chet

I just gave my 4 inch plants a 1/4 dosage of miracle grow 15-30-15.
I have heard bad things about this plant food, but it was all i had so i went ahead and used it
My question is, What NPK ratio should i be using for the vegitation stage, and what NPK ratio should i use for flowering?
Any help is greatly appreciated, thanks in advance.
Peace

mr. hyde

oh you should be fine. 15-30-15 is i believe an all purpose nute that could be used for veg & flower but it wouldnt be the best choice for either, but it shouldnt hurt your plants to use. i've used miracle gro bloom before, i forget the ratio, and nothing bad happened to my plants. dont believe people when the say miracle gro will do terrible things to em. ive used their soil off and on as well, i actually prefer their soil ferts to their fert ferts as the preferted soil does not contain urea but their ferts's nitrogen is mostly urea, not the best form of n. so well anyway what was i saying?? oh yeah 2-1-1 the grow guide says or 1-1-1, 20-20-20 is often recommended for veg something with a higher n or equal n to p&k. i'm using 7-4-10 as my main veg nute & also use 20-14-13, & 5-1-1 at times. for flower i suppose a 1-4-4 might be close to ideal or 1-2-2 or so. i'm using 4-8-7 as my main flower nute also use 11-35-15 ,& 1.5-4-5.
maybe try to find some ferts for veg and bloom instead of all purpose. hydro ferts if you have a hydro store around rule or home depot/lowes have some decent ferts as well like better gro, alaska brand etc

chet

Hey thanks mr.hyde, I think im gona have a look around at all the hydro shops we have in town, and hopefully get something for veg and florwer.
Thanks, peace