raoulduke2.0
Norse God of Herbs
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This is my current nutrient program, broken down for 8 week plants. I was hoping some of you fine people might be able to shed some light on the inadequacies of it. 
Let me know what you find. I am using the Advanced Nutrient 3 part in 3 gallon pots in an ebb and flow system. I water 3 times daily during light hours only. The ammendments listed are Fulvic Acid, Humic Acid, Enzymes, kelp extract, Potassium silicate, Big Bud , Overdrive, and a Cal-mag which is just used to raise the base ppm to 75-100.
I am finding that the last 2 weeks of flowering always bring reduced vigor of growth, and the formation of a lot of bracts (small waterleaf) all over the vast majority of buds. This is especially the case with the White Widow, and Congo Haze strains I have been growing, but often is the case in several (but never all) of every strain I grow. The inconsistency made me look at the possibility of light leaks, but nothing to be found. Heat stress isn't a problem, nor a higher N ratio than P and K. These are the only things I can definitely say that might have been the culprit, but no such luck. I feel like resin content and potency peak so much earlier than bud density or size (Which are more than adequate), that there must be something fundamentally wrong with either WHAT i'm adding, how much, and at what point in the life cycle I'm adding it. For example, I can't find a single biological reason, with yield and quality as the most important factors, why I should ever add Potassium Silicate after the 4th or 5th week of Flowering. It makes my bud taste funny after that, and does not seem to affect the yield in a positive way after that point. I guess I am hoping for a glaring inconsistency to jump out at someone the way that did at me upon reflection and the review of some records. I might have an equal ration of Grow to Bloom and Micro, but I feel as though Mel Frank was on to something with his analysis of the parts of specific nutrient requirements per million required by the plant in all stages of growth. I will try to find the link to it, as it is interesting and very thorough, unlike the bulk of the work published under that name.
Let me know what you find. I am using the Advanced Nutrient 3 part in 3 gallon pots in an ebb and flow system. I water 3 times daily during light hours only. The ammendments listed are Fulvic Acid, Humic Acid, Enzymes, kelp extract, Potassium silicate, Big Bud , Overdrive, and a Cal-mag which is just used to raise the base ppm to 75-100. I am finding that the last 2 weeks of flowering always bring reduced vigor of growth, and the formation of a lot of bracts (small waterleaf) all over the vast majority of buds. This is especially the case with the White Widow, and Congo Haze strains I have been growing, but often is the case in several (but never all) of every strain I grow. The inconsistency made me look at the possibility of light leaks, but nothing to be found. Heat stress isn't a problem, nor a higher N ratio than P and K. These are the only things I can definitely say that might have been the culprit, but no such luck. I feel like resin content and potency peak so much earlier than bud density or size (Which are more than adequate), that there must be something fundamentally wrong with either WHAT i'm adding, how much, and at what point in the life cycle I'm adding it. For example, I can't find a single biological reason, with yield and quality as the most important factors, why I should ever add Potassium Silicate after the 4th or 5th week of Flowering. It makes my bud taste funny after that, and does not seem to affect the yield in a positive way after that point. I guess I am hoping for a glaring inconsistency to jump out at someone the way that did at me upon reflection and the review of some records. I might have an equal ration of Grow to Bloom and Micro, but I feel as though Mel Frank was on to something with his analysis of the parts of specific nutrient requirements per million required by the plant in all stages of growth. I will try to find the link to it, as it is interesting and very thorough, unlike the bulk of the work published under that name.
