Tiger Bloom

[RooRman]

It looks like the plants are recieving the Tiger Bloom fine at half strength. I have stepped up to 1/3 strength as it looks as if they could benefit but have not fed them this mix yet. This means I have gone from 2 teaspoons per gal. to 3. 4 teaspoons is "Heavy Feeding". Tiger Bloom is a 2-8-4 fertillizer, and I am assuming it is only at it's most potent when mixed at the highest ratio, so I do not see how I can burn them at this rate.

Is it necessary to flush during the flowering cycle to remove salt build-up from the soil? I have heard this is less necessary with organics than with chemical ferts. Also, is it one of those things that, if it needed it, the plants would be showing that they did by wilting or turning pale? Should I just wait until the final weeks like normal to flush my soil, or do it now to flush it clean and start feeding them again? I do not want to wash any beneficial microbes or bacteria out of my soil so perhaps I will hold off until the final weeks unless someone has a good reason I should do otherwise. Everything is doing fine and the plants are very green and healthy I am just trying to make them bud as big as I can.

[DankCloset]

hey the superthrive is a addition too. meaning you can use it while ferting. its actually suggested to be used that way. just add it in, remember 1 drop a gal. i even dump have of the pitcher out and fill it back up with water with superthrive. great for flowering too.

[RooRman]

Originally Posted by DankCloset

hey the superthrive is a addition too. meaning you can use it while ferting. its actually suggested to be used that way. just add it in, remember 1 drop a gal. i even dump have of the pitcher out and fill it back up with water with superthrive. great for flowering too.

So it is good for flowering as well as root growth? I suppose 1 drop per gallon will not hurt, but if it offers no benefit to forming buds then I will just forego it.

[DankCloset]

if you listen to kotton mouth kings on " its all about the weed" they use it too. lol thought i would bring that up. i know many growers that use it while shes in flowering.

[RooRman]

Sorry I am retarded. I meant I stepped it up from 2 teaspoons to 3 per gal. So it's not 1/3 strength at all, because your right thats weaker than I had it mixed not stronger. I still havent fed it to them yet though. Today I fed them just water in preparation for the stronger ferts.

[RooRman]

NEVER! You should just come down one day Endo and see them in person and we will hit the RooRs.

[DankCloset]

hey dude i hit outta the baddest couch potato i ever seen! it was bad as fuck! zong...

[RooRman]

Originally Posted by InYourEndo

i just may do that.... lemmy know when your free.

I am free mostly on Sundays Endo, you?

[RooRman]

Ok. So the Tiger Bloom at 3 teaspoons per gallon was their limit. I gave them the usual 600mL that I always do only this time I noticed very slight browning of the tips of the fan leaves. This instantly made me aware that I had reached their feeding threshold and should not increase the ratios anymore. I am now dilluting 300mL of my solution with 300mL of plain water to reach a consistency that the plants are happy with. No furthur burning or browing has occured since, so I have figured out exactly how much nutrients they can take.

Urdedpal was dead on as usual. The Tiger Bloom burns easily, and I recommend NO ONE use the 4 teaspoons per gallon or "Heavy Feeding" option unless it is your sole source of flowering nutrients.

However I feel experimentation is best. The plants are now doing even better because I have found the maximum amount I can feed them, and because I was careful about it, no major damage was done.

[ReelBusy]

anyone ever have cal-mag issues with the FF line of Nutes?

[xjackflashx]

i have read some where on here that you should flush your grow out once a month to prevent salt buildup, but again that was a statement someone else had made....I too am using FF Tiger bloom since flowering...I added jamaican bat guano to the soil at the first signs of flowering and have found that tiger bloom wont burn at 3tsp if used once a week or every other other watering...Nute watering, watering, watering, nute watering....and every third nute watering i add a tsp of FF Grow Big just to help with the nitro intake......dont wanna completely take the plant off Nitro nutes...as they help with growth and such...

[TorturedSoul]

Originally Posted by reelbusy

anyone ever have cal-mag issues with the ff line of nutes?

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