Nutrients & Fertilizer
One of the most common questions new growers ask is “how often should I give my plants nutrients?”.
The answer varies based on tons of factors, including how young your plant is, what nutrients you’re feeding, and what stage of growth you are in. Plus, your growing method has a direct effect on your nutrients.
Reading a feeding chart or feeding schedule will help you determine how often you need to give your plants nutrients. But, they don’t tell the whole story.
Garden soil and nutrient testing will be your biggest responsibility on a day-to-day basis while growing. Plants are generally pretty resilient, but they can develop some pretty nasty issues if certain aspects of their nutrition are out of whack. Some of the most common things you’ll need to test include pH, PPM, TDS, EC, Temperature, […]
Using the best plant nutrients can be the difference between a weak, lackluster harvest and a heavy, potent harvest. After all, the nutrients you use to grow are responsible for giving your plants the compounds they need to grow. But, can you just run to your local garden center and grab any fertilizer? Not if you want impressive plants.
Which nutrients are best for your grow will depend on how you grow. We’ll cover the best soil, hydro, and organic nutrients, but first, we need to cover some basic plant nutrition.
Growing organically can be very challenging, and that’s why more and more growers are turning to a super soil recipe. Super soil is a way to increase your success with organic growing, and allows growers of any skill level to achieve a heavy, plentiful harvest.
Plant nutrient toxicity is one of the common beginner grower mistakes. It comes from one of two things – either feeding too much, or feeding improper ratios which results in a singular nutrient toxicity – such as Nitrogen. There are some serious problems that can arise from overfeeding. From stunted growth to weird irregularities, this […]
If you’re interested in organic growing, you need to learn how to make compost tea for the garden. This is a unique way to make the most of organic scraps – whether it be food, yard waste, etc. If you aren’t already composting, you should be! You can use this compost to create a tea, […]
Growing organically is easy, but you must refrain from using unnatural or synthetic pesticides, fertilizers, and nutrients. Not all organic nutrients or pesticides are created equal, however. When diving into the world of organics, you will notice a seal on select products that shows the phrase “OMRI Listed”, but what does this small label mean?
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