another option that is not quite as effective would be to switch to a 2 part complete formula that is balanced and gives you a known starting point. Randomly adding different things based on what the plants look like is a dangerous game and you will always be trying to catch up with the plants needs.
I was not suggesting a liquid as there are not any that I find worth the money. I have had that conversation over and over again with people. Why would you want to pay for water? Never made sense to me. There are excellent 2 part dry formulas that provide complete nutrition. The reason they are two part is simply that certain things should not be mixed together in concentrated forms. As an example, try mixing calcium nitrate and Epsom salt together in concentrated forms and see what happens. Another issue with the liquids is they tend to need acid to keep them soluble which can lead to pH issues.
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