I need an organic feed regime

[WeedyMcWeedWeed]

i was thinking guanos, any input?

[BWC BayArea]

Asking brother Aberration is ur best bet as far as I can c. His regimen is in his Aberration goes Kabloom 2009 journal.Aberration Goes ker Bloom! - 2009

[Tead]

You've been chatting with SoutherWeed... yes? He's got guano action going and is having great success with it.

Cheers

[The Weed]

Yes SouthernWeed covering it as we speak! Guano: A Gardener's Guide

[Medifreddie]

Hey MacW- Ive completely switched over to a bat guano feeding program (from spring). Now I cant exactly stand back and say "Look at them little bitches go!" but the results are very pleasing. If you start with a good strain, the BG greatly emphasizes every stage of the plant's growth from beginnin to end, consistently. (sounds like a movie review! LOL) Kind of funny, years back the growin trick/rave was chicken manure. Everyone cringed if you said you were using it because at the time, it took a lot of balls to use something so high in nitro. Now, that stuff is considered somewhat childs play. LOL

Here's the deal. Outside, I have always used the high phosphorous BG (Indonesian 0.5-12-0.2) at the first sign of flowering and hammered the babes until just a few weeks before harvest. IMO, nothing compares. 1-teaspoon/gal water (tea mix) and then deep water for an hour or so (drip system). Amazing results. I used to sprinkle the BG around the plant and gently rake in with a hand trowel but discovered, because it is so fine in consistency, mixin it with water (tea) is much more efficient in terms of plant intake.

Inside I just began using BG apprx 3 months ago. I wait til my clones are several months old, (8-10 inches) and then gradually(key word!) introduce Vital Earths BG 9-3-1. Under full swing & rollin, 1/2-teaspoon/gal of water every other watering. The Vital Earth 9-3-1 obviously focuses on the nitro which is what the younger plants need.

Ive used a lot of different nutes/concotions over the years but I'm now partial to the BG for several reasons. It's organic, not chemical & the Vital Farms 9-1 I purchase comes in a 20lb bag, the Indo I buy in a 50lb tub and because both are so potent, at a teaspoon at a time it goes a log ways. One other benefit (my favorite), is your are only dealing with one fert/additive. For the most part, if you run into trouble it's because your mix is too strong so there's not a lot of guess work as to problem diagnosis as is frequent with multiple nutes/additives. Weve all been there. Incidently, according to SouthernWeed, the seabird guano is even more potent. I plan on rampin up next season's outdoor on-goins with it and see what that stuff does. Cant wait!

In my flowering room, again, the Indo BG with the high phosphorus is used, same mix as outside but I feed with every watering because the plants are in bigger pots (3 gals) and the stronger lights (1000w) create a quicker wet/dry cycle. Again, when the babes first go in, I wait till the flowerin process is beginning and then slowly introduce the higher phosphorous BG. Once they adjust, it's hammer time till a few weeks before harvest.

Be careful! With BG, there is a learning curve. Very potent stuff. In my beginning, I was flushing alot because it's very easy to use too much. Leaf burn! Do read Southern's BG post and if ya get a chance talk to him. The man knows his BG stuff! Hope this helps... peace n good luck MF

[WeedyMcWeedWeed]

i havent talked to Abberation, but Southerns been a big help. and thanks MF i think im gonn give guanos a shot on one of my next runs, i need to speak plant as SW put it lmao

[Tead]

IMHO, "speaking plant" is one of the hardest aspects for new growers. Plants seem to always tell me something... it's just understanding the messages or catching the subtle messages that can cause me issues. It's a very handy language to be familiar with.

Cheers