Nutrients Best advice on when to start bloom nutes

[Tgrant56]

Hey guys so im in week 5 , i have 3 autoflowers from mephisto 2x forum stomper 1x white chem. I used fox farm ocean forest as my soil base mixed with 30 percent perlite. I filled 2 3/4 of my 5 gallon bucket with that and the rest with seedling soil. Last week was my first time giving nutes i am using fox farm tri: Grow big, big bloom and tiger bloom but only fed grow big and big bloom that feeding. How much longer should i be using veg nutes and should i already be introducing bloom nutes on the next feed ? All help is appreciated im open to everyones input thanks guy

 

[Tommy Bahama]

Week 5 of vegetation, or week 5 of flowering? If the former, not yet. If the latter, you should have started a while ago...
As soon as I see flowers starting, I do one watering with plain water to give it a little cleansing, then switch to my bloom nutes.
Note: Fox Farms Ocean Forest has its own nutrients, so start out 1/4 or 1/2 strength on the nutrients you add on the first feeding, then ramp it up from there. Keep an eye on your leaves for nutrient burn.

 

[Tgrant56]

Okay im in week 5 since it popped out the ground and i started seeing pistils in the beginning of week 3. We are now in the beginning of week 5 moving on to week 6. So i guess im 2 weeks into flower. I fed veg and bloom nutes at half strength last night and it took to it really really well, woke up this morning and the plants were praying to the light gods. Now how much do you think i should gradually increase the nutes as i get deeper into flowering cycle and where do you think the max out point would be ? Maybe full strength again i really appreciate you guys and your help

 

[Tommy Bahama]

It sometimes takes a couple of days for nutrient burn to show up. If it still looks good 2 days from now, I would do one more week at half strength, then try bumping it up to full strength. If you start to see nutrient burn on the leaves, give it a good cleansing with just plain water and then back off the strength of the nutrients on the next feeding.

 

[Tgrant56]

Okay roger that, i will wait a few days and see whats going on. In the mean time do you feed nutes every feeding or every other feeding ?

It sometimes takes a couple of days for nutrient burn to show up. If it still looks good 2 days from now, I would do one more week at half strength, then try bumping it up to full strength. If you start to see nutrient burn on the leaves, give it a good cleansing with just plain water and then back off the strength of the nutrients on the next feeding.

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[Tommy Bahama]

In the mean time do you feed nutes every feeding or every other feeding ?

I feed with almost every watering. I let the plants tell me how they're liking it, and switch to plain water when needed - I'd say I typically water with nutrients 3 times, then plain water, then back to nutrients.
That said, I wouldn't recommend you do that until you feel comfortable pushing the envelope. For this grow, I would recommend you alternate feeding and watering. You're in Fox Farms Ocean Forest, so there's plenty already there for your plants to chew on.