5. I am buying the General Hydroponics Flora Series nutrients.(Micro, Grow, Bloom) Do I start with the micro?
You use all three nutrients at once, all the time. The amounts will change with the age of the plant. Full strength veg formula is 3 tsp Grow, 2 tsp Micro & 1 tsp Bloom. I start seedlings at one quarter strength and go up from there. Transition (the first two weeks of 12/12) the formula is 3-3-3 and then it is 1-2-3 for flowering. Some people also use the Lucas formula which eliminates the use of Grow all together. In veg it is 5 ml Micro & 10 ml Bloom per gallon. In flowering it is 8ml Micro & 16 ml Bloom per gallon. I have used this formula in flowering only and have found it to be too strong for some plants.
Bluecheese, i'm going to have to correct you on the transition nutrients. I agree that 3-2-1 and 1-2-3 and proper formulas for veg and flowering. For transition, i've never heard of anyone giving 15ml-15ml-15ml or 3tsp-3tsp-3tsp of all three. That just seems way too strong. I looked on
GENERAL HYDROPONICS under recirculating and drain to waste. Recirculating said 10ml-10ml-10ml is a good transition dosage and drain to waste said 5ml-5ml-5ml.
Maybe did you mean 3ml-3ml-3ml?
Also in regards to 1-2-3, 3-2-1 flora nutrient combos, i feel that they can be too strong for some strains. If you visit
GENERAL HYDROPONICS, they have newly updated mixes that are more weaker than the original.