First let me say that my setup was very similar to Mo Budz on the following thread, and since I was very impressed with his results, I decided to try out his nutrient regime:
http://www.icmag.com/ic/showthread.php?t=118074
My setup is botanicare cocogro in grow in 2 gal grow bags, sitting in dutch leaching trays. I got this setup under 4 400W CMH lights, econowing reflectors (ie no glass) the room is vented with a 10" vortex on a Pason VCT-1D speed controller.
If you dont want to take the time to look thru Mo Budz's thread, to summarize- he uses House and Garden's line with the MultiZyme, Bud XL, and Shooting Powder.
The interesting and innovative thing that made me want to try his regime is how he gradually ramps up both ppm of the base nutrient and the pH. His rationale for ramping up the pH is that the nutrients that are available at the higher pH levels (P and K) are the nutrients that the plant needs for the heavy flowering time. Makes wicked sense, right? I think so. So it tried it, with a few modifications.
I do deviate from his nutrient regime in a two ways. First, I recirculate in my setup. Second, I use CNS-17 Bloom as my base nutrient instead of the H and G base nutrient. I do stick to the H and G additives though, with MultiZyme for the first 4 weeks and Bud XL for the last 4, and the Shooting Powder for the last three weeks. My observations and questions are mainly about the effects of the Shooting Powder.
In summary- Mo Budz nutrient profile kicks ass. My bud size has increased, as has resin. The shooting powder is some amazing and potent shit. Two days after application, you can literally see new flowers popping out of the buds. Its a trip. I dont have pictures, but am working on it for next time to further illustrate what it is im talkin about.
In fact, you can have a plant, where all the flowers appear ready to harvest (meaning all the pistils have turned color, and the trichomes are ready) and then you can add this shooting powder, and all of a sudden you have a whole new layer of brand new flower growth. So then you have a bud that is half "ripe and ready" and half underdeveloped.
So here is the question- since the Shooting Powder is such a wonderful flower stimulator, why dose it in the last weeks? Why not give it at the beginning of flowering with a high dose and taper it off? It just dosent make sense to me to add it in the last weeks- and then actually INCREASE it for the very last week. Are we trying to put unripe flowers all over our beautiful ripe buds?
If anyone has experience with Shooting Powder, specifically employing the Shooting Powder at times that differ from the House and Garden instructions, please enlighten me!!
Thanks in advance!
http://www.icmag.com/ic/showthread.php?t=118074
My setup is botanicare cocogro in grow in 2 gal grow bags, sitting in dutch leaching trays. I got this setup under 4 400W CMH lights, econowing reflectors (ie no glass) the room is vented with a 10" vortex on a Pason VCT-1D speed controller.
If you dont want to take the time to look thru Mo Budz's thread, to summarize- he uses House and Garden's line with the MultiZyme, Bud XL, and Shooting Powder.
The interesting and innovative thing that made me want to try his regime is how he gradually ramps up both ppm of the base nutrient and the pH. His rationale for ramping up the pH is that the nutrients that are available at the higher pH levels (P and K) are the nutrients that the plant needs for the heavy flowering time. Makes wicked sense, right? I think so. So it tried it, with a few modifications.
I do deviate from his nutrient regime in a two ways. First, I recirculate in my setup. Second, I use CNS-17 Bloom as my base nutrient instead of the H and G base nutrient. I do stick to the H and G additives though, with MultiZyme for the first 4 weeks and Bud XL for the last 4, and the Shooting Powder for the last three weeks. My observations and questions are mainly about the effects of the Shooting Powder.
In summary- Mo Budz nutrient profile kicks ass. My bud size has increased, as has resin. The shooting powder is some amazing and potent shit. Two days after application, you can literally see new flowers popping out of the buds. Its a trip. I dont have pictures, but am working on it for next time to further illustrate what it is im talkin about.
In fact, you can have a plant, where all the flowers appear ready to harvest (meaning all the pistils have turned color, and the trichomes are ready) and then you can add this shooting powder, and all of a sudden you have a whole new layer of brand new flower growth. So then you have a bud that is half "ripe and ready" and half underdeveloped.
So here is the question- since the Shooting Powder is such a wonderful flower stimulator, why dose it in the last weeks? Why not give it at the beginning of flowering with a high dose and taper it off? It just dosent make sense to me to add it in the last weeks- and then actually INCREASE it for the very last week. Are we trying to put unripe flowers all over our beautiful ripe buds?
If anyone has experience with Shooting Powder, specifically employing the Shooting Powder at times that differ from the House and Garden instructions, please enlighten me!!
Thanks in advance!